About $1.2 million in state grant reimbursements owed to the Town of Prosper is on hold because of the governor's order barring state money for license plate reader technology, according to draft minutes of the Oct. 27 Town Council meeting.
The minutes are on the consent agenda for the council's meeting Tuesday, Nov. 10, where members will be asked to approve them as the official record.
What the minutes say
Mayor David Bristol pulled the town's September financial report from the Oct. 27 consent agenda and asked staff to explain a shortfall in the intergovernmental revenue line, which covers grants, and to give an update on the town's health care fund.
According to the minutes, a staff member identified as Mr. Northcutt said about $1.2 million in reimbursements tied to grants from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority were still outstanding and were on hold because of the governor's executive order disallowing state funds for automated license plate reader technology.
The minutes say staff expects the hold to be removed because the order was issued after the town's grant agreement was signed.
The minutes do not say what equipment or programs the grants paid for, or when the town expects payment.
The Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority is the state agency that awards grants to police departments for vehicle theft and burglary prevention. Gov. Greg Abbott moved in late August to stop state agencies from funding Flock Safety cameras, a widely used plate-reader system, and his press office said at the time that money from Texas agencies could not be used for them.
