Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing the Police Department to submit a grant application to the State of Texas Office of the Governor’s FY2026 State Homeland Security Program to seek funding for robot equipment upgrades that will provide a comprehensive digital communications upgrade for the Bay Area Regional Bomb Squad (BARBS) robotics platform (Chief of Police)
Official Roll-Call Vote
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing the Police Department to submit a grant application to the State of Texas Office of the Governor’s FY2026 State Homeland Security Program to seek funding for robot equipment upgrades that will provide a comprehensive digital communications upgrade for the Bay Area Regional Bomb Squad (BARBS) robotics platform (Chief of Police)
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.1/10). 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).