18-R-112 - Agreements with Children's Advocacy Center of Comal County5, A► k 1.
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SC HERTZ, TEXAS AUTHORIZING AGREEMENTS WITH THE
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF COMAL COUNTY, INC., AN
OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the Children's Advocacy Center of Comal County, Inc. works with victims
of child abuse; and
WHEREAS, there are over one thousand children victimized by physical and sexual
abuse each year in Comal County; and
WHEREAS, the Schertz Police Department and the Children's Advocacy Center of
Comal County, Inc. have worked together for a number of years and do share a mutual desire to
protect these children from re- victimization; and
WHERAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Schertz and the Children's Advocacy
Center of Comal County, Inc. to work in cooperation and support with mutual understanding and
clearly established procedures and protocols; and
WHEREAS, the Schertz Police Department requests to continue in this agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City staff of the City of Schertz (the "City ") has recommended that the
City renew the agreement and protocols; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to
renew the agreement and protocols with the Children's Advocacy Center of Comal County, Inc.;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
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Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the Acting City Manager to designate
the Chief Of Police to enter into the renewal and protocols attached in Exhibit A and Exhibit B.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 3. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with
any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application
of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid
provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 28th day of August, 2018.
CITY OFkMIIERTZ, TEXAS
, Michael R. Carpenter
ATTEST:
City Secretary, Brenda Dennis
(CITY SEAL)
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