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File #: 22-6247    Version: 1 Name: FY22/23-351-01 Seizure Amendment
Type: Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: 9/23/2022 In control: City Council
On agenda: 10/17/2022 Final action: 10/17/2022
Title: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the 2022-23 Police Federal Seizure Budget in accordance with Title 28, Section 524, of the United States Code and Chapter 59 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure in the amount of $190,000.00.
Attachments: 1. Federal Seizure Amendment 1

Title

Approve Amendment No. 1 to the 2022-23 Police Federal Seizure Budget in accordance with Title 28, Section 524, of the United States Code and Chapter 59 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure in the amount of $190,000.00.

 

Body

Pursuant to Title 28, Section 524, of the United States Code and Chapter 59 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedures, the City of Mesquite has adopted a budget to account for funds awarded as a result of court forfeitures and contraband.  Expenditures from these proceeds may only be used for law enforcement purposes in accordance with federal and state regulations. The fiscal year 2022-23 Confiscated Federal Seizure Fund Budget is amended to include expenditures of the following items:

 

Firearms/Explosives Detection Dog                     $100,000.00

Breaching Equipment/Ballistic Shields                     $62,000.00

Medical Equipment                     $20,000.00

VIRTRA accessories                     $8,000.00

 

Recommended/Desired Action

Staff recommends approval of Amendment No.1 to the 2022-23 Police Federal Seizure Budget.

 

Attachment(s)

Federal Seizure Amendment No. 1

 

Drafter

Sylvia Encinia

 

Head of Department

David Gill