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Resolution: R-06-0347
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 06-00879 Final Action Date: 6/8/2006
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ESTABLISHING A NEW
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ENTITLED: "VIOLENT CRIME/WITNESS PROTECTION
PROGRAM" AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$200,000, FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA, FLORIDA VIOLENT CRIME AND DRUG
CONTROL COUNCIL, FOR EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING PROTECTIVE
SERVICES FOR VICTIMS/WITNESS PROTECTION AND VIOLENT CRIME AND
DRUG CONTROL OR INVESTIGATIONS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 943.042,
FLORIDA STATUTES AS AMENDED, THROUGH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT'S OFFICE OF STATEWIDE INTELLIGENCE, WHICH
AUTHORIZES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO
REDUCE CRIME AND PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF FLORIDA; AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO
IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE OF SAID FUNDS.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the passage of the Florida Violent Crime Act of 1993, Section 943.031,
the State of Florida, created the Florida Violent Crime Council and amended the statute in 2001 and
renamed the Council to the Florida Violent Crime and Drug Control Council ("VCDCC"); and
WHEREAS, the Victim/Witness Protection Program authorizes law enforcement agencies to
provide protective services, including temporary relocation, for person(s) approved by the State
Attorney's Office for the provision of protective services, and other costs directly incurred by reason of
providing protective services for up to one (1) year or until the risk has diminished; and
WHEREAS, the law enables the lead law enforcement agencies to seek reimbursement from the
VCDCC for expenses incurred in providing protective services for victims/witness certified by the
State Attorney or Statewide Prosecutor; and
WHEREAS, the VCDCC then reviews requests from law enforcement agencies and provides
funding of cases relating to violent crime investigations and trials, as well as relocation efforts for the
protection of victims and witnesses determining whether they comply to funding criteria; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Department of Police is requesting a Special Revenue Fund entitled
"Violent Crime/Witness Protection Program" to deposit said funds received through the VCDCC and
the Victim/Witness Protection Review Committee established through the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement's ("FDLE's") Office of Statewide Intelligence; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Statewide Intelligence with FDLE has the responsibility of reviewing all
violent crime, victim witness and drug case submissions and presenting cases to the VCDCC; and
WHEREAS, the guidelines established a $100,000 maximum limit on the amount that may be
disbursed on a single investigation and a $200,000 maximum limit on funds that may be provided to a
single agency during a fiscal year created through Section 943.042, Florida Statutes, as amended;
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File Number: 06-00879 Enactment Number: R-06-0347
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The following new Special Revenue Fund is established and resources are
appropriated as described below:
FUND TITLE: VIOLENT CRIME/WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM"
RESOURCES: Florida Violent Crime and Drug Control Council (VCDCC)
Violent Crime and Drug Control Investigations $100,000
Victim/Witness Protection Services $100,000
APPROPRIATIONS: $200,000
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute the necessary documents to implement
acceptance of said funds.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
Footnotes:
{1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be
imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter
and Code provisions.
{2} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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