HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 27461-02-2025Ordinance No. 27461-02-2025
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE STATE ASSET FORFEITURE FUND, IN THE
AMOUNT OF $842,930.00, FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
FUNDING FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPERATING EXPENSES; PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF
PRIOR ORDINANCES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That in addition to those amounts alIocated to the various City departments for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 in the
Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the State
Asset Forfeiture Fund in the amount of $842,930.00, from available funds, for the purpose of funding Fiscal
Year 2025 operating expenses.
SECTION 2.
That 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 judgment 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 27107-09-2024 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said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE: February 11, 2025
CITY SECRETARY
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Jannette S. Goodall
City Secretary
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CCPD Partners Unit funding for software and Temp Staffing
$ 115,551.00
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Frontline Annual Physical Testing Overage
$
154,000.00
Ballistic vest/Body armor- Abandoned Vehicle Unit
$
8,134.00
Training for Criminal Tracking Unit
$
17,000.00
Arson Active Threat Gear — Fire Department (Law Enforcement)
$
100,000.00
Training funds - Central Patrol Bikes
$
5,000.00
ZOi_L X-Series Monitor -Tactical Medics _
$
250,391.77
Magnet Axiom Software Licenses - Crimes Against Children
$
26,680.00
Arson Vehicle Replacement - Fire Department (Law
Enforcement)
$
480,000.00
Community Partnership Command lease
$
72,000.00
Community Partnership Command Program Funds
$
8,000.00
Recruiting Videos
$
259,000.00
Safety, Wellness, and Resiliency (as needed)
$
192,000.00
Classified Services/Im.prest Funds
$
120,000.00
Total
$ 1,980,268.00
City of Fart Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE: 02111/25 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 25-0120
LOG NAME: 35ASSET FORFEITURE FY25
SUBJECT
(ALL) Adopt Appropriation Ordinances in the Justice, State and Treasury Asset Forfeiture Funds for a Combined Amount of $1,980,268.00 and in
the Justice and State Asset Forfeiture Capital Funds for a Combined Amount of $730,392.00 for Fiscal Year 2025 for the Purpose of Malting
Impacts Upon the Safety, Wellness, and Resiliency of the Police Department and the Community and Amend the Fiscal Years 2025 2029 Capital
Improvement Program
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Justice Asset Forfeiture Fund in the
amount of $878,338.00 from available fund balance, for the purpose of funding current Fiscal Year 2025 operating expenses;
2. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the State Asset Forfeiture Fund in the
amount of $842,930.00 from available fund balance, for the purpose of funding current Fiscal Year 2025 operating expenses;
3. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Treasury Asset Forfeiture Fund in the
amount of $259,000.00 from available fund balance, for the purpose of funding current Fiscal Year 2025 operating expenses;
4. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Justice Asset Forfeiture Capital Fund in
the amount of $250,392.00 transferred from the Justice Asset Forfeiture Fund, for the purpose of funding the Equipment - Police
programmable project (City Project No. P00033); and
5. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the State Asset Forfeiture Capital Fund in
the amount of $480,000.00 transferred from the State Asset Forfeiture Fund, for the purpose of funding the Vehicles - Police programmable
project (City Project No. P00035).
DISCUSSION:
In the 35 plus years since the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, authorized federal officials implemented a national Asset Forfeiture
Program (Program). The Program has become a powerful tool fortargeting criminals, including drug dealers and white-collar criminals who prey
on the vulnerable for financial gain. Forfeiture statutes are now prevalent and their use, along with other important anti -crime measures, have a
significant impact on crime reduction.
One of the most important provisions of the Program is the authorization to share federal forfeiture proceeds with cooperating state and local law
enforcement agencies.
Funds received from the Program can only be used by the Fort Worth Police Department (FWPD) to fund items that are permissible under the
United States Department of Justice Guide to Equitable Sharing for State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies and the Texas Code of Criminal
Procedure Chapter 59, Forfeiture of Contraband. These funds may not be used to supplant or replace existing resources dedicated to law
enforcement purposes through, either the reduction of general operating budgets or to cover costs assigned to other funding sources.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, the Chief of Police has priorifized these funds for the purpose of enhancing the safety, wellness, and resiliency of the
Department, its officers, and the community. In order to achieve this, FWPD estimates using up to $1,980,268.00 of these funds to cover
permissible law enforcement operating expenditures, including:
• Personal Protection Equipment forArsonBomb Squad and Police Department
• Replacement Response Vehicles for Arson/Bomb Squad
• Community Benefit
• Officer Recruitment
• Training and Testing Expenses
• Tactical Medic Equipment
• Software Licenses
Funding for Asset Forfeiture was not included in the FY 2025 Operating Budget, because by federal and state laws, revenues and project funding
cannot be anticipated or planned in these types of funds. Funding for the programmable projects, Equipment - Police (P00033) and Vehicles -
Police (P00035), was not included in the FY 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program, because by federal and state'laws, revenues and project
funding cannot be anticipated or planned in these type of funds. This action in this Mayor & Council Communication (M&C) will amend the FY
2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program as approved in connection with Ordinance 27107-09-2024, and adopt the necessary appropriation
ordinances described in the recommendation section of this M&C and attached hereto.
Funding is available for appropriation from fund balance of the Justice Asset Forfeiture Fund with a current balance of $1,325,362.09 and after
recommendation No.1 above, it will have a balance of $447,024.09.
Funding is available for appropriation from fund balance of the State Asset Forfeiture Fund with a current balance of $1,412,484.04 and after
recommendation No. 2 above, it will have a balance of $569,554.04,
Funding is available for appropriation from fund balance of the Treasury Asset Forfeiture Fund with a current balance of $499,908.18 and after
recommendation No. 3 above, it will have a balance of $240,908.18.
These projects are located in ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
A Form 1295 is not required because: This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that funds are currently available in the fund balances of the Justice Asset Forfeiture, State Asset Forfeiture, and
Treasury Asset Forfeiture Funds, and upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of the attached appropriation ordinances, funds
will be available in the Justice Asset Forfeiture, State Asset Forfeiture, Treasury Asset Forfeiture Funds, and in the Justice Asset Forfeitu Capital
Fund the State Asset Forfeiture Capital Fund for the Equipment -Police programmable project and Vehicles -Police programmable project. Prior to
an expenditure being incurred, the Police Department has the responsibility to validate the availability of funds.
Submitted for City Manager's Office by_: William Johnson 5806
Originating Business Unit Head: Neil Noakes 4212
Additional Information Contact: Adriana Gonzales 4217
Christin Graham 4225