Res No 014-12-13571RESOLUTION NO.: 14 -12 -13571
A Resolution relating to budget; authorizing the City Manager to increase
appropriations for expenditure account #615- 1910 - 521 -5205 (Federal Forfeiture
Computer Supplies) in the amount of $35,300; and increase in appropriations for
expenditure account #615- 1910 -521- 5210 (Federal Forfeiture Operating Supplies) in
the amount of $25,500.00; respectively, for GPS hardware for the patrol vehicles,
Accreditation building improvements and assessment costs.
Whereas, the Police Department is required to maintain communications and computer
equipment in order to enforce the laws of the State of Florida to provide for the public's safety,
and provide for disaster relief and homeland security, thereby making our community safer,
and
Whereas, Accreditation increases the law enforcement agency's ability to prevent and
control crime through more effective and efficient delivery of law enforcement services to the
community it serves, and
Whereas, the Property and Evidence Section under the Services Division is using outdated
equipment for storage, impoundment and documentation of property and evidence, crucial for
the successful outcome of criminal prosecutions; in order to meet State Accreditation standards
the room needs to be outfitted with new evidence lockers, and
Whereas, the Police Department desires to provide officer safety through the use of
Automatic Vehicle Locators (AVL) or GPS devices to be installed in all of the uniform patrol
vehicles, as planned in the OSSI project, and
Whereas, the Police Department has received confiscated revenue in the amount of
$61,241.90 in fiscal year 2012 from Federal Forfeiture Funds; and
Whereas, this equipment is permissible under Section VIII, A, 11 (d) of the "Guidelines of
Equitable Sharing for State and Local law Enforcement Agencies" and necessary for the
operation of the Police Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section I. The City Manager is authorized to increase appropriations for expenditure
account 615- 1910 - 521 -5205 (Federal Forfeiture Computer Supplies), in the amount of
$35,300.00; and increase appropriations for expenditure account 615- 1910 -521 -5210 (Federal
Forfeiture Operating Supplies), in the amount of $25,500.00.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
Pg. 2 of Res. No, 14 -12 -13571
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17ttday ofJanuary , 2012
ATTEST: n APPROVED:
CITY CLERK MAY 611
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
READ AN P OVED AS O Vice Mayor Newman:
LAN / A6 XECUTIO D ALITY: Commissioner Beasley:
Commissioner Palmer:
/Yn i7 oG� /i' Commissioner Harris:
ATTORNEY
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MIAMI CITY OF SOUTH T !'•' i
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: The Honorable Mayor and Members of the C'ty Commission
From: Hector Mirabile, PhD, City Manager �
Date: January 6, 2012 Agenda Item #
SubjeC,t:. A Resolution relating to budget; authorizing the City Manager to increase
appropriations for expenditure account #615- 1910 - 521 -5205 (Federal Forfeiture
Computer Supplies) in the amount of $35,300; an increase in appropriations for
expenditure account #615 - 1910 - 521 -5210 (Federal Forfeiture Operating Supplies) in the
amount of $25,500.00; respectively, for GPS hardware for the patrol vehicles,
Accreditation building improvements and assessment costs.
Background: The Police Department is in the process of getting State Accredited, which requires
many building improvements such as the Property and Evidence Section. Patrol
vehicles will also have GPS devices installed for officer safety purposes. Should an
emergency occur and the officer cannot respond to the radio, he or she can be
located through the GPS device. These proposed expenditures for new equipment are
permissible under Section VIII, A,1, (d) of the Department of Justice publication titled:
"Guide to Equitable Sharing for State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies.
Twansf.2rAmt: $60,800.00
Transfer From: Federal Forfeiture Fund with a current balance of $61,241.90
Transfer To: # 615- 1910 -521 -5205 (Federal Forfeiture Computer Operating Supplies); 615 -1910-
521 -5210 (Federal Forfeiture Operating Supplies).
Attachments: M Proposed Resolution