File #: ID 2018-503    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 9/17/2018 In control: Regular City Commission Meeting
On agenda: 9/26/2018 Final action: 9/26/2018
Title: APPROVING A DONATION OF $4,800.00 TO "THE BROWARD VICTIM'S RIGHTS COALITION"; PROVIDING FOR FUNDING FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND.
Attachments: 1. RESOLUTION, 2. BACKGROUND, 3. CORRESPONDENCE

 

TO:                     Mayor and City Commission

 

FROM:                     Samuel A. May, City Manager

 

DATE:                     September 26, 2018

 

 

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APPROVING A DONATION OF $4,800.00 TO “THE BROWARD VICTIM’S RIGHTS COALITION”; PROVIDING FOR FUNDING FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND.

 

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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 to a charitable organization within the guidelines of Florida State Statute 932.7055.

 

The Broward Victim’s Rights Coalition directly assists the Margate Police Department by providing Margate victims financial assistance when no other funds are available.  The Coalition is the only type of urgent funding available to all victims of Broward County and is a fund that is often utilized for Margate victims.  This funding is utilized to provide emergency shelter and victim service programs for domestic violence victims and their families.

                                                            

FISCAL IMPACT:                              Law Enforcement Trust Fund

                                                                        118-1810-521.82.20 (State)

 

RECOMMENDATION:  Approval

 

CONTACT PERSON:     Jonathan Shaw, Acting Chief of Police