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A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laredo, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to apply for a grant in the amount of $872,271.00 to fund the Laredo Police Department 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. Funding 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 will be available in the Financial Task Force Fund.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
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BACKGROUND
The City of Laredo has been the Grantee agency for the past thirty-three years for the Laredo Police Department HIDTA Task Force, the DEA HIDTA Task Force and the Rio Grande Valley Financial Task Force. These Task Forces work together with other Local, State and Federal Agencies, with its main focus being the identification and disruption/dismantling of Major Drug Trafficking Organizations.
Funds under the original grant pay for personnel salaries, overtime, fringe benefits, travel and operating expenses. This grant is 100% federally funded by the Office of the National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA).
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that this Resolution be passed
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Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: 2025
Budgeted Y/N?: Yes
Source of Funds: HIDTA Grant
Account #: 223
Change Order: Exceeds 25% Y/N: N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Appropriation for this grant is included in FY 2025 HIDTA Task Force Fund budget (223).
No financial impact until grant is awarded.