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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing An Expenditure Of Law Enforcement Forfeiture Funds To Purchase One (1) Police Canine In An Amount Not To Exceed $15,000.00; Amending The Fiscal Year 2016 Adopted Operating Budget (R-2015-294) For The Law Enforcement Forfeiture Fund 12, Revising Operating Revenues, Authorizing Budgetary Adjustments, Expenditures, And Transfers As Detailed In Exhibit 1; And Authorizing The Department Of Financial Services To Establish Account(s) As May Be Needed.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
This Resolution seeks authorization for the appropriate City Officials to purchase one (1) police canine, for the purpose of replacing a retiring canine. If approved, the purchase will be paid through funds that were derived from police forfeiture proceedings. Specifically, the purchase will be paid from an account associated with federal law enforcement forfeitures. Because the funding is already available for use, there is no additional cost to the City of Hollywood. Under state law, however, forfeiture funds cannot be expended until the use is approved by the City Commission.
This Resolution amends the FY 2016 Operating Budget for the Law Enforcement Forfeiture Fund (Fund 12) in order to recognize and appropriate funding for this purchase.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Wazir A. Ishmael, Ph.D., City Manager
Mel Stanley, Assistant City Manager of Public Safety
Tomas Sanchez, Chief of Police