HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 20-162RESOLUTION NO. 20-162
WHEREAS, on May 26, 2020, the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas
approved Resolution No. 20-105 designating the City Manager, Kyle Hayes, as the
Authorized Official to apply for, accept, decline, modify or cancel the grant application
for the Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority Grant Program; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 20-105 also designated Southeast Texas Auto Theft
Task Force Commander, Lt. Bryan Skinner, as the Program Director and the City of
Beaumont CFO, Todd Simoneaux, as the Financial Officer for this grant; and,
WHEREAS, the name of the Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority
agency and grant program have been changed to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention
Authority and the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority Grant Program,
respectively; and,
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes Article
4413(37) and the Texas Administrative Code Title 43, Part 3, Chapter 57, entities are
eligible to receive grants from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority to provide
financial support to law enforcement agencies for economic automobile theft
enforcement teams and to combat motor vehicle burglary in the jurisdiction; and,
WHEREAS, this grant program will assist this jurisdiction to combat automobile
burglary and theft; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont has agreed that in the event of loss or misuse
of the grant funds, the City of Beaumont assures that the grant funds will be returned in
full to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby,
in all things, approved and adopted; and,
THAT the City Manager, Kyle Hayes, is designated as the Authorized Official to
apply for, accept, decline, modify, or cancel the grant application for the Motor Vehicle
Crime Prevention Authority Grant Program and all other necessary documents to accept
said grant; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Southeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force
Commander, Lt. Bryan Skinner, is designated as the Program Director and the City of
Beaumont CFO, Todd Simoneaux, is designated as the Financial Officer for this grant.
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 11th day of
August, 2020.
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