City of Milwaukee - File #: 230043

• File #: 230043
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/9/2023
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 5/31/2023
• Title: Resolution authorizing the transfer of funds from the MPD Federal Forfeiture Revenue Contribution Account to the Police Department’s budget.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: FEDERAL GRANTS, POLICE DEPARTMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/6/2023	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/31/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
5/24/2023	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearing: Inspector Craig Sarnow, MPD Heather Hough, MPD Chief of Staff Inspector Sarnow gave a presentation.	Pass	3:0
5/9/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
230043
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR

Title
Resolution authorizing the transfer of funds from the MPD Federal Forfeiture Revenue Contribution Account to the Police Department’s budget.

Analysis
This resolution approves the transfer of $1,654,298.70 to the Police Department’s budget to fund items in accordance with the guidelines of the Asset Forfeiture Sharing Program. Items to be purchased with these funds include:

CATEGORY AMOUNT

Carry Forward 2022 $350,000.00
Community Relations $130,862.00
Equipment and Supplies $494,747.13
MKE Urban Stables $100,800.00
Office Furniture/Improvements $125,522.31
Technology $311,958.26
Training $ 95,000.00
Uniform $ 23,574.00
Safety Improvements $ 21,835.00

Body
Whereas, The Federal government has established specific guidelines for expending funds received as a result of the Asset Forfeiture Sharing Program; and

Whereas, these guidelines state that “sharing will be withheld from any state or local law enforcement agency if the governing body or state or local law, regulation, or police requires or directs (1) specific expenditures of shared funds”; and

Whereas, the Police Department currently has funds held in trust (Fund No. 0678) to increase or enhance law enforcement efforts in the City of Milwaukee; now therefore be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the City Comptroller is authorized to transfer up to $1,654,298.70 from the Police Department’s Federal Forfeiture Trust Fund (Account Number 0678-3310-R999-2022-662201), to the contribution/revenue account entitled Federal Forfeiture Contribution Revenue (Account Number 0001-3310-2022-985012); and, be it

Further Resolved, That upon transfer of these funds, the City Comptroller is authorized and directed to transfer $1,654,298.70 from the Federal Forfeiture Revenue Contribution Account to the Police Department’s budget as follows:

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