Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept, if Awarded, a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant for Fiscal Year 2025 from the Texas Department of Transportation for Overtime Traffic Safety Enforcement
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Safe and Secure Community
MEETING DATE: May 7, 2024
DEPARTMENT: Police
CONTACT: Joe Ellenburg, Chief of Police
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Approval of Resolution
ITEM SUMMARY:
• The FY25 STEP Grant application was submitted December 27, 2023.
• The STEP Grant program pays 80% of the overtime cost for traffic officers to increase enforcement and adjudication of traffic related safety laws.
• The City is applying for grant funding to pay the cost of 850 hours of overtime for traffic enforcement.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• The grant is funded by the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT).
• The City has received this grant since 2008.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• The total amount of the program is approximately $81,452.18. The grant application is for $62,074.46 and will cover the cost of the overtime. The match is approximately $19,377.72, which is the value of the benefits provided to the officers by the City.
• The following accounts will be impacted by the additional OT benefits:
o 001-3119-421-8020 FICA
o 001-3119-421-8021 TMRS
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• N/A