The Chief of Police for the Houston Police Department (HPD) recommends that City Council approve an ordinance authorizing an electronic application for and acceptance of grant funds through the Office of the Governor Criminal Justice Division (CJD) for the FY2023 Houston Police Department's Parole / Domestic Violence Initiative Grant. If awarded, the grant period will begin October 1, 2022, and end September 30, 2023, in the amount of $123,667.00. This will be the city's first award under this program.
The purpose of the FY2023 Houston Police Department's Parole / Domestic Violence Initiative Grant is to provide overtime funding for the Parole Offenders Unit (POU) to work in collaboration with the State Parole Department and the Southeast Family Violence Unit. This will help the Parole Offender's Unit keep up with the growing backlog of investigation cases involving parolees involved in family violence who commit violent crimes against women and children.
The Houston Police Department also requests City Council to authorize the Chief of Police or his designee to act as the City’s representative in the application process with the authority to apply for, accept and expend the grant funds as awarded, and apply for, accept and expend all subsequent awards, if any, to extend the budget period, and to authorize the Mayor to execute all related agreements with the approval of the City Attorney in connection with the grant not to exceed five years.
Fiscal Note:
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.
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Troy Finner
Chief of Police