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RESOLUTION NO. 2023 - <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, <br />FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE <br />COMPREHENSIVE CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1984 TO EXPEND FORFEITURE FUNDS <br />FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ("DOJ") FEDERAL FORFEITURE ACCOUNTTO <br />FUND A SCHOOL RESOURCE SERGEANT POSITION AND TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE <br />FOR USE BY SAID OFFICER, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED <br />TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THREE DOLLARS AND FIFTY-ONE <br />CENTS ($224,803.51), ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT "A"; PROVIDING FOR AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, in accordance with the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, the City of <br />Sunny Isles Beach ("City") and its Police Department are authorized to expend forfeiture funds <br />from the established Department of Justice ("DOJ") federal forfeiture account, for approved <br />programs or purchases intended to enhance law enforcement purposes; and <br />WHEREAS, in accordance with the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 and Florida <br />Statutes §932.7055(5)(b), upon the request of the Chief of Police to the governing body of a <br />municipality, liens and forfeiture funds may be expended if accompanied by written certification <br />that the request complies with the provisions of the aforementioned subsections; and <br />WHEREAS, the Chief of Police has submitted a request to expend DOJ forfeiture funds in <br />compliance with the aforementioned legal requirements to fund the position of a school resource <br />sergeant and for the purchase of a vehicle for use by said sergeant, in an amount not to exceed <br />Two Hundred Twenty -Four Thousand Eight Hundred Three Dollars and Fifty -One Cents <br />($224,803.51), attached hereto as Exhibit "A". <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY <br />ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. Expenditure of Partial Federally Forfeited Monies. Based on the attached <br />certification, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", the Chief of Police is hereby authorized to spend Two <br />Hundred Twenty -Four Thousand Eight Hundred Three Dollars and Fifty -One Cents ($224,803.51), <br />from the established Department of Justice federal forfeitures account to fund the position of a <br />school resource sergeant and for the purchase of a vehicle for use by said sergeant. <br />Section 2. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption. <br />PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of Ma <br />Larisa Svechin\, Mayor <br />R2023 Police Forfeiture (DOJ ) Expend Funds for School Resource Sergeant Page 1 of 2 <br />