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File Number: 14-01016
Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE
ALLOCATION OF FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $178,924.09, TO
FUND THE CITY OF MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT'S PRORATED SHARE OF
OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF
CHIEFS OF POLICE COUNTY COURT STANDBY PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2014, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2015;
ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF POLICE GENERAL
OPERATING BUDGET, ACCOUNT NO. 00001.191501.534000.0000.00000.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's ("City") Police Department, as most other police departments in
Miami -Dade County, face rising court overtime costs; and
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police ("Association") and the
Miami -Dade County State Attorney's Office have implemented the Association's Court Overtime
Reduction Program ("Program"), which employs administrative support personnel to notify victims,
witnesses, and officers when they are required to appear in court; and
WHEREAS, this Program has greatly reduced the costs of overtime for court appearances for
all participating local law enforcement agencies; and
WHEREAS, the local law enforcement agencies participating in the Program are invoiced for
their prorated share of operating expenses based on the proportional utilization of services during the
previous fiscal year, as defined by the number of traffic, domestic violence, and misdemeanor court
cases processed for the local law enforcement agencies through the Miami -Dade State Attorney's
Office at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building, located at 1351 Northwest 12th Street, Miami,
Florida; and
WHEREAS, the funding will assist the Association and the Miami -Dade County State Attorney's
Office with expenses related to the hiring of administrative support personnel necessary to continue
the Program;
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 fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The allocation of funds, in the amount not to exceed $178,924.09, for the City
Police Department's prorated share of the Program's operating expenses during the fiscal year
commencing on October 1, 2014, to the Association, is authorized, with funds allocated from the
Police General Operating Budget, Account No. 00001.191501.534000.0000.00000.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
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of the Mayor. (1}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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VIC1 ORIA MENDEZ , 0
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10)
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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