On December 16, 2024, the State of Texas released several funding opportunities that would benefit the personnel of the Schertz Police Department.  One of these opportunities would allow the purchase of bullet-resistant shields to be assigned to patrol supervisors to use in the event of an active assailant incident or another incident that would require increased officer safety.  The department is currently in need of five (5) additional ballistic shields to outfit patrol and School Resource Officer supervision.

The goal of this resolution is to authorize the authorized personnel at the Schertz Police Department to apply for the grant outlined in this resolution. 

Having an appropriately equipped and trained police department is paramount to police response in emergency situations.  The community would benefit from this grant being awarded by having officers and supervisors with the ability to provide ballistic cover during the event of any active shooting event.  This ballistic cover could provide officers the ability to handle a threat quicker or perform an officer or citizen rescue to apply life-saving aid in a more timely manner. 

The Schertz Police Department recommends approval of this resolution.

The Schertz Police Department recommends approval of this resolution.