Authorizing the City Manager to accept a grant in the amount of $872,271.00 to fund the Laredo Police Department HSI HIDTA Task Force, the Laredo DEA HIDTA Task Force, and the Rio Grande Valley Financial HIDTA Task Force. These initiatives are funded by the Executive Office of the President, Office of the National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) at no cost to the City. Grant will be used to pay personnel salaries, fringe benefits, overtime, travel and operating expenses from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026. Funding for the Rio Grande Valley Financial Task Force will be used for payment of fringe benefits, overtime, and operating expenses from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026. Funding is available in the Financial Task Force Fund.

Committee

City Council

Requested by

Police

Introduced

May 28, 2025

On agenda

June 16, 2025

Where it was heard

City Council Jun 16, 2025