HomeMy WebLinkAboutcover memoCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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DATE:
SUBJECT:
JAN 2 6 2004
Proposed Resolution
REFERENCES
ENCLOSURES:
FILE :
Dade County Association of
Chiefs of Police; Court
Overtime Reduction Project
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Resolution authorizing
funding, in the amount of $52,631.25, for the Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police, Court
Overtime Reduction Project. Funding is to be provided from the Local Law Enforcement Block
Grant (LLEBG) VIII Program, Account Code No. 142023.290546.6.270.
BACKGROUND
In an effort to contain rising overtime costs, the Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police,
along with the State Attorney's Office, instituted the "County Court Standby Program." This
program dramatically reduced court overtime costs for all law enforcement agencies. Since the
program's implementation in 1997, the Police Department reduced overtime costs by 53%, from
$2,077,958 (FY '97) to $977,138 (FY '03). Funds from participating law enforcement agencies
are used to hire administrative support personnel necessary to implement the County Court
Standby Program. The system uses a victim/witness coordinator to ascertain officer, as well as,
victim and witness availability, thus allowing the State Attorney's Office to plan accordingly.
Officers are notified of being placed on a "standby" basis and only be called when needed. All
Police Departments in Miami -Dade County are required to continue to financially support this
court overtime reduction program. Law enforcement agencies are billed based on the actual
number of sworn officers assigned to the respective department.
FISCAL IMPACT: None, funding to be provided from the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant.
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