20.b.
Commissioners Court Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 01/13/2025
- Title:
- US Marshals Cooperative Agreement OT Acceptance by Webb Co. Sheriff's Office
- Submitted for:
- Martin Cuellar
- Submitted By:
- Christina Moncivais
- Department:
- Sheriff
Subject:
Discussion and possible action to approve the acceptance of a reimbursement agreement for overtime expenses as per the Memorandum of Understanding between Webb County Sheriff's Office and the Southern District of Texas (79), United States Marshals Services, and authorizing the Webb County Judge to sign all relevant documents; and any other matters incident thereto. The performance period for this agreement is October 24, 2024, through September 30, 2025. The Webb County Sheriff's Office will receive an amount not to exceed Twenty-One Thousand Seven Hundred Forty One Dollars ($21,741.00) in support of Joint Law Enforcement Operations Project JLEOTFOT. Applicable estimated fringe benefits in the amount of $5,200 associated with this overtime will be covered using federal forfeiture funds. Thus, this cooperative agreement will continue to have no impact on the general fund. [Fund #2599; Cash Match from Fund #2153 (Federal Forfeiture Fund)]
Issue: Various criminals with felonious charges, such as but not limited to murder, robberies, sexual assault of minors, all gang-related felonies, and aggravated assaults with deadly weapons, abscond from the local jurisdiction in order to avoid justice for their crimes. Due to the limited manpower and other resources of local law enforcement agencies, these criminal can sometimes continue to successfully evade arrest with impunity.
Solution: Through joint law enforcement overtime (OT) operations, members of the U.S. Marshal’s Service Multi-Agency Task Force can continue to assist other local law enforcement agencies, such as the Laredo Police Department and the Zapata County Sheriff’s Office, to conduct necessary investigations, covert surveillance and undertaken arrests of absconders who have outstanding warrants for their felonious crimes.
Result: Webb County/Laredo citizens will be safer once these criminals are captured and taken out of the local community in order to face justice for their felonious crimes.
Issue: Various criminals with felonious charges, such as but not limited to murder, robberies, sexual assault of minors, all gang-related felonies, and aggravated assaults with deadly weapons, abscond from the local jurisdiction in order to avoid justice for their crimes. Due to the limited manpower and other resources of local law enforcement agencies, these criminal can sometimes continue to successfully evade arrest with impunity.
Solution: Through joint law enforcement overtime (OT) operations, members of the U.S. Marshal’s Service Multi-Agency Task Force can continue to assist other local law enforcement agencies, such as the Laredo Police Department and the Zapata County Sheriff’s Office, to conduct necessary investigations, covert surveillance and undertaken arrests of absconders who have outstanding warrants for their felonious crimes.
Result: Webb County/Laredo citizens will be safer once these criminals are captured and taken out of the local community in order to face justice for their felonious crimes.
Background:
These overtime agreements have been approved in the past in support of joint law enforcement operations to dismantle organized crime activity.
Previous Court Action:
na
Fiscal Impact
- Budget Account Number:
- 2599
- Funding Source:
- Grant Revenue
- Balance:
- Various
Financial Impact:
$21,741 overtime federal funds to conduct task force activities to reduce and/or suppress violent crime in the local community.
Thus, no impact on general fund.
Thus, no impact on general fund.