| | MANAGER'S REPORT:
This ordinance would appropriate $12,505 for the purchase of six Nikon D5200 cameras for use by the Criminal Investigations Drug Unit and one Tac Ops Delta Sniper Rifle with a Nightforce 3.5-15X50 Illuminated Mil Dot riflescope to be assigned to the SWAT Unit. Funding is provided by the asset forfeiture reserve, which is a portion of the Roaded Service Area fund balance.
The funding source is from asset forfeiture and seizure monies the police department has received as a result of major drug investigations. Under state and federal asset seizure statutes, monies that are realized as a result of the seizure and disposal of personal assets of individuals involved in drug trafficking can be equally divided among the various agencies involved in the investigation. Once those assets are allocated to the agencies involved, the monies seized must be expended in the area of law enforcement/drug enforcement efforts.
The asset forfeiture reserve currently has $295,000 available for use. | |