TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Ordinance No. 2018-58, first reading, amending the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Non-District Budget.
Recommended Action
Continue Ordinance No. 2018-58, amending the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Non-District Budget.
Background Information
An amendment to the FY 2019 Non-District budget for additional funding in the amount of $33,890 is being requested. The amendment requests $8,590 from the Law Enforcement Trust (Forfeiture) Fund to provide funding, as outlined in State statute, to support community programs as identified in the statute for FY 2019. Funding will come from available reserves in the Law Enforcement Trust (Forfeiture) Fund. The Building Fund is requesting $25,300 to purchase a new F-150 truck to replace one totaled in an accident.
Florida State Statute 932.7055 governs the collection and use of forfeiture funds by the City. The law provides that any local law enforcement agency that acquires at least $15,000 pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act within a fiscal year must expend or donate no less than 25 percent of such proceeds for the support or operation of any drug treatment, drug abuse education, drug prevention, crime prevention, safe neighborhood, or school resource officer program or programs. The requested budget amendment of $8,590 is to meet this statutory requirement. The local law enforcement agency has the discretion to determine which program or programs will receive the designated proceeds.
On August 13, 2018, a building inspector was involved in an accident in which the City vehicle he was driving sustained major damage. Risk Management recommends the vehicle be totaled. The Building Department is requesting a budget amendment to replace the totaled vehicle. The estimated cost of the replacement vehicle is $25,300. Fund balance reserves will be used to provide the necessary funding for the replacement.
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