The Chief of Police is requesting authorization from the City Council to apply for a grant from the Office of the Governor to purchase rifle-resistant body armor for 18 police officers. The grant would cover the full $6,822 cost of the vests, with no matching funds required. The resolution authorizes submission of the grant application, designates the Chief of Police as the authorized official, and assures the return of any misused grant funds.

1. A Resolution Authorizing a Grant
Application to the Office of the
Governor to Purchase Rifle-Resistant
Body Armor for Police Officers
Presented By: Rick Pruitt
Chief of Police
Item # 13
City Council Meeting
August 28, 2017

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● Senate Bill 12 was passed in the 85th Regular
Session of the Texas Legislature providing
financial assistance for law enforcement
agencies to purchase rifle-resistant body armor
for police officers
• A grant application has been prepared to request
funding for 18 rifle-resistant ballistic vests for
AHPD officers
Background

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• The rifle-resistant ballistic vests requested by
AHPD meet the required National Institute of
Justice standards for rifle protection
• Total cost for the rifle-resistant vests is $6,822
and there are no matching funds required from
police agencies awarded grants
Background

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• A qualifying component of the grant application
is a resolution from the City of Alamo Heights
governing body affirming the following:
» authorization from the governing body for
the submission of the grant application;
» a commitment to provide all applicable
matching funds;
Background

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» designating the Chief of Police as the
authorized official having the authority to
apply for, accept, reject, alter or terminate a
grant; and
» a written assurance that, in the event of
loss or misuse of grant funds, the
governing body will return all funds.
Background

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The City Council has the authority to pass
resolutions authorizing grant applications made in
the name of the City of Alamo Heights and
designating an authorized official to act on its
behalf in meeting the requirements of the grant
application process
Policy Analysis

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There is no financial impact if the grant award for
the requested funds is made in full. If the Alamo
Heights Police Department grant request is not fully
funded the remaining balance of the project may be
funded from the police department seizure funds.
Fiscal Impact

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City Attorney Michael Brenan reviewed and
approved the proposed resolution
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