SUBJECT
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A Public Hearing and Introductory Ordinance of the City of Laredo, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to amend the budget for the FY2026 Laredo Police HIDTA Task Force and the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) HIDTA Task Force by reducing revenues and expenditures in the amount of $194,769.00 in the 2026 award due to deobligation from the agency. Both grants are funded by the Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). Funding was authorized for personnel salaries, fringe benefits, overtime, travel, and operating expenses from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027. Funding is available in the Financial Task Force Fund.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
City Council approved the grant award with Resolution #2026-R-183 on September 8, 2026.
BACKGROUND
The City of Laredo has been the Grantee agency for the past thirty-four years for the Laredo
Police Department HSI HIDTA Task Force, the DEA HIDTA Task Force, and the Rio Grande
Valley 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) and High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA).
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
None
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
recommendation
Recommends the approval of this Public Hearing and Introductory Ordinance.
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Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: 2026
Budgeted Y/N?: Y
Source of Funds: HIDTA Task Force
Account #: 223
Change Order: Exceeds 25% Y/N: N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Financial Task Force
Revenues: Original Budget Proposed Budget
223-000-321-8017 872,271 (194,769) 677,502
Expenditures: Original Budget Proposed Budget
223-2308-524-9900 707,443 (147,169) 560,274
Financial Task Force
223-2314-521-1120 47,600 (47,600) 0
HIDTA Rio Grande Valley