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TO: The Honorable Mayor and Board of ity Commissioners
FROM: Robert E. Mark, Chief Of Police L►iy/
DATE: February 7, 2002
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO UTILIZE FORFEITURE FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF
FIRST YEARS LEASE ON TWO (2) POLICE PACKAGE VEHICLES AND EIGHT
(8)MOBILE RADIOS.
STAFF REPORT
ISSUE
Should the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners authorize the police department to use police
forfeiture money,not to exceed$37,000.00, to cover the cost of the first year's lease payment of two police
package vehicles, and the purchase of eight mobile radios in order to equip these two (2)vehicles in addition
to the current police vehicles approved for purchase by Commission for this fiscal year budget.
BACKGROUND
The City of Ocoee, as well as the Police Department,has been trying to upgrade and increase the efficiency
of its City equipment. Vehicles are an essential piece of equipment as the City continues to grow and meet
the ever increasing needs of today's demanding services. To this end,the police department is continuing to
provide the citizens of our city the best service possible.
Effective Budget year 1998, and with the approval by the Honorable Mayor and Board of City
Commissioners,the police department instituted the in City take home plan/policy for uniform patrol officers
now going into the fourth year. A goal of our department has been to have one assigned vehicle per person.
With the current fleet we are only two vehicles shy of that goal. The request for two additional vehicles in
no way will change the current practice of the City approved vehicle take home policy/program, it will just
allow every officer to have their own assigned vehicle. The Lease of these vehicles will cost approximately
$7,500 for the first year per vehicle.
Due to the current budget restraints,the department also requests that eight mobile radios be purchased with
forfeiture money as well in order to properly equip all new vehicles being purchas this fiscal year.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners approve this
request to utilize forfeiture funds, not to exceed$37,000, which shall cover the cost of the first year's lease
payment of two (2)police package vehicles and the purchase of eight(8) mobile radios, and authorization
for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the necessary documents with the City Attorney's approval.
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