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04/01/91
RESOLUTION NO. 91 - 282
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COMMITMENT OF
FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF THE AGAPE PROGRAM OF THE
SOUTH FLORIDA JAIL MINISTRIES, AND ALLOCATING
FUNDS THEREFOR, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$1:5,0000 FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND#
SUCH COSTS HAYING BEEN APPROVED BY THE CHIEF
OF POLICE.
WHEREAS, Florida State Statute 932.704(3)(a), as amended,
authorizes the expenditure of forfeiture proceeds for law
enforcement purposes not considered normal operating expenses;
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WHEREAS, the City of Miami Police Department recognizes that
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much of the crime. committed today is the result of alcohol and
substance abuse; and
WHEREAS, one of the ways to reduce crime is to treat the
source of the problem; and
WHEREAS, the Agape Program of the South Florida Jail
Ministries is a residential drug rehabilitation and counselling
program .developed as an alternative to incarceration and designed
to combat alcohol and drug abuse; and
WHEREAS, many of the clients treated and counselled in the
Agape Program are City of Miami residents; and
WHEREAS, the City of.Miami Police Department supports these
efforts and has taken an active role in the funding of such
programs; and
WHEREAS, funds to cover the necessary expenses required for
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the above listed program have not been included in the Police
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Department's normal operating budget; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of Ponce has recommended adoption of
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this Resolution and has determined that the proposed expenditures
cq"lyawtth Florida State Statute 932.704, as amended; and
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WHEREAS, funds to cover the necessary expenses required for
this program are available in the City of Miami Law Enforcement
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Trust Fund;
NOWT THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIOA:
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Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference.
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thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
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Section 2. The commitment of funds in support of the Agape
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Program of the South Florida Jail Ministries, is hereby
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authorized, with funds therefor, in an amount not to exceed
$15,000, being hereby allocated from the City of Miami Law
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Enforcement Trust Fund, Project No. 690001, Index Code 029002-
247, such costs having been approved by the Chief of Police.
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Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this llth day of Apri , 1991.
XAVIER L. S AREZ, YOR
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MATTY HIRAI, CITY CLERK
BUDGETARY REVIEW & APPROVED BY:
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:REPAMREDND PROVED BY:
ALBERTINE B. SMITH
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CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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CItY OF MIAMI, FLOF310A
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: DATE : FILE
The Honorable Mayor and Members MAR 2 31991
of the City Commission
SUBJECT : Resolution for a Commitment of
Funds to the Agape Program of
the South Florida Jail
FROM ; Cesar H. Od ' REFERENCES : Ministries
City Manager
ENCLOSURES:
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RECOMMENDATION's_
It is respectfully recommended that a Resolution authorizing the
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commitment of funds to the Agape Program of the South Florida
Jail Ministries, in an amount not to exceed $15,000, from the Law
Enforcement Trust Fund, be approved.
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BACKGROUND:
The Police Department recognizes that the underlying cause of
much of the crime committed today is alcohol and substance abuse.
The Department also recognizes that by treating these problems at
the source there may be a correlative decrease in crime. One of
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the means available for the treatment of first time, nonviolent
offenders, is the Agape Program of the South Florida Jail
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Ministries. This residential drug rehabilitation program for
women services City of Miami as well as Dade County residents.
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It is, therefore, recommended that a Resolution authorizing the
commitment of funds to the Agape Program of the South Florida
Jail Ministries, in an amount not to exceed $15,000, be approved.
Funding is to be from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund, Project No.
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690001, Index Code No. 029002-247.
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I, Perry L. Anderson, Jr., Chief of Police, City
of Miaini, do
hereby certify that
the aforementioned request for
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from the. Cityof
Miami Law Enforcement Trust
Fund for a
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commitment of funds
to the Agape Program for the
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Jail 'Ministries, in
an amount not to exceed S15,000,
complies
with the provisions
of Section 932.704, Florida Statutes.
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Perry L. Anderson, Jr.
Chief of Police
City of Miami Police Department
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SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE
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