'In God We Trust' decals to be placed on all police cars, fire trucks in Forney, Texas as business owner pledges to foot the bill

The city council of Forney, Texas arrived at a unanimous vote last week to have the "In God We Trust" line placed on all city vehicles, and a business owner has agreed to shoulder the cost of both materials and labor for the project.

"There are not many opportunities to give back to the city like this and I believed this was my chance to give back," Jay Stinson, the owner of Big Jay's Signs and Shirtworks, told ABC News.

According to the report, Stinson saw the proposal on Friday, and he pledged to donate the decals and the manpower to do it. He is currently working on its final design. The cost is estimated to be somewhere between $1,000 to $2,500, depending on how many police and fire trucks there are and how many decals each will have.

"I believe in the words of this motto," he said. "I believe that our country was founded on this motto and believe that this project will be a small step to unite our community and make people feel better about our police and fire entities."

However, there might be some who would not welcome this move. In 2013, according to the Huffington Post, the Freedom from Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury Department for having the "In God We Trust" line in the U.S. currency. Last year, the group questioned the police in Childress, Texas for having placed the decals bearing the same line on police cars.

However, in a legal opinion in November last year, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton said that it does not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

He wrote: "Congress adopted 'In God We Trust' as the national motto of the United States in 1956. In addition, Congress has required use of the motto on coins and printed currency of the United States. Against constitutional challenges to these statutes, courts across the country have consistently held that the statutes do not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Furthermore, the United States Supreme Court has on multiple occasions noted that the motto is a constitutional 'reference to our religious heritage.'"

He also posted in Facebook his support for the Childress Police Department's decision.

Fox News reported in February that the Rutherford Sheriff Department in North Carolina has also started putting "In God We Trust" decals on their patrol cars.