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A Resolution authorizing an expenditure in the amount of $11,936 from State Forfeited Asset Fund (F.A.F.) moneys, to support the 2019/2020 Fiscal Year operations of the Police Explorer Post #594 Program, conducted by the Coral Gables Police Department Youth Resource Unit.
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State Forfeited Asset Funds (F.A.F.) consist of the proceeds from the seizure and forfeiture of certain assets identified during criminal investigations to have been possessed or utilized in violation of the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act.
Pursuant to the provisions of Florida State Statute 932.7055(5)(c)(a), monies received by a local law enforcement agency must be used for school resource officer, crime prevention, safe neighborhood, drug abuse education and prevention programs, or for other law enforcement purposes.
The activities associated with the Police Explorer Post #594 Program, which are conducted by the Coral Gables Police Department Youth Resource Unit, qualify as a permissible expenditure under FSS 932.7055(5)(c)(a).
City leadership have reviewed, vetted, and approved the Coral Gables Chief of Police’s request to encumber and expend as needed the available forfeited asset funds via memorandum dated January 8, 2020.