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6/ 1 /98
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10021, ADOPTED
JULY 18, 1985, AS AMENDED, WHICH ESTABLISHED INITIAL
RESOURCES AND INITIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND, RECEIVED AND DEPOSITED
PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 9257, ADOPTED APRIL 9, 1981,
THEREBY PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF
$1,080,000.00, AS A RESULT OF ADDITIONAL MONIES
DEPOSITED IN SAID FUND DUE TO SUCCESSFUL FORFEITURE
ACTIONS; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 9257, a ed ril 9, 1981, the City
Commission fulfilled the requirements of Sections 94pquisition
and 943.44(5), Florida Statutes
(1980), relating to the proceeds from the sale or oth r of forfeited property; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 10021, adopted ly 18,1985, established initial resources and
initial appropriations for the "Law nfo ce nt Trust Fund" (LETF) in the amount of
$1,896,825; and
WHEREAS, as a res/of suc ssful forfeiture actions, subsequent appropriations were
made into the LETF whiffihov*tA $23,240,749.26; and
WHEREAS, as a rAkdKof recent successful forfeiture actions, additional funds, in the total
amount of $1, 0,000.00, are available for deposit in the LETF; and
RE S, expenditures shall only be made upon certification by the Chief of Police that