File #: 19-4136    Version: 1 Name: Police Seizure Amendment 18/19-350-05
Type: Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: 5/7/2019 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/20/2019 Final action: 5/20/2019
Title: Approve Amendment No. 5 to the 2018-19 Police State 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 $192,000.00.
Attachments: 1. Seizure Amendment 5

Title

Approve Amendment No. 5 to the 2018-19 Police State 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 $192,000.00.

 

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 2018-19 Confiscated Seizure Fund Budget is amended to include expenditures of the following items:

 

Dell Performance Desktop Computers                     $12,000

CID Data Projection Center                     $11,000

CellHawk Software                     $5,500

CID Electronic Data Storage                     $25,000

Brief Cam                     $40,000

Redactive Software                     $20,000

Police Range Target System                     $50,000

Polygraph Examiner Training                     $25,000

Seizure Vehicle                     $3,500

                     $192,000

 

Recommended/Desired Action

Staff recommends approval of Amendment No. 5 to the 2018-19 State Seizure Budget.

 

Attachment(s)

Seizure Amendment Memorandum

 

Drafter

Sylvia Encinia

 

Head of Department

Charles M. Cato