Policy Text
I. General
to the Police Budget Office
A. The Strategic Investigations Unit (SIU)
by the Captain or designee.
is responsible and accountable for the
C. The Police Budget Office is responsi-
preparation of all paperwork required
ble and accountable for the receipt
for the receipt of funds forfeited to the
and expenditure of funds from the Po-
Department.
lice Confiscations Account.
1. The paperwork is prepared by the
1. Revenues
Case Investigator, reviewed and
approved by the chain of com-
a. When checks are received
mand and forwarded to the Chief
from the Strategic Investiga-
for review and signature.
tions Unit (SIU), a Miscella-
neous Cash Receipt (MCR)
B. The SIU secretary is responsible for:
is prepared. The MCR will
1. New Seizures:
indicate:
a. Type information on Federal
1) The source of the funds
Forfeitures/Asset Sharing
(State, Federal - Jus-
Requests Log located in the
tice, or Federal - Cus-
computer and backed up on
toms).
a disk.
2) The MCR and the check
b. Make file folder with label
are personally taken to
and retain copies of all For-
City Hall and presented
feiture Request Forms
to the City Cashier. The
(DAG-71) and any corre-
Cashier accepts the
sponding paperwork.
check and validates the
MCR and furnishes a
2. New and Existing Seizures:
copy.
a. Make notations on forfeiture
b. A log is maintained of all
logs regarding the status of
revenues received by cate-
each seizure, i.e., F/A Fed-
gory (State, Federal-State,
Federal-Custom). Revenues
from auctioned forfeited
property and interest posted
to the forfeiture revenue ac-
count is also posted on this
log.
2. Expenditures
a. Confiscations (Trust) Funds
can only be used in accor-
dance with Federal and Flor-
ida Statutes.
b. Every quarter, a Commission
Memorandum and Resolu-
tion are prepared to obtain
approval to purchase/fund
such items. An exhibit is
prepared listing items to be
approved on that occasion.
Before the fiscal year begins,
the budget for the fund is
prepared and from then on
amendments are prepared.
After the Commission ap-
proves the item, the Police
Budget Office prepares pa-
perwork required to pur-
chase or fund the
items/program listed on that
particular exhibit.
c. A log is kept of all expendi-
tures by source of funding:
State, Federal - Justice and
Federal – Customs.
DEFINITIONS: None
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APPROVED BY:
Donald W. De Lucca
Chief of Police