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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Expenditure Of Federal Law Enforcement Forfeiture Funds Pursuant To The Federal Comprehensive Crime Control Act To Provide Funding For Two (2) Mobile Video Surveillance Trailers Containing CCTV And LPR Cameras, In An Amount Not To Exceed $95,000.00; Further Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Issue A Purchase Order Between Safeware, Inc. And The City Of Hollywood For This Purchase.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Federal Comprehensive Act of 1984 authorized the federal officials to implement a national asset forfeiture program.
The Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Program serves not only to deter crimes but also to provide valuable additional resources to state and local law enforcement agencies.
One of the most important provisions of asset forfeiture is the authorization to share federal forfeiture proceeds with cooperating state and local law enforcement agencies.
The Department of Justice's Equitable Sharing Guidelines (Guidelines) sets forth that Federal Law Enforcement Forfeiture Funds (LEFF) may be expended on permissible uses such as law enforcement training, law enforcement investigations (which may include the payment of overtime and payment of confidential informant fees), and law enforcement equipment under certain parameters.
The Guidelines require that the Police Department obtain approval for such expenditures from the City Commission.
The Police Department is requesting authorization to expend Federal Law Enforcement Forfeiture Funds in the amount of $95,000.00 to purchase two (2) Mobile Video Surveillance Trailers with license plate reader cameras and associated equipment which is designed to capture and process images of license plates, which will aid in the Police Department's crime prevention and interdiction efforts.
The requested mobile video surveillance trailers with license ...
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