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Uvalde County approves $49,500 victim-assistance grant to fund salary
Summary
The Uvalde County Commissioners approved a $49,500 victim-assistance grant to cover a salary line and related training and travel costs; the county judge said the funding supports statutorily mandated victim services.
Uvalde County Commissioners approved a $49,500 victim-assistance grant that will pay a salary line and cover training and travel related to victim services.
The grant “is 49,500,” a staff member explained during the meeting, and county leadership said the award will be used for salary with training and travel paid from the department’s general budget. Judge Mitchell told commissioners the grant supports services the court is required to provide under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Commission discussion noted the county has run the grant for many years. Judge Mitchell said the grant “allows me to … appoint as in this grant, again, fully 9,500 no match, will again pay for the salary,” and framed it as part of the court’s obligation to victims. Commissioners moved to approve the application and resolution; a second was recorded and the body proceeded to a vote.
The applicant said training and travel expenses will come from the office’s general budget, and the county will continue providing victim services whether or not the grant is awarded, with the grant relieving some local salary costs.
The vote to approve the grant application and resolution was made on the consent agenda during the meeting. No separate amendment or contingency was recorded on the grant award during the discussion.
