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 acknowledging additional expenditures for the Sheriffs Department and Jail.

The Sheriffs Office and Jail ordered Guardian Portland Carriers for Commissioned Officers.  The vendor has notified them that they will not be able to fulfill the order until after October 1st.  Thus they are requesting the Commissioners court to appropriate the unspent funds from Fiscal Year 2019 to Fiscal Year 2020.  These External Carriers are a necessity for the Commissioned Officers in addition to their regular Body Armor.  It will lighten the load of their duty belts.  It will also secure more of their equipment that they must carry every day.  It is easier and safer.