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Resolution: R-18-0027
File Number: 3382
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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Final Action Date: 1/25/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE
ALLOCATION OF FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED
SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHT DOLLARS AND EIGHTY
TWO CENTS ($176,908.82) FOR A ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD TO THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE, COUNTY COURT
STANDBY PROGRAM; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
POLICE GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET, ACCOUNT NO.
00001.191501.534000.0000.00000; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's ("City") Police Department ("MPD"), as most police
departments in Miami -Dade County, faces 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 local law enforcement agencies; and
WHEREAS, members of the Association are now billed based on the proportional
utilization of the Program from the participating law enforcement agencies as defined by the
number of misdemeanor, traffic (including driving under the influence), and domestic violence
court cases processed through the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building (Miami -Dade County
Courthouse) 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 implement 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 if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' to allocate funds from the Police General
Operating Budget, Account No. 00001.191501.534000.0000.00000 in an amount not to exceed
' 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 City Code
provisions.
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File ID: 3382
Enactment Number: R-18-0027
One Hundred Seventy -Six Thousand Nine Hundred Eight Dollars and Eighty -Two Cents
($176,908.82) for a one (1) year period to the Association for the Program.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to execute any and all necessary documents
in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to effectuate the Program.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption and
signature of the Mayor2.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
"ia dez, City Attor ley 1 /1512018
2 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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