File #: 18-3556    Version: 1 Name: Seizure Amendment No. 5
Type: Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: 7/5/2018 In control: City Council
On agenda: 7/16/2018 Final action: 7/16/2018
Title: Approve Amendment No. 5 to the 2017-18 Police 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 $142,000.00.
Attachments: 1. Seizure Amendment No. 5

Title

Approve Amendment No. 5 to the 2017-18 Police 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 $142,000.00.

 

Body

Pursuant to Title 28, Section 524 of the United States Code and Chapter 59 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the City of Mesquite has adopted a budget to account for funds awarded as a result of court forfeitures and contraband, and expenditures from these proceeds may only be used for law enforcement purposes in accordance with federal and state regulations. The fiscal year 2017-18 Confiscated Seizure Fund Budget is amended to include expenditures of the following items:

 

Applicant Physical Agility Testing                     $57,500

Unmarked Police Car Emergency Lighting                     22,500

Mobile License Plate Reader System                     20,000

Bosch CDR 900 Upgrade Kit                     4,000

Dispatch Staff and Schedule Analysis                     35,000

Ice Machine in Jail Facility                     3,000

                     $142,000

 

Recommended/Desired Action

Staff recommends approval of Amendment No. 5 to the 2017-18 Seizure Budget.

 

Attachment(s)

Seizure Amendment No. 5

 

Drafter

DesDamonna Richter

 

Head of Department

Charles M. Cato