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Member Philip Cohen introduced the following resolution and moved its
adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 89 140
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF 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 appro-
priate 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, 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 recom-
mended the purchase of portable radios (handie talkies) for each uniformed
officer of the department, at a cost of $25,500, through an existing St.
Paul Fire Department bidder's contract with the Motorola Company; and
have further recommended that $18,000 of the cost be appropriated from
the balance of drug forfeiture money and $7,500 be appropriated from the
Unallocated Departmental Expenses Contingency Account.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Brooklyn Center to authorize the purchase of twenty -six portable G.E.
radios (handi talkies) and related equipment in the amount of $25,500
through the St. Paul Fire Department bidder contract with the Motorola
Company; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to authorize an appropriation of $18,000
from forfeited property proceeds towards the purchase; and
RESOLUTION NO. 89 -140
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to amend the 1989 General Fund Budget
as follows:
July 10, 1989
Date
ATTEST: 71
Increase the Appropriations for the following line items:
Police Protection #31, Other Equipment Account #4552 $25,500
Decrease the Appropriations for the following line items:
Unallocated Depart. Expenses #80, Contingency Account #4995 7,500
Increase the Estimated Revenues from the following line items:
Forfeited Drug Money, Account #3897
Clerk
$18,000
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by
member Celia Scott 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,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.