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ITEM 20.
Sheriff - Consent


AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE:	December 18, 2018
DEPARTMENT:	Constitutional Items
REQUESTER:	Carmine Marceno
TITLE:	Approve Transfer from Reserves of the Law Enforcement Trust Funds

I.	MOTION REQUESTED
	A) Approve transfer from reserves in the Law Enforcement Trust fund #10500 and Sheriff’s expenditure of $1,800,000 for prevention and education programs. B) Approve transfer from reserves in the Law Enforcement Trust-Crime Prevention Fines fund #10505 for $150,000 to purchase Neighborhood Watch signs, Crime Stoppers Signs and various programs and equipment for Safe Neighborhood Programs.

II.

ITEM SUMMARY

Proceeds from the collection of confiscated property are used on crime prevention and educational programs. In FY17-18, $1,816,096.36 was collected in the Law Enforcement Trust Fund #10500. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is requesting a $1,800,000 transfer from fund reserves of which $464,511 will be donated to non-profit organizations that enhance the Lee County Sheriff's goals and objectives and $1,335,489 will be used for crime prevention equipment in FY18-19. In FY17-18, $167,124.94 was collected in The Law Enforcement Trust-Crime Prevention Fines fund #10505. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is requesting $150,000 from reserves to purchase Neighborhood Watch signs, Crime Stoppers Signs and crime prevention equipment for Safe Neighborhood Programs in FY18-19.

III.

BACKGROUND AND IMPLICATIONS OF ACTION

	A)	Board Action and Other History
		Sheriff is certifying that the amounts expended from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund comply with the provisions of Florida State Statute section 932.7055 provides in part … Such proceeds and interest earned thereon shall be used for School Resource Officers, Crime Prevention, Safe Neighborhood, Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Programs, or for other law enforcement purposes, which include defraying the cost of protracted or complex investigations, providing additional equipment or expertise…the Law Enforcement expend or donate 25% of their collections to specified programs.

	B)	Policy Issues

	C)	BoCC Goals

	D)	Analysis

	E)	Options

IV.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

A)	Current year dollar amount of item:	$1,950,000
B)	Is this item approved in the current budget?	No
C)	Is this a revenue or expense item?	N/A
D)	Is this Discretionary or Mandatory?	N/A
E)	Will this item impact future budgets? If yes, please include reasons in III(D) above.	No
F)	Fund: Law Enforcement Trust Program: Lee County Sheriff Project: Prevention and Education Programs Account Strings: CG5216510500 $1,800,000 CG5216510505 $150,000
G)	Fund Type?	Other: Law Enforcement Trust Fund
H)	Comments:

V.	RECOMMENDATION
	Approve

VI.	TIMING/IMPLEMENTATION

VII.	FOLLOW UP

ATTACHMENTS:
Description	Upload Date	Type
Budget Transfer 10500 Dec 2018	12/3/2018	Transfer of Funds
Budget Transfer 10505 Dec 2018	12/3/2018	Transfer of Funds
121818R-C-20-Transfer ($150,000)-LETF Reserves	1/22/2019	Transfer of Funds
121818R-C-20-Transfer ($1,800,0000)-LETF Reserves	1/22/2019	Transfer of Funds

REVIEWERS:
Department	Reviewer	Action	Date
Constitutional Items	Winton, Peter	Approved	12/3/2018 - 8:50 AM