Ordinance accepting two grants totaling $151,026.78 from the Office of the Governor-Homeland Security Grants Division for the State’s Homeland Security Program to purchase 10 replacement Level III rifle-rated shields, replacement SCUBA equipment (wetsuits, drysuits, helmets, gloves), new underwater communications devices, and replacement underwater navigation equipment for the Corpus Christi Police Department; and appropriating $151,026.78 into the FY 2026 Police Grants Fund.

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

This Ordinance was passed on first reading on the consent agenda.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).