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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 Pursuant To The Federal Comprehensive Crime Control Act Of 1984 For The Purchase Of A Radio Frequency Identification System For The Police Department Property And Evidence Unit; Approving And Authorizing The Issuance Of A Purchase Order With Patterson Pope For The Purchase Of A Radio Frequency Identification System In The Amount Of $83,245.78; And Amending The Fiscal Year 2018 Adopted Operating Budget (R-2017-288) For The Law Enforcement Forfeiture Fund.
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Staff Recommends: The Approval of the Attached Resolution
Explanation:
The Police Department desires to purchase a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) System to accurately track, inventory, and audit property and evidence.
The RFID technology enables data to be scanned and transmitted by a portable device, called a tag, which is read by an RFID reader and processed.
This requested system will be installed in the property unit which consists of four vaults and all items in the vaults will be tagged for inventory purposes.
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 Guidelines require that the Police Department obtain approval for such expenditure from the City Commission.
The funding source for the purchase of the RFID System will be Federal Law Enforcement Forfeiture Funds (Treasury) pursuant to the Federal Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, thereby incurring no cost to the taxpayer...
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