A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laredo, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to ratify the submission of a grant application in the estimate amount of $11,100,000.00 to the U.S. Department of Justice for the funding of the FY2026 Model Cities Initiative (MCI). The City of Laredo will utilize this grant to fund salaries, fringe benefits, supplies, equipment, and technology. The expe

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A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laredo, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to ratify the submission of a grant application in the estimate amount of $11,100,000.00 to the U.S. Department of Justice for the funding of the FY2026 Model Cities Initiative (MCI). The City of Laredo will utilize this grant to fund salaries, fringe benefits, supplies, equipment, and technology. The expected grant performance will be for a period of three (3) years (36 months). No local match is required. No financial impact until the grant is awarded.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.3/10). 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).