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Everman approves FY2025 grant application for ballistic shields; council stresses readiness
Summary
The Everman City Council approved Resolution No. 2024-11-01 to submit a FY2025 Justice Assistance Grant application (No. 5021201) to the Office of the Governor to fund ballistic shields for officers. Staff said the grant is fully funded with no city match and cited prior active-shooter events as part of the rationale.
The Everman City Council on a roll-call vote approved Resolution No. 2024-11-01 authorizing submission of a FY2025 Justice Assistance Grant application (grant number 5021201) to the Office of the Governor to obtain ballistic shields for law enforcement.
Unidentified Speaker 1 introduced the resolution and called for a motion. Unidentified Speaker 2 described the grant as a fully funded award from the Department of Justice (submitted through the governor’s office) with zero match requirement by the city. Speaker 2 explained the department is pursuing shields in part because of past incidents in Texas where officers struggled to locate shields during an active-shooter response, citing Uvalde as an example and stressing the city's desire to be prepared.
Unidentified Speaker 1 moved to approve Resolution No. 2024-11-01 "as read" and the motion received a second; the clerk proceeded with roll-call votes (Place 1 Aye; Place 2 Aye; Place 5 Aye; Place 6 Aye; Mayor Pro Tem Aye) and the presiding officer announced the motion carried.
Staff described ballistic shields as tall, handheld protective shields intended for law-enforcement use in high-risk incidents and said the grant would fully fund the equipment without imposing a matching obligation on the city. The council did not provide line-item procurement details or a delivery schedule during this meeting.
The resolution authorizes staff to submit the application to the Office of the Governor and, if awarded, to accept the grant and proceed with procurement according to applicable procurement rules.
