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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
The Honorable Mayor and Members of :pty Commission
Hector Mirabile, PhD, City Mana ge0(
South Miami
2001
January 6, 2012 Agenda Item # __ -=="--__
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.
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) ofthe Department of Justice publication titled:
"Guide to Equitable Shoring for State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies".
Transfer Amt: $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: III Proposed Resolution
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2 RESOLUTION NO.: _____ _
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4 A Resolution relating to budget; authorizing the City Manager to increase
5 appropriations for expenditure account #615-1910-521-5205 (Federal Forfeiture
6 Computer Supplies) in the amount of $35,300; and increase in appropriations for
7 expenditure account #615-1910-521-5210 (Federal Forfeiture Operating Supplies) in
8 the amount of $25,500.00; respectively, for GPS hardware for the patrol vehicles,
9 Accreditation building improvements and assessment costs.
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11 Whereas, the Police Department is required to maintain communications and computer
12 equipment in order to enforce the laws of the State of Florida to provide for the public's safety,
13 and provide for disaster relief and homeland security, thereby making our community safer,
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16 Whereas, Accreditation increases the law enforcement agency's ability to prevent and
17 control crime through more effective and efficient delivery of law enforcement services to the
18 community it serves, and
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20 Whereas, the Property and Evidence Section under the Services Division is using outdated
21 equipment for storage, impoundment and documentation of property and evidence, crucial for
22 the successful outcome of criminal prosecutions; in order to meet State Accreditation standards
23 the room needs to be outfitted with new evidence lockers, and
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25 Whereas, the Police Department desires to provide officer safety through the use of
26 Automatic Vehicle Locators (AVl) or GPS devices to be installed in all of the uniform patrol
27 vehicles, as planned in the 0551 project, and
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29 Whereas, the Police Department has received confiscated revenue in the amount of
30 $61,241.90 in fiscal year 2012 from Federal Forfeiture Funds; and
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32 Whereas, this equipment is permissible under Section VIII, A, 1, (d) of the "Guidelines of
33 Equitable Sharing for State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies" and necessary for the
34 operation of the Police Department.
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36 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
37 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
38 Section I. The City Manager is authorized to increase appropriations for expenditure
39 account 615-1910-521-5205 (Federal Forfeiture Computer Supplies), in the amount of
40 $35,300.00; ana increase appropriations for expenditure account 615-1910-521-5210 (Federal
41 Forfeiture Operating Supplies), in the amount of $25,500.00.
42 Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this __ day of ____ , 2012
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM,
LANGUAGE, EXECUTION AND LEGALITY:
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Newman:
Commissioner Beasley:
Commissioner Palmer:
Commissioner Harris: