HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-063 CCRMember Celia scott introduced the following resolution and moved its
III adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 90 63
RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 1990 GENERAL FUND BUDGET
BY APPROPRIATING FORFEITED PROPERTY AND CONTINGENCY
FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SEMI AUTOMATIC WEAPONS AND
RELATED SUPPLIES FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, Section 7.09 of the City Charter of the City of Brooklyn
Center does provide for a contingency appropriation as a part of the General
Fund Budget, and further provides that the contingency appropriation may be
transferred to any other appropriation by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Section 7.08 of the City Charter does provide for the
increase of a budget appropriation by the City Council if the actual receipts
exceed the estimates, but not to exceed the actual receipts; and
WHEREAS, 1988 Laws of Minnesota C.665 provides for seizure and
forfeiture of property used in commission of crime and proceeds of crime and
contraband; and
WHEREAS, said laws require that said property kept under said laws may
be used only in the performance of official duties of the appropriate agency and
may not be used for any other purpose; and
WHEREAS, 70% of the sale of the property may be used by the Brooklyn
Center Police Department as a supplement to its operating fund for use in law
enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, by the adoption of Resolution No. 88 -195
on November 21, 1988, did authorize the Director of Finance to appropriate said
proceeds to the Police Department Budget as they are received to the extent that
said proceeds exceed five thousand dollars in any calendar year and then said
excess will be reported to the City Council for its appropriation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has accepted bids and quotations in the
amount of $20,835 for semi automatic weapons and related supplies; and
WHEREAS, there is currently available $15,977 from forfeiture monies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Brooklyn Center to authorize appropriations to purchase semi automatic weapons
in the amount of $17,370 and related supplies in the amount of $3,465 to the
Police Protection Budget as follows:
Other Equipment Account No. 4552 $17,370
Clothing and Personal Equipment Account No. 4224 3,465
$20,835
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RESOLUTION NO. 90- 63
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to increase the Estimated Revenues from Forfeited
Drug Money, Account No. 3897, by $15,977 and to transfer $4,858 from the Unallocated
Departmental Expenses, Contingency Account No. 4995, to fund the purchase.
March 26, 1990
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whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by
member Jerry Pedlar and upon vote being taken thereon, the following
voted in favor thereof: Dean Nyquist, Celia Scott, Todd Paulson,
Jerry Pedlar, and Philip Cohen;
and the following voted against the same: none,