| Item Title: | Sheriff's Office - Critical Incident Response Grant Award |
| Submitted By: | Sheriff Richard Wiles, El Paso County Sheriff's Office (915) 538-2006 |
| Subject: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to accept the County Essentials Services Program - Critical Incident Response grant award in the amount of $271,317 funded by the Governor's Office. The grant award is to reimburse the County for expenses incurred by the Sheriff's Office and the Constables as a result of the August 3, 2109, mass shooting. No County match is required. (Contract No. 2019-0658) |
| Background: | The Sheriff Department and County Constables responded to the mass shooting incident that took place on August 3, 2019 at a local Walmart. The Sheriff's Office and the County Constables are requesting reimbursement for costs incurred during the incident.
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| Fiscal Impact: | Grant Award - $271,317
Match - NONE
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 accept the County Essentials Services Program - Critical Incident Response grant award in the amount of $271,317 funded by the Governor's Office. The grant award is to reimburse the County for expenses incurred by the Sheriff's Office and the Constables as a result of the August 3, 2109, mass shooting. No County match is required. (Contract No. 2019-0658) |
| Prior Action: | 2019-0632 - Permission to apply |
| Strategic Plan: | .. |
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