ADOPTED - AUGUST 23, 2005

Agenda Item No. 32

 

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION FOR THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO PAY LANSING POLICE

DEPARTMENT TWENTY PERCENT (20%) OF A FINAL SETTLEMENT OF A

DRUG FORFEITURE AND ESTABLISH A POLICY FOR FUTURE DRUG FORFEITURES

 

RESOLUTION #05-222

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office has received $64,520 through a drug forfeiture as Ordered by the Ingham County Circuit Court; and

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office received assistance from the Lansing Police Department which resulted in the drug forfeiture; and

 

WHEREAS, in previous Agreements, the assisting agency received twenty percent (20%) of the final settlement; and

 

WHEREAS, twenty percent (20%) of the $64,520 would result in a payment to the Lansing Police Department of $12,904 from the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office Drug Forfeiture Account.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office to pay a total sum of Twelve Thousand Nine Hundred Four Dollars ($12,904) to the Lansing Police Department which represents twenty percent (20%) of the final settlement of the drug forfeiture.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners adopts the policy that in drug forfeiture cases of the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office not involving the Tri-County Metro Narcotics Squad and subject to final judicial dispensation of the cases in accordance with applicable federal and state statutes that:

 

-           Ingham County will pay assisting agencies 20% and in turn receive 20% of the drug forfeitures when assisting other law enforcement agencies.

 

-           Ingham County will pay equally participating agencies 50% and in turn receive 50% of the drug forfeitures when equally participating with other law enforcement agencies.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Controller’s Office to make the necessary adjustments in the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office 2005 Budget.

 

LAW ENFORCEMENT:  Yeas:  De Leon, Nolan, Copedge, Thomas, Vickers

     Nays:  None     Absent:  Schafer                    Approved 8/11/05

 

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Dedden, Swope, Hertel,  Thomas, Dougan

          Nays:  None                 Absent:  Schor               Approved 8/17/05