Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on a Statewide Automated Victim Notification Service (SAVNS) Maintenance Grant Contract with the Office of the Attorney General for SAVNS grant program funding for Fiscal Year 2022.

The purpose of the OAG Statewide Automated Victim Notification Service (SAVNS) grant program is to assist Texas counties and other entities in maintaining a statewide system that will provide relevant offender release information, notification of relevant court settings or events to crime victims and other interested individuals, promote public safety and support the rights of victims of crime. To ensure a standard statewide service to a variety of political subdivisions of the State of Texas, including counties, county Sheriffs, clerks and attorneys, district attorneys and courts (participating entities) including Williamson County, the OAG makes grant funds available for eligible expenses related to SAVNS services delivered to Williamson County by Appriss Inc., which is the vendor certified by the OAG. The grant contract shall begin on September 1, 2021 and shall terminate on August 31, 2022 unless it it terminated earlier in accordance with another provision of this grant contract.