Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Norman Foster
Department: Office of Management and Budget
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Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2020-415 transferring funds within the Law Enforcement Trust Fund (LETF) for the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) in the amount of $205,000 to implement a wide-area outdoor acoustic gunshot surveillance system, known as ShotSpotter, in a one square-mile area in unincorporated Central Broward for a three-year period.
ACTION: (T-10:57 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 9-0. Commissioner Rich and Vice-Mayor Geller voted in the affirmative telephonically.
B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2020-416 transferring funds within the Law Enforcement Trust Fund (LETF) for BSO in the amount of $7,782 to provide matching funds for a grant from the Florida Department of Children and Families.
ACTION: (T-10:57 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 9-0. Commissioner Rich and Vice-Mayor Geller voted in the affirmative telephonically.
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Why Action is Necessary
Florida Statutes 932.7055(5)(a) requires that proceeds from the disposition of liens and forfeited property obtained from criminal procedure and corrections be deposited in a special law enforcement trust fund to be used for law enforcement purposes. Recommendation of the Sheriff and Board approval are required to appropriate LETF funds.
What Action Accomplishes
A. Provides LETF funding in the amount of $205,000 to implement a wide-area outdoor acoustic gunshot surveillance system in a one square-mile area in unincorporated Central Broward for a three-year period.
B. Provides LETF funding in the amount of $7,782 to provide matching funds for a grant from the Florida Department of Children and the Families.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
On November 5, 2019, the Board of County Commissioners adopted budget Resolution No. 2019-497 transferring funds within the Law Enforcement Trust Funds in the amount of $3,6...
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