CC Resolution No. 2492RESOLUTION NO. 2492
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR THE RIFLE -RESISTANT
BODY ARMOR GRANT PROGRAM TO THE STATE OF TEXAS, OFFICE
OF THE GOVERNOR, CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION (CJD) ON BEHALF
OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; DESIGNATING AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE; ASSURING PROPER USE AND MAINTENANCE OF
GRANT FUNDS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the Governor's Criminal Justice Division (CJD) provides funding to
improve public safety and support victims of crime; and
WHEREAS, In 2017, in response to the July 7th, 2016, shooting of numerous police
officers in Dallas, Texas, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed Senate Bill 12 which
created the Rifle -Resistant Body Armor Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the grant program is to increase the safety of Texas' law
enforcement officers by assisting local agencies in the purchase of rifle -resistant armor; and
WHEREAS, the grant monies, if awarded, will be used by the Police Department to
purchase 151 Type IV rifle -resistant vests with plates, magazine and medical pouches, ID
patches and carry bags; and
WHEREAS, the Rifle -Resistant Body Armor Grant Program does not require a local
match; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Manager of the City of Baytown is hereby authorized to
submit an application for the Rifle -Resistant Body Armor Grant Program to the State of Texas,
Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division on behalf of the Baytown Police Department
in the amount of EIGHTY-TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-NINE AND
N0/100 DOLLARS ($82,899.00).
Section 2: That the City Manager is hereby designated as the authorized
representative of the City of Baytown for all purposes under the grant, including the acceptance,
affirmation, rejection, alteration, or termination of any grant award that may result from the
above application.
Section 3: That in the event of loss or misuse of the Criminal Justice Division grant
funds, the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby assures the Criminal Justice Division of
the Office of the Governor, State of Texas, that such grant funds will be returned to the Criminal
Justice Division in full.
Section 4: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vorf
the City Council of the
City of Baytown this 24th day of August, 2017.
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