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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-225 CCR1 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL PORTABLE RADIOS, AMENDING THE 1989 GENERAL FUND BUDGET. AND APPROPRIATING FORFEITED PROPERTY 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 1 Member Celia Scott introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 89 -225 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, the City Manager and the Chief of Police have recommended the purchase of four additional portable radios (handie- talkies) and extended two -year warranties for thirty portable radios at a cost of $4,726, through an existing Minnesota Fire Agencies Consortium bidder's contract with the Motorola Company; and have further recommended that these costs be appropriated from the balance of the drug forfeiture money. 1 1 1 RESOLUTION NO. 89 -225 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center to authorize the purchase of four additional portable radios (handie talkies) and related equipment and two -year extended warranties on thirty portable radios in the amount of $4,726 through the Minnesota Fire Agencies Consortium bidder's contract with the Motorola Company; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to authorize an appropriation of $4,726 from forfeited property proceeds for this purchase; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to amend the 1989 General Fund Budget as follows: Increase the Aoprouriations for the following line items: Police Protection #31, Other Equipment Account #4552 Increase the Estimated Revenues from the following line items: Forfeited Drug Money, Account #3897 November 27, 1989 Date Al 1'EST: X� r'� j2 (2_ Clerk $4,726 $4,726 The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Todd Paulson and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Dean Nyquist, Celia Scott, Todd Paulson, and Jerry Pedlar; and the following voted against the same: none, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.