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| Information |
| Requested Action |
MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2017-386 within the Law Enforcement Trust Fund for the Broward Sheriff's Office in the amount of $189,924 for the purpose of providing funds to various organizations' crime prevention, safe neighborhood, and drug abuse education and prevention programs.
(Commissioners LaMarca and Rich pulled this item.)
ACTION: (T-10:40 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 7-0. Commissioners LaMarca and Rich abstained from voting on this item.
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| Why Action is Necessary |
Florida Statutes 932.7055(4) requires that proceeds from the disposition of liens and forfeited property obtained from criminal procedure and corrections be deposited in a special law enforcement trust fund to be used for law enforcement purposes. Recommendation of the Sheriff and Board approval are necessary to appropriate LETF funds. |
| What Action Accomplishes |
Provides LETF funding in the amount of $189,924 for various organizations' crime prevention, safe neighborhood, and drug abuse education and prevention programs. |
| Is this Action Goal Related |
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| Previous Action Taken |
None. |
| Summary Explanation/Background |
The Broward Sheriff's Office supports this LETF request to provide funding for the various organizations' programs listed in the table below. These programs include local area crime prevention, safe neighborhood, and drug abuse education and prevention initiatives.
| Organization |
Program Name |
Amount |
| Abyssinian Baptist Church |
Elite-Elegant Generation Program (EEGP) |
$9,971 |
| Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County Inc. |
Senior Intervention and Education Program |
$10,000 |
| Community Reconstruction Housing, Inc. |
Rites of Passage |
$10,000 |
| Crockett Foundation, Inc. |
School is Cool |
$10,000 |
| Fort Lauderdale Independence Training and Education Center |
College Boost Program |
$10,000 |
| Grace Community Development Corporation of Florida, Inc. |
Youth and Neighborhood Development Program (YNDP) |
$10,000 |
| House of Hope |
House of Hope - Educational Program |
$10,000 |
| Kappa Foundation of Pompano Beach |
Kappa Leadership Development League |
$10,000 |
| Marching Dragon Band Boosters, Inc. |
Mighty Marching Dragons |
$10,000 |
| MLK Memorial Committee of Pompano Beach, Inc. |
MLK Youth Summit |
$10,000 |
| National Scholastic Chess Foundation, Inc. |
Broward At-Risk Youth Interventions Using Chess |
$10,000 |
| Opportunity Knocks for Aspiring Youth Institute, Inc. |
OKAY Youth Advisory Board |
$9,967.14 |
| Small Biz Community and Economic Development Corp. |
At-Risk Youth Entrepreneurship Program |
$9,985 |
| Soars Reset, Inc. |
Overcoming Adversities, Reaching Success |
$10,000 |
| Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center, Inc. |
Susan B. Anthony Center: RESET (Re-Entry Success through Education and Technology) Program |
$10,000 |
| Technology Resource Center, Inc. |
TRUST |
$10,000 |
| Wayne Barton Study Center |
Food Distribution Program |
$20,000 |
| Children's Home Society of Florida |
Family Prevention and Intervention Program |
$10,000 |
| TOTAL |
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$189,923.14 |
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| Source of Additional Information |
Col. Tom Harrington, BSO Dept. of Administration, 954-831-8180
Norman Foster, OMB, 954-357-6346 |
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| Fiscal Impact |
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| Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary: |
Funds are available within the Law Enforcement Trust Fund for this action. According to BSO, the current balance of the LETF, as of August 4, 2017 is $4,263,553 in the local account ($3,085,197 of which is unrestricted) and $5,892,934 in the federal account ($3,048,729 of which is unrestricted). This action will utilize $189,924 in local unrestricted funds. |
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