Chapter 3.15
SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND
Sections:
3.15.010 Establishment, purpose, and intent.
3.15.010 Establishment, purpose, and intent.
There is hereby established a fund of the City Treasury entitled “special law enforcement trust fund.” All deposits and expenditures from this account shall be in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. The purpose of this fund is to provide a depository for monies forfeited to the City of Gardner Police Department pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 65-4135 and 65-4156 relating to controlled substance investigation forfeitures. Expenditures from this fund shall be made only for authorized law enforcement purposes of the Gardner Police Department. Monies in the fund shall not be used for normal operating expenses of the City or its Police Department. (Ord. 1625 § 1. Code 1990 § 1-1001)
3.15.020 Deposits.
Any monies forfeited to the City of Gardner Police Department pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 1988 Supp. 65-4156, and any subsequent amendments thereto, shall be deposited in the “special law enforcement trust fund.” (Ord. 1625 § 1. Code 1990 § 1-1002)
3.15.030 Expenditures.
A. Monies in the trust fund shall be expended only upon approval of the Governing Body of Gardner and only for the following law enforcement purposes:
1. To defray costs of protracted or complex investigations.
2. Providing additional technical equipment or expertise.
3. To provide matching funds to obtain federal grants.
4. Other law enforcement purposes deemed appropriate by the Governing Body.
B. No monies in the trust fund shall be used for payment of normal operating expenses of the Police Department or for any other expense or non-law enforcement expense of the City. (Ord. 1625 § 1. Code 1990 § 1-1003)
3.15.040 Quarterly report.
The Police Department shall submit a quarterly report to the Governing Body specifying the type and approximate value of any forfeited property received and the amount of any proceeds received. Neither the Police Department nor Governing Body shall anticipate future forfeitures or proceeds therefrom in the adoption and approval of its annual budgets. (Ord. 1625 § 1. Code 1990 § 1-1004)