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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-09-15; City Council; 11888; APPROPRIATION OF POLICE ASSET FORFEITURE FUNDAB# lI 888 TITLE: MTG. 7-15 -9% DEPT. .- APPROPRIATION OF POLICE ASSET FORFEITURE FUND DEI CIl CIl 7 * g er & g z 2 + 2 d y 3 0 0 CITV~F CARLSBAD - AGEN~BILL )7 i, RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No, 98-883 appropriating funds from the Police Forfeiture Fund fo the acquisition, maintenance, and support of police activities. ITEM EXPLANATION: The City of Carlsbad receives forfeited funds and assets periodically as a result of tb Police Department's narcotics enforcement efforts. These funds are restricted by statute for use by the Police Department only and cannot be used to supplant existir future police budgets. The recommended action will appropriate $78,900 of the fund making it available tc the Police Department for expenditure. Once appropriated, these funds will be controlled by the same rules which apply to other City funds including bidding procedures and the award of contracts. Proposed expenditures for these funds include the following: 1. CRIME STOPPERS: corporation which exists primarily as service to the community and as an aid to law enforcement in San Diego County. If approved by Council, Carlsbad will contributc $2,000 to this organization which is funded primarily by private citizens, groups an( businesses. 2. RESTRUCTURE OF PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE: The storage of evidence fo presentation in court is a critical part of the criminal justice system. A major elemen proper evidence retention is accurate record keeping. Carlsbad's evidence room i currently functioning in three different recording systems. If approved by Council, a special account, totaling $16,000, would be established. The funds will be used tc update the record and accountability systems, update the packaging material and perform a complete inventory/audit. 3. WARRANT/ENTRY OVERTIME ACCOUNT: This team consists of members froi every division of the department except administration. The purpose of this item w be to fund all of the warrant/entry overtime for FY 92/93 from this account, thereby establishing better control of overtime in the affected support divisions. The warrant/entry overtime is expected to be $35,000 for FY 92/93. 4. SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE SUPPLY FUND: This fund supplements the activitl Vice/Narcotics/lntelligence unit and includes narcotics investigations, buy fund, ar the maintenance and acquisition of specialized vehicles. If approved by Council, $17,000 will be transferred into this account. Crime Stoppers, Inc. is a California non-profit benefit II e 5. INTERACTIVE VIDEO TRAINING SYSTEM: This is a computerized system that v allow the department to provide self-paced P.O.S.T. training to officers. P.O.S.T. is providing the video training portion of the program free to agencies who have the computer hardware configuration to run the software. The hardware necessary to ri the program will cost approximately $8,900. The police department already has a training workstation set up for the hardware. FISCAL IMPACT: The City currently has an unappropriated balance of $1,250,000 in the Police asset Forfeiture Fund. The Appropriation of $70,000 will leave a balance of $1,180,000. The appropriation of these funds has no impact on the City General Fund. EX H I BITS: 1. Resolution No. olQ-983 I 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 0 e RESOLUTION NO. 92-283 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE ACTlVlTl ES WHEREAS, from time to time, the City of Carlsbad Police Department receives funds and assets resulting from the Police Department’s drug enforcement activities; a POLICE ASSET RMWfURE FUND FOR THE SUPPORT OF POLlCE WHEREAS, said funds should be utilized for law enforcement purposes and supporting police activities: and WHEREAS, the appropriation of said funds is necessary before any expenditure funds can take place; and WHEREAS, the Police Forfeiture Asset Fund has an available fund balance of $1,250,000. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad California, that the amount of the $78,900 be hereby appropriated form the availablc fund balance of the Police Asset Forfeiture Fund to support Crime Stoppers, Property and Evidence Restructuring, the WarranVEntry team and Vice/Narcotics activities. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council held on the 15th day Of SEPTEMBER , 1992, by the following vote to wit: Am: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Larson, Stanton, Nygaard NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: ALETHA I-. RAUTENKRANZ, City erk -akL+