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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 100574 1 f n ORDINANCE N O. ~0~~ AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS OF THE GENERAL FUND, FUND O1, OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH BY $1,700 FOR FISCAL YEAR 1988 AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT TO THE GENERAL FUND, POLICE DEPARTMENT, ACCOUNT NO 35-41-00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE PURCHASE OF A POLAROID FREEZE FRAME VIDEO IMAGE RECORDER, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. B E IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS SECTION 1. That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for the Fiscal Year 1987-88 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts in the General Fund of $1,700 and increa sed appropriations in the General Fund by appropriating said amount to the General Fund, Police Department, Account No 35-41-00 for the purpose of funding the purchase of a polaroid freeze frame video image recorder SECTION 2 Should any portion, section or part of a section of this ~ ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgement shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No 9926 and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed SECTION 4 The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption and effective date into the minutes of the City Council and by filing this ordinance in the ordinance records of the City of Fort Worth. 3 SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FO AND LEGALITY: City Attorney Date `~ ~ ~ ~ ~ g Adopted / ~~~~ Effective ~ ~ ~~~~~ ~i~~ ®~' IF®~°~ `~®~°~~. ~~.~~s ACCpUNTING c^ ~ TRANSPORTATION~PUBLIC.kVQRK~'?/~/ OJT p®~+ ~'%j~,r/J ~®~~~~~ // -®~~~~~~~~~®~ N oYLR At~A41N157RA'ii0fd ~y' J `V~( Ij~Qie((f~//~ // ILI(i ((~((i 1`11../. POLICE ADIIgINISTR FTIlX~A7JE REFERENCE NUMBER suB~ECr POLAROID FREEZE FRAME VIDEO PAGE 2~9~88- **G-7442 IMAGE RECORDER 1 or-_ 1 Recommendation I-t_.a s-.erecommended that the City Counci 1 ~1)~`-~ accept as General Fund receipts $1,700 in restitution payments, sales and ~ ' a uctions proceeds, refunds, and recoveries of drug related cash and equipment, thus increasing estimated receipts in the General Fund O1, 2) Adopt the attached supplemental appropriations ordinance appropriating $1,700 in the General Fund O1, Police Department, Account No 35-41-00, and 3) Approve the expenditure of $1,700 for the purchase of a Polaroid Freeze Frame Video Image Recorder. Discussion The Polaroid Company has developed a system called a "Freeze Frame Video Image Recorder." This system allows one to make color hard copy from virtually any source including a VCR, video camera, laser disc or computer graphics. The Freeze Frame includes an image recorder with a separate control panel and a film adapter for instant color prints Many stores in the Fort Worth area are equipped with video cameras that operate on a time lapse system which records all transactions in the stores. When robberies or thefts are recorded on the VHS tape, conventional methods of freezing each frame in order to photograph the suspects have been less than successful. The most valuable feature of the Freeze Frame is that VHS cassettes can be slowed down to be viewed, frame by frame. Once the desired frame is found, the picture can be adjusted to the desired quality, sharpness or color. The device takes a normal size Polaroid photo from the frame in 30 seconds. This equipment would help increase clearance rates of robberies and thefts. Equipment of this caliber would be a tremendous asset to the Criminal Investigation Division in our efforts to combat crime and we believe would prove to be cost effective Financing In order to fund this expenditure, a supplemental appropriation will be necessary in the General Fund O1, Police Department, Account No. 35-41-00. This expenditure will be made from Index Code 267062. APPROVED ~~ BT wg CITY COIJ•NCII SUBMITTED FOR IHt CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE BY B o b T e r r e l l ' DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: ^ APPROVED ~CESS~ED ~`.fVO `.~V ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT HEAD• T h O ma $ W i n d h a m -- ^ OTHER (DESCRIBE) ~ rC•<"~~TY SECRETARY M I FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION T W i d h 5 82 adopted Ordinance No ~ ~~° y"'" n a m - CONTACT DATE o, ~fi4i raf# ~i 1R~xtfifi Texae~