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Public hearing and Introductory Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to decrease the reported amount of $2,623,991 in AS400 for the amount of $89,939.00 to match the approved amount allocated by the Commission on State Emergency Communications on the amount of 2,534,052 to fund the 9-1-1 Program and Equipment for the South Texas Region, including Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb, and Zapata Counties, for the period beginning September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027.
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BACKGROUND
The City of Laredo approved Resolution 2003-R-066, requesting that the Commission onState Emergency Communications designates the City of Laredo as the administrator of the Region's 9-1-1 Emergency Communication System. At the February 4, 2004 meeting, the Commission on State Emergency Communications designated the City of Laredo as the Administrator for the Region's 9-1-1 System, which became effective March 1, 2004. As administrators for the South Texas Development Council (STDC), the City of Laredo oversees the four county region of Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb and Zapata. The agreements with these entities are contracted with the City of Laredo beginning September 1, 2023 and ending on August 31, 2025.
The Commission on State Emergency Communications (CSEC) has awarded
$2,534,052 to the City of Laredo 9-1-1 Regional Administration for FY 2026 and awarded $2,534,052.00 for FY 2027 for 9-1-1 Program and Equipment expenses.
This grant allocation allows the 9-1-1 Regional Administration to administer the 9-1-1
Program for the South Texas Region, including maintaining state compliance measures for the eight (8) Public Safety Answering Points (Laredo Police Department, Webb County Sheriff's Office, Jim Hogg County Sheriff's Office, Starr County Sheriff's Office, Rio Grande Police Department, Roma Police Department, Zapata County Sheriff's Office, and t...
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