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RESOLUTION NO. 1404
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS, TO MAKE APPLICATION TO THE HOUSTON-
GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT GRANT
FUNDS; DESIGNATING AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE;
ASSURING PROPER USE AND MAINTENANCE OF GRANT FUNDS; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown (the "City") desires to establish an effective program
for counseling persons who are victims of family violence and for deterring family violence; and
WHEREAS, the program shall include the staffing of in-house counselors capable of
responding to the scene of a family violence disturbance to provide immediate, effective
intervention for such victims; and
WHEREAS, in order to establish such a program, the City plans to submit a grant
application to the Houston-Galveston Area Council to fund three new positions within the Police
Department for such purposes; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown authorizes and directs the
City Manager of the City of Baytown to make application to the Houston-Galveston Area
Council for a grant from the Victims of Crime Act funds for the Baytown Police Department and
to provide an in-kind match to further the above-described program.
Section 2: That the City Manager is hereby designated as the authorized
representative for all purposes under the grant, including the acceptance, affirmation, rejection or
alteration of any grant award that may result from the above application.
Section 3: That in the event of loss or misuse of the 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 or
shall be replaced by the City to fulfill the purposes of the grant.
Section 4: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown.
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INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED, by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown this 14" day of October, 1999.
PETE C. ALFARCr, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
NACIO RAMIREZ, S ity Attorney
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