Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Norman Foster
Department: Office of Management and Budget
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution transferring funds within the Law Enforcement Trust Fund (LETF) for the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) in the amount of $397,828 for purchase of furniture at the new BSO Research, Development & Training Center.
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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
Provides LETF funding in the amount of $397,828 for purchase of furniture at the new BSO Research, Development & Training Center.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None
Summary Explanation/Background
The Broward Sheriff's Office supports this LETF request for the BSO Research. Development and Training Center (RDT) Furniture. The Broward Sheriff's Office, in partnership with Broward County, is constructing a state-of-the-art Research, Development and Training Center at the BSO Public Safety Building Complex. This Center will be used to train and educate members of various local. state and federal public safety agencies including our municipal law enforcement partners. We require LETF funding to provide furnishings at the Center.
Source of Additional Information
Norman Foster, Director, Office of Management and Budget, (954) 357-6346
Colonel Oscar Llerena, BSO Department of Administration, (954) 831-8180
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
Funds are available within the Law Enforcement Trust Fund for these actions. According to BSO, the current balance of the LETF, as of May 17, 2023, is $5,972,319 in the local account ($4,170,796 of which is u...
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