File #: ID 2018-507    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 "KIDS IN DISTRESS"; 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 “KIDS IN DISTRESS”; 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 to a charitable organization within the guidelines of Florida State Statute 932.7055.

 

Kids in Distress, which is a non-profit organization, works toward the prevention of child abuse, preservation of family, and the treatment of abused and neglected children.

 

Kids in Distress has built a campus in Broward County for community based programs such as prevention, intervention, foster care, family counseling, and education programs such as preschool and aftercare for at-risk children. 

                                                            

FISCAL IMPACT:                              Law Enforcement Trust Fund

                                                                        118-1810-521.82.20 (State)

 

RECOMMENDATION:  Approval

 

CONTACT PERSON:     Jonathan Shaw, Acting Chief of Police