Title
Resolution - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mansfield, Texas, Authorizing the City Manager and the Mansfield Police Department to Make Application, Receive, and Expend Grant Funding from the State Homeland Security Program - LETPA Projects (SHSP-L) to Purchase Handheld Thermal Imagers in an Amount not to Exceed $30,000; Finding that the Meeting at which this Resolution is Passed is Open to the Public as Required by Law; and Providing an Effective Date
Requested Action
Consider a Resolution approving the application, receiving, and expending of grant funds to purchase handheld thermal imagers.
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the Resolution.
Description/History
The City of Mansfield Police Department is requesting grant funding four handheld thermal imagers to be utilized by the SWAT division.
Justification
The North Central Texas Council of Governments is applying for $120,000.00 from the State Homeland Security Program - LETPA Projects where they disburse $30,000 to each jurisdiction within the NCTCOG region until all are awarded for the purchase of handheld thermal imagers. The NCTCOG has authorized Mansfield Police Department to apply for this grant to receive up to $30,000 in jurisdictional funds.
Funding Source
The funding will be provided by the State Homeland Security Program - LETPA Projects.
Prepared By
Nicole Puckett, Grant Writer
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