Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on an order declaring an emergency and a grave necessity due to unforeseeable circumstances and approve a budget amendment to acknowledge additional expenditures for the Sheriff's Forfeiture Fund - State and Local Funds:

Per Chapter 59 of the Code of Criminal Procedure when an elected official who receives State and Local Forfeiture funds does not file for reelection the expenditure of these funds must be approved by the Commissioners Court. The seized funds received this year to date is to being used to provide funding for the Austin Regional Intelligence Center(ARIC).  ARIC is a collaborative effort of ten public safety agencies in Hays, Travis and Williamson counties.  The mission of ARIC is to maximize the ability to detect, prevent, apprehend, and respond to criminal and terrorist activity.