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AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET
Meeting Date: March 20, 2012
Item # 3
Reviewed By:
Contact Name: S. Goclon Department Director: C. Bro,.
Contact Number: City Manager: R. Frank •
Subject: Approval to Expend and/ or Grant Forfeiture Monies to Law Enforcement Related Uses and Charities
Background Summary:
Per Florida State Statutes 932.7055 "...any local law enforcement agency that acquires at least $15,000 pursuant
to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act within a fiscal year must expend or donate no less than fifteen (15)
percent of such proceeds for the support or operation of any drug treatment, drug abuse education, drug
prevention, crime prevention, safe neighborhood, or school resource officer program.
Because of the services they provide to the Ocoee Police Department and to the community and because
duplication of some of these programs by the Police Department is not possible, the Police Department
recommends granting monies from its Forfeiture fund to the following non - profit organizations: $1,000 to
Mothers Against Drunk Driving; $1,500 to the Orange County Sexual Assault Treatment Center; $1,500 to the
Orange County Victim Services Center; $1,750 to Spouse Abuse Inc. Harbor House, the domestic violence
shelter and assistance center for Orange County; and $1,750 to Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare (aka Central
Florida Crisis Intervention Team), the facility that trains our police officers how to deal with people in crisis.
Issue:
Should the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners authorize the Police Department
to expend and/or grant monies from its Police forfeiture fund to law enforcement related uses and charities?
Recommendations
It is recommended that the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners authorize the Police Department
to expend and /or grant monies from its Police Forfeiture fund to law enforcement related uses/ charities.
Attachments:
None
Financial Impact:
A total of $7,500 from the Police Forfeiture fund. There is approximately $102,933 in this fund.
Type of Item: (please mark with an "x")
Public Hearing For Clerk's Dept Use:
Ordinance First Reading • Consent Agenda
Ordinance Second Reading Public Hearing
Resolution Regular Agenda
x Commission Approval
Discussion & Direction
Original Document/Contract Attached for Execution by City Clerk
Original Document/Contract Held by Department for Execution
Reviewed by City Attorney N/A
Reviewed by Finance Dept. ), - N/A
Reviewed by 0
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