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Item # 11.

Work Session and Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:	03/12/2019
Department:	Police
Pillars:	Gold Standard in Public Safety
Milestones:	Improve communications and the use of technology

AGENDA CAPTION:

Present, Discuss and Consider Action on a Resolution Authorizing the Submission of a Grant Application to The State of Texas, Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office - Criminal Justice Division for the National Crime Statistics Exchange (NCS-X) Implementation Assistance Program; Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for, Accept, Reject, Alter, Terminate or Execute the Grant Agreement; and Providing an Effective Date.

BACKGROUND:

In November of 2018, the Addison Police Department was notified of the Town's grant fund eligibility for preselected projects by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) that enable local law enforcement agencies to upgrade their technology infrastructure to allow for and support the submission of data to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) and National Incident Based System (NIBRS). The Fiscal Year 2019 National Crime Statistics Exchange (NCS-X) Implementation Assistance Program grant is administered by the Office of the Governor (OOG) through their Criminal Justice Division specifically for the following entities: Town of Addison, City of Brookshire, City of Groves, Fort Bend ISD, Laredo ISD, City of Irving, City of Sinton, City of Pasadena, University of Texas- Rio Grande, City of Selma, City of Southside Place, City of Wichita Falls, and City of Santa Anna.

Grant funds will offset the costs associated with our current Record Management System (RMS) project to collect and process data that can be submittal to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) UCR Program in the NIBRS format. The police Department is required, by the State of Texas, to make this change by September 1, 2019.

Grant application procedures state all eligible entities must submit a resolution to the Officer of the Governor stating the following:

Authorization by your governing body for the submission of the application to OOG that clearly identifies the name of the project for which funding is requested;
A designation of the name and/or title of an authorized official who is given the authority to apply for, accept, reject, alter, or terminate a grant; and
A written assurance that, in the event of loss or misuse of grant funds, the governing body will return all funds to OOG.

The Addison Police Department anticipates a grant award in the next few months of $95,000. There are no matching funds required of the Town for this grant.

RECOMMENDATION:

Administration recommends approval.

Attachments
Resolution - Police RMS Grant