Authorizing the City Manager to ratify the submission of a grant application in the estimated amount of $1,725,392.00 to the Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority for the FY25 SB224 Catalytic Converter Grant for the period of September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025. The purpose of this grant program is to provide additional funding for the Laredo Auto Theft Task Force/Laredo Police Department for the detection and prevention of catalytic converter theft. This grant will pay for the salary of a full-time Assistant District Attorney, technology, training, and overtime. The city’s cash match will be transferred from General Fund in the amount of $443,363.00 for a total grant amount of $2,168,755.00. Funding will be available in the Auto Theft Task Force Fund.

Committee

City Council

Requested by

Police

Introduced

July 1, 2024

On agenda

July 22, 2024

Passed

July 22, 2024

Where it was heard

City Council Jul 22, 2024 approve Pass

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