Title
Resolution - A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager and the Police Department to Make Application, Receive and Expend Grant Funding from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority to Continue a Multi-Agency Task Force
Description/History
In Texas, a vehicle is stolen every 5 minutes and a vehicle is burglarized every 2.5 minutes, unfortunately, the City of Mansfield is not excluded from these statistics. The police department has applied and received funding from this grant program for the last 12 years. Most recently in FY23-24, the grant award received was $827,120 to continue to operate a multi-agency task force that targets automobile thefts and burglaries. The police department will continue to be the managing agency with participation from the cities of Burleson, Kennedale, Midlothian, Alvarado and the Tarrant County Constable Precinct 7. Additionally, The Task Force will provide law enforcement assistance related to the grant activities to all law enforcement agencies within Ellis and Johnson Counties.
Funding Source
Reimbursement grant from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority through the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Grant Program of the State of Texas through the Governor’s Office.
Recommendation
Approval of Resolution
Prepared By
Jessica Graves, Program Manager
Justification
N/A
Requested Action
Approval of Resolution