| Item Title: | SO - TxDOT CMV Grant | | Submitted By: | Sheriff Richard D. Wiles El Paso County Sheriff's Office (915) 546-2000 x4105 | | Subject: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to execute the electronic submission of the 2018/2019 TxDOT Commercial Motor Vehicle grant award for the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, for the grant period beginning October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. This grant award is for $47,998.73 with a 20% match of $12,000.42 for a total project of $59,999.15. (Contract No. 2018-0506) | | Background: | Provide enhanced enforcement covering multiple offenses, focusing on the following: Speed, Occupant Protection (OP), and Hazardous Moving Violations (HMV) related to commercial motor vehicles. When performing enforcement activities under this grant, officers should make the enforcement of the STEP elements listed below their top priority, although any traffic-related probable cause can be used to initiate a vehicle stop:
1. DWI: Driving While Intoxicated
2. Speed: Speed Enforcement
3. OP: Occupant Protection (Safety Belt)
4. HMV: Hazardous Moving Violations
5. DD: Distracted Driving | | Fiscal Impact: | $47,998.73 in overtime funds from the TxDOT
$12,000.42 in matching funds from the County
Matching funds include:
- indirect cost rate: $6,547.03
- fuel expenses: $2,881.60
- required presentations (PI&E): $2,571.79
An account will be set up at the time the acceptance of the grant award is approved by Commissioners Court. | | Recommendation: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to execute the electronic submission of the 2018/2019 TxDOT Commercial Motor Vehicle grant award for the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, for the grant period beginning October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. This grant award is for $47,998.73 with a 20% match of $12,000.42 for a total project of $59,999.15. (Contract No. 2018-0506) | | Prior Action: | Grant application approved by CC on 12/18/2017, item 30 (2017-0947)
This is a new project for the Sheriff's Office, there is no other prior Commissioners Court action. | | Strategic Plan: | .. | | Strategic Plan Information: | |
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