File #: ID 2017-732    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Filed
File created: 11/1/2017 In control: Regular City Commission Meeting
On agenda: 11/15/2017 Final action: 11/15/2017
Title: APPROVING A DONATION OF $4,000.00 TO "CRIME STOPPERS OF BROWARD COUNTY", PROVIDING FOR FUNDING FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND.
Attachments: 1. RESOLUTION, 2. BACKGROUND

 

TO:                     Mayor and City Commission

 

FROM:                     Samuel A. May, City Manager

 

DATE:                     November 15, 2017

 

 

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APPROVING A DONATION OF $4,000.00 TO “CRIME STOPPERS OF BROWARD COUNTY”, PROVIDING FOR FUNDING FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND.

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BACKGROUND:                                          

In accordance with the Florida Contraband Act, the Margate Police Department is required to expend or

donate no less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the fiscal years total collection of state forfeiture funds, per the guidelines of Florida State Statute 932.7055.

 

Broward County Crime Stoppers is a non-profit organization dedicated to solving and preventing crime in Broward County, Florida.  Crime Stoppers serves as a clearinghouse for tips, and acts as a liaison between anonymous citizens and law enforcement agencies. The program’s success is dependent on community involvement.  

 

RECOMMENDATION:                     Approval

 

 

FISCAL IMPACT:                     Funded through the Law Enforcement Trust Fund Account

                     Not to exceed $4,000.00

                     118-1810-521-82.20 (State)                                          

 

 

CONTACT PERSON:                     Dana E. Watson, Chief of Police