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MEMORANDUM Attachment A1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />DATE: February 13, 2017 4 <br />5 <br />TO: City Manager Patrick Trudgeon 6 <br />7 <br />FROM: Chief of Police Rick Mathwig 8 <br />9 <br />SUBJECT: Summary information on Police Forfeiture funds 10 <br />11 <br />In August of 2011, Council requested an annual document summarizing forfeiture account 12 <br />activities. The accompanying memorandum, which describes the Police Department’s forfeiture 13 <br />accounts, serves as foundation. 14 <br />15 <br />The Police Department forfeiture accounts are labeled as: Narcotics Forfeiture, Federal 16 <br />Equitable Sharing- Narcotics and Alcohol Forfeiture. The Narcotics Forfeiture account holds 17 <br />funds forfeited for controlled substance offenses and other “designated offenses”, as defined in 18 <br />Minnesota statutes. The Federal Equitable Sharing- Narcotics account holds funds forfeited for 19 <br />federal controlled substance violations. The Alcohol Forfeiture account holds only funds forfeited 20 <br />for DWI related offenses. 21 <br />22 <br />Purchases made in excess of $5,000 require Council approval. 23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />The 2016 summary information for both accounts: 26 <br />27 <br />Narcotics Forfeiture 28 <br />Beginning balance- $100,97429 <br />Ending balance- $86,74230 <br />31 <br />Summary of purchases 32 <br />Vehicle tow and storage fees- $32033 <br />Taser body camera data storage- $2,11534 <br />East Metro SWAT annual membership- $4,84835 <br />Protest safety supplies (non-lethal bean bags)- $282136 <br />K-9 handler safety equipment- plates, carriers, helmets- $286437 <br />Covert investigative supplies, services and equipment- $75038 <br />FTO program: iPad Air tablets data plans (2)- $85739 <br />Costs related to tobacco compliance checks- $26040 <br />Naloxone first responder kits (50)- ($3,100 fully reimbursed through grant)41 <br />Other nominal costs related to police services42 <br />43 <br />Equitable Sharing- Federal Narcotics Forfeitures 44 <br />Beginning balance- $101,24245 <br />Ending balance- $116,98046 <br />47 <br />Summary of purchases 48 <br />Protest Safety Equipment (e.g. fire extinguishers, tourniquets, gas mask filters, helmets,49 <br />batons, less lethal launchers, optics and sponge rounds) - $6,00850 <br />51 <br />Item #7: Attachment A