Item #05 Approval to Expend and/ or Grant Forfeiture Monies to Law Enforcement Related Uses and Charities V
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AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET
Meeting Date: February 21, 2017
Item # 5
Reviewed By:
Contact Name: Lt. Bill Wagner Department Director: Chie ,"h, � ;, •wn
Contact Number: 407-905-3160 ext. 3319 City Manager: R. Frank
Subject: Approval to Expend and/or Grant Forfeiture Monies to Law Enforcement Re ated Uses and Charities
Background Summary:
The Ocoee Police Department recommends expending monies from its forfeiture fund to law enforcement
related uses as follows: $750 to its Neighborhood Restorative Justice Program, which serves as a pretrial
diversion program for children who live in Ocoee and have committed minor offenses; $1,000 to sponsor its
Citizen Public Safety Academies, which educate Ocoee citizens and businesses about the Police and Fire
Department; $1,000 to purchase bicycle helmets to be distributed by the Department's Crime Prevention and
School Resource Officer unit to children in need at Ocoee schools and events; $4,000 for the City of Ocoee
Annual Spring Fling event. The Spring Fling showcases the City of Ocoee as well as other governmental and
non profit organization services with special focus on crime prevention and safety. Food and activities are also
provided free of charge to attendees.
Because of the services they provide to the Ocoee Police Department and to the community, and because
duplication 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: $2,000 to Aspire Behavioral
Healthcare (aka Central Florida Crisis Intervention Team formerly Lakeside), the facility that trains our police
officers how to deal with people in mental health crisis; and $2,000 to Crime Line, which provides crime solving
tips to the Police Department, as well as publicity and rewards to the public. Over the past several years, the
Police Department has made a practice of using these monies to help support programs and organizations that
partner with the Police Department in its crime prevention/public safety mission and wishes to continue to do so.
Issue:
Should the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners authorize the Police Department to expend
and/or grant monies from the Police Forfeiture fund for various law enforcement related uses/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 the Police forfeiture fund for various law enforcement related uses/charities.
Attachments:
None
Financial Impact:
A total of$10,750 from the Police Forfeiture fund. There is approximately $75,891 in this fund.
Type of Item: (please mark with an `x')
Public Hearing For Clerk's Dept Use:
Ordinance First Reading X 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 x N/A
Reviewed by Finance Dept. L0 �lif� N/A
Reviewed by 0 N/A
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