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RESOLUTION NO. 85-23 d.
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
($259000.00) FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI LAW ENFORCEMENT
TRUST FUND TO COVER NECESSARY WAGES AND
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE
EMPLOYMENT OF A CLERICAL SUPPORT PERSON TO BE
ASSIGNED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT LEGAL UNIT;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT TO EMPLOY SUCH
PERSON.
WHEREAS, the Miami Police Legal Unit serves a necessary function within
the Police Department; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Police Legal Unit is charged with providing legal
advice, opinions and general counsel to the members of the Police Department; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Police Legal Unit is charged with conducting legal
proceedings and litigation under the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Police Legal Unit, pursuant to legal proceedings and
litigation, has had in excess of $ 2,522,000.00 awarded to the City of Miami for
deposit in the City of Miami Law Enforcement Trust Fund; and
WHEREAS, monies from the City of Miami Law Enforcement Trust Fund
have been utilized to purchase such necessary law enforcement items as the
Simulated Media Environment Training Unit (Stress Simulator) and the Remote
Moble Investigator (Bomb Deactivation Robot); and
WHEREAS, the increasing volume of forfeiture litigation actions requires
that a clerical support person be assigned to the Police Legal Unit to prepare, type,
and file correspondence, documents and legal pleadings associated with forfeiture
proceedings; and
WHEREAS, this clerical support person would be assigned to the Miami Police
Legal Unit to assist the Police Legal Advisors in the expeditious processing of
forfeiture proceedings; and
WHEREAS, the current assignment of only one clerical support person does
not allow the Miami Police Legal Unit to adequately and efficiently carry out its
goals and objectives; and
WHEREAS, funds to cover the necessary expenses of a second clerical
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support person have not been included in the Police T)epartment's normal operating
budget for fiscal year 1984-85; and
WHEREAS, funds to cover these expenses are available in the City of Miami
Law Enforcement Trust Fund;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Funding in an amount not to exceed twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,000.00) is hereby allocated from the City of Miami Law Enforcement
Trust Fund to cover necessary wages and employee benefit expenses associated
with the employment of a clerical support person to be assigned to the Police
Department Legal Unit.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to instruct the Human
Resources Department to employ such person.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21 day of March ,. 1985.
Maurice A. Ferre
MAYOR
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FRR—ALoPH G. ONGIE, CITY CLER
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
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