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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Expenditure Of Federal Law Enforcement Forfeiture Funds (Treasury) Pursuant To The Federal Comprehensive Crime Control Act Of 1984 For The Purchase Of One (1) Police Canine In An Amount Not To Exceed $15,000.00; Amending The Fiscal Year 2018 Adopted Operating Budget (R-2017-288) 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:
The Police Department desires to purchase one (1) police canine to replace a retiring canine. The Department of Justice's Equitable Sharing Guidelines ("Guidelines") sets forth that Federal Law Enforcement Forfeiture Funds may be expended on permissible uses such as the costs associated with the purchase, lease, maintenance, or operation of law enforcement equipment for use by law enforcement personnel that supports law enforcement activities, provided that the purchase is not a budgeted item and it is not supplanting a normal operating need/expectation of the law enforcement agency.
The purchase of one (1) police canine has been determined to be a legitimate and permissible expenditure under the federal asset sharing guidelines for forfeiture funds. The Guidelines require that the Police Department obtain approval for such expenditure from the City Commission. The funding source for the purchase of one (1) police canine will be Federal Law Enforcement Forfeiture Funds (Treasury) pursuant to the Federal Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, thereby incurring no cost to the taxpayers of the City of Hollywood, and such expense is a permissible use of such funds.
The Acting Chief of Police recommends that an amount not to exceed $15,000.00 be made...
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