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<br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Via: <br /> <br />From: <br /> <br />Date: <br /> <br />Subject: <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33 160 <br /> <br />City Commission <br />Norman S. EdeIcup, Mayor <br />Lewis .1. Thaler, Vice Mayor <br />Roslyn Brezin, Commissioner <br />Gerry Goodman. Commissioner <br />George "Bud" Scholl, Commissioner <br /> <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3113 Fax <br />(305) 947-2150 Building Department <br />(305) 947-5107 Fax <br /> <br />Rick Conner, Acting City Manager <br />lIans Ottinot, City Auorney <br />.Iane A. lIines, CMC City Clerk <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />The Honorable Mayor and City Commission <br /> <br />Rick Conner, Acting City Manager <br /> <br />f/ffFred A. Maas, Chief of Police <br /> <br />February 19,2009 <br /> <br />Expenditure of Partial Forfeiture Funds from L.E.TF, and/or D.O.] for the use of <br />establishing a Tactical Firearms Program as well charitable contributions, community <br />policing and crime prevention programs, etc. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />It is recommended that the City Commission approve the expenditure of partial forfeiture funds, <br />previously awarded to the Police Department as the results of investigative participation in forfeiture <br />and seizure cases. These funds are permissible by law to be spent for purchases of police equipment <br />and other law enforcement activities. It is requested that we be permitted to utilize $ 130,000.00 of <br />said funds on deposit for such purpose, <br /> <br />REASONS: <br /> <br />One of the benefits of part1CIpating in and providing personnel into high intensity narcotics <br />investigations is the sharing of confiscated proceeds for the enhancement of law enforcement. All of <br />the attached and listed items are authorized expenditures and are designed towards charitable and <br />crime prevention programs, enhancement of law enforcement equipment as well as legal costs <br />associated with the asset forfeiture process, <br /> <br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: <br /> <br />To date, the City of Sunny Isles Beach Police Department has been awarded additional monies in <br />confiscated funds. Certain needs exist on behalf of the department whereby the agency participates <br />in and contributes to crime prevention programs as well as the enhancement of our equipment. <br /> <br /> <br />j'unding 'mlilablc: <br /> <br />f)VV'\~ <br /> <br />Finance Department <br /> <br /> <br />j\genda Item No.: <br /> <br />\ 0 t=: <br />:l.-\9-0~ <br /> <br />To be com leted bv CiOc' Clerk'.,- OUice <br /> <br />j\pprm'al: <br /> <br />1,.1.::1'.1' / DOl Forfeiture ":xpenditures & Certification 02/ j'J/ll'J <br /> <br />Commission i\lceting Date: <br />