HomeMy WebLinkAbout033859 RES - 02/10/2026Resolution authorizing submission of a grant application for
$104,300.00 to the State of Texas under the Body -Worn Camera Grant
Program for the purchase of 58 additional body -worn cameras and
related equipment for the Corpus Christi Police Department, with a
cash match of $34,767.00 from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi finds that it is in the best
interest of the citizens of Corpus Christi, Texas that the Body -Worn Camera Grant
Program be operated for the 2026-27 Fiscal Year; and
WHEREAS, the City Council agrees to provide applicable matching funds for the
said project as required by the State of Texas grant application; and
WHEREAS, the City Council agrees that in the event of loss or misuse of the Office
of the Governor funds, the City of Corpus Christi assures that the funds will be returned
to the Office of the Governor in full; and
WHEREAS, the City Council designates Mike Markle, Chief of Police for the City
of Corpus Christi as the grantee's authorized official. The authorized official is given the
power to apply for, accept, reject, alter or terminate the grant on behalf of the applicant
agency; and.
WHEREAS, the City Council designates Sergio Villasana, Director of Finance &
Procurement, as the grantee's financial officer. The financial officer is given the power to
submit financial and/or programmatic reports or alter a grant on behalf of the applicant
agency.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City Council approves submission of the grant application for the Body -
Worn Camera Grant Program to the State of Texas in the amount of $104,300.00 for
funding available under the State's Body -Worn Camera Grant Program for the purchase
of 58 body -worn cameras and related equipment for the Corpus Christi Police
Department.
SECTION 2. The City Council commits to provide for the applicate cash match of
$34,767.00 from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund.
SECTION 3. The City Council designates the Chief of Police, Mike Markle, as the
grantee's authorized official. The authorized official may apply for, accept, reject, alter, or
terminate the grant.
SECTION 4. The City Council designates Sergio Villasana, Director of Finance &
Procurement, as the grantee's financial officer. The financial officer is given the power to
submit financial and/or programmatic reports or alter a grant on behalf of the applicant
agency.
SCANNED
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SECTION 5. In the event of the loss or misuse of the Office of the Governor funds,
the City of Corpus Christi assures that the funds will be returned to the Office of the
Governor in full.
PASSED and APPROVED on the O day of , 2026.
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Paulette Guajardo, Ma
ATTEST:
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: -cca Huerta, City Secretary
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of the Finance & Procurement Department of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her
duly authorized representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the
money required for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or
expenditure described above is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified above, from which it is
to be drawn, and has not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to
annual appropriation by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: February 10, 2026 Legistar Number: 26-0045
Agenda Item: Resolution authorizing submission of a grant application for $104,300.00 to the State of
Texas under the Body -Worn Camera Grant Program for the purchase of 58 additional body -worn
cameras and related equipment for the Corpus Christi Police Department, with a cash match of
$34,767.00 from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund.
Amount Required:(Amount to be Certified) $34,767.00
Fund Name
Accounting Unit
Account No.
Activity No.
Amount
Law Enforcement Trust Fund
(1074)
1074-29-89
520090
._826066F
12(i) (CIF -
$34,767.00
Total
$34,767.1q0L
❑ Certification Not Required
e Fina"'"e & Procurement Department
Date: