Schertz City Council is scheduled to decide Sept. 15 whether to accept a $309,998 grant and commit $62,000 from the existing police operating budget for license-plate cameras and a proposed Drone As First Responder program.
The proposal would keep license-plate cameras operating across Schertz thoroughfares and residential streets while starting a first-responder drone program, with the city using $62,000 from its existing police operating budget.
The city’s funding split assigns $124,920 to the Flock camera system and $247,078 to the drone program. Schertz would provide $20,820 for the cameras and $41,180 for the drones; the granting agency would reimburse the remaining amounts.
The council packet says Schertz police applied in May 2026 after the council authorized the application through Resolution 26-R-058. The item memorandum says the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority awarded the requested funding after a July presentation by department staff.
The item memorandum says the drone program has not entered the contract phase and no vendor has been selected. The eventual contract and operating policy will be the records that establish the equipment, staffing and deployment rules.
What comes next
Council’s recorded action on Resolution 26-R-100 will determine whether Schertz accepts the award. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Hal Baldwin Municipal Complex council chambers, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Building 4. Residents can use the meeting agenda to verify the location, follow item 10 and review the city’s public-comment instructions.