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MEMORANDUM <br />1 <br />Attachment A <br />2 <br />3 <br />DATE: <br />February 9, 2015 <br />4 <br />5 <br />TO: <br />City Manager Patrick Trudgeon <br />6 <br />7 <br />FROM: <br />Chief of Police Rick Mathwig <br />8 <br />9 <br />SUBJECT: <br /> Summary information on Police Forfeiture funds <br />10 <br />11 <br />In August of 2011, Council requested an annual document summarizing forfeiture account <br />12 <br />activities. The accompanying memorandum, which describes the Police Department’s forfeiture <br />13 <br />accounts, serves as foundation. <br />14 <br />15 <br />Narcotics Forfeiture, Federal <br />The Police Department forfeiture accounts are labeled as: <br />16 <br />Equitable Sharing- Narcotics AlcoholForfeiture <br /> and. The Narcotics Forfeiture account holds <br />17 <br />funds forfeited for controlled substance offenses and other “designated offenses”, as defined in <br />18 <br />Minnesota statutes. The Federal Equitable Sharing- Narcotics account holds funds forfeited for <br />19 <br />federal controlled substance violations. The Alcohol Forfeiture account holds only funds forfeited <br />20 <br />for DWI related offenses. <br />21 <br />22 <br />Purchases made in excess of $5,000 require Council approval. <br />23 <br />24 <br />2014 <br />The summary information for both accounts: <br />25 <br />26 <br />Narcotics Forfeiture <br />27 <br /> Beginning balance- $88,307.89 <br />28 <br /> Ending balance- $95,243.37 <br />29 <br />30 <br />Summary of purchases <br />31 <br /> Vehicle tow and storage fees- $170 <br />32 <br /> Ramsey County Crime Scene team - $2,352 <br />33 <br /> SWAT training and equipment- $7,156 <br />34 <br /> Exercise room updates- $4,143 <br />35 <br /> Diversity awareness training- $4,280 <br />36 <br /> Covert investigative equipment- $1185 <br />37 <br /> RVPD flag- $458 <br />38 <br /> Department memorial photos and framing- $1538 <br />39 <br /> Technology upgrades for Chief’s conference room- $960 <br />40 <br /> Reserve Officer annual appreciation- $1000 <br />41 <br /> Other nominal costs related to police services <br />42 <br />43 <br />Equitable Sharing- Narcotics <br />44 <br /> Beginning balance- $78,475.79 <br />45 <br /> Ending balance- $88,714.27 <br />46 <br /> Purchase of three body cameras, data storage, holster- $4,935.80 <br />47 <br />48 <br />Alcohol Forfeiture <br />49 <br /> Beginning balance- $299,133.40 <br />50 <br />