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y� vy t f��. 5� <br />c,rr os s�t�.a hoc <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3113 Fax <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners <br />VIA: Stan Morris, City Manager <br />FROM: Michael A. Grandinetti, Interim Chief of Police <br />DATE: January 20, 2022 <br />RE: Approval to expend partial forfeiture funds on deposit from the Department <br />of Justice (DOJ) in amount not to exceed $401,293.30. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />It is recommended that the City Commission approve the expenditure of partial Forfeiture Funds (DOJ <br />previously awarded to the Police Department as the result of investigative participation in forfeiture <br />and seizure cases. <br />REASONS: <br />The use of these funds will allow the police department to add resources for enforcement and <br />supervision. The first item these funds will support is a multi level supervisory assessment conducted <br />by a consulting company for the purposes of scoring and evaluating supervisory candidates. These <br />supervisor openings are included in the general budget and need to be filled to ensure optimal <br />operation and adequate supervision of agency personnel. The independent consulting company, <br />Stanard and Associates Inc., will conduct the assessment for an amount not to exceed $20,000.00. <br />These funds will also allow the police department to purchase a module called Police to Citizen that <br />will supplement our current computer reporting software. It will allow the general public to obtain <br />publicly available police reports online . This module will improve the convenience for the general <br />public when needing access to police reports. This module is offered by Central Square for an amount <br />not to exceed $6,510.00. <br />The police department has utilized automatic license plate readers at strategic locations throughout <br />the city that have successfully apprehended violent offenders, thwarted crime, and provided <br />investigators with valuable leads that have solved cases. In 2020, we expanded the project to include <br />Item Number: 10.6 <br />54 <br />