HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 20-035RESOLUTION NO. 20-035
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the CITY COUNCIL finds it in the best interest of the citizens of Beaumont, that
the Project Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program (PSN) be operated for fiscal year
2021; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Manager be and he is hereby
authorized to apply for and receive funding in an amount up to $90,000 from the United
States Department of Justice through the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office,
Criminal Justice Division for fiscal year,2021; and,
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED THAT the City of Beaumont agrees to provide
applicable matching funds for the said project as required by the Project Safe
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Neighborhoods Block Grant Program; and,
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED THAT in the event of loss or misuse of the 2021 Project
Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program funds, the City of Beaumont assures that
funds will be returned in full to the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office, Criminal
Justice Division; and,
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED THAT the City Manager be and he is hereby
designated as the authorized official. The authorized official is given the power to apply
for, accept, reject, alter or terminate the grant on behalf of the applicant agency from the
Project Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program through the Office of the Governor,
Public Safety Office, Criminal Justice Division in the amount up to $90,000 for the
purposes described herein.
The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in
strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
551.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 25th day of
February, 2020.
- Mayor Becky Ames -