Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance is to appropriate funds from the Law Enforcement Contraband Fund in the amount of $237,293.03. The purpose of this appropriation is to issue said amount to the Franklin County Prosecutor’s office according to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Division of Police and the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office. The MOA states “any property and/or monies seized as a result of any criminal investigation in which the Prosecuting Attorney has been consulted and/or involved in which the suspect, defendant, and/or co-defendant does not claim a right, title or interest shall be fully disclosed to the Prosecuting Attorney and shall not be declared or alleged to be abandoned property or monies unless agreed by the parties…” If it is agreed by the parties to be abandoned it will be distributed between the Division of Police and the Franklin County Prosecutor equally with 50% going to each party. The current balance of abandoned money is $574,093.55, which was deposited into the Law Enforcement Contraband Fund. This ordinance is to authorize the Director of Public Safety to issue payment for half of the deposited money less an overpayment of $17,253.75 from the last distribution and less $32,500.00 for the County’s share of DNA gun testing at the Mansfield Crime Lab for a total appropriation of $237,293.03.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is necessary to enable the most expedient reimbursement to Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office.
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