53-02 Ordinance RECORD OF ORDINANCES
Dayton Legal Blank, Inc. Form No. 30043
Ordinance No. 53-02 Passed 20
An Ordinance to Increase the Dollar Amount of the Furtherance of Justice Fund
Maintained by the Dublin Police Department
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin Ordinance No. 94-89, passed by Dublin City Council on
November 6, 1989, established the Drug Fund, now known as the Furtherance of Justice
Fund, to be used in drug enforcement and other undercover activities; and
WHEREAS, transactions are initiated which require cash on hand or immediate access
to cash to successfully complete, during the course of undercover operations; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 94-89 established the cash balance of the furtherance of Justice
Fund at $2,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the authorized cash balance is inadequate to support the level of undercover
activity being performed by the Division of Police; and
WHEREAS, the policies and guidelines to manage and account for the fund have been
established by Administrative Order.
NOW, THEREF~E BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Dublin, State
of Ohio, ~ of the elected members concurring that:
Section 1. The cash balance in the Furtherance Justice Fund be increased to $5,000.00
Section 2. Total annual appropriations from the Furtherance of Justice Fund may not
exceed the fund's authorized cash balance.
Section 3. The original administrative order establishing policies and guidelines to
} manage and account for the fund be amended to reflect the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force in accordance with Section
4.04(a) of the Dublin City Charter.
Passed this ~~-e't---day of , 2002.
Mayor -Presiding Officer
ATTEST:
Clerk of Council
I hereby certify that copies of this
Ordinance/Resolution were posted in the
City of Dublin in accordance with Section
731.25 of the Ohio Revised Code.
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y,~.Cle of Council, Dublin, Ohio
Office of the City Manager
5200 Emerald Parkway; Dublin, Ohio 43017-1006
Phone: 614-410-4400; Fax: 614-410-4490
CITY OF DUBLIN Memo
To: Members of Dublin City Council
From: Marsha I. Grigsby, Interim City Manager
Subject: Ordinance No. 53-02, An Ordinance to Increase the Dollar Amount of the Furtherance of
Justice Fund Maintained by the Dublin Police Department
Date: April 18, 2002
Initiated by: Mike Epperson, Interim Police Chief
During the April 8, 2002 council meeting there was a brief discussion regarding this ordinance and further
information as to the purpose of this fund was requested.
In general this fund is used for proactive enforcement initiatives aimed at three broad areas: 1) Tobacco
audits of our retail establishments 2) Alcohol audits of establishments that sell and or serve alcoholic
beverages and 3) Drug investigations designed to target dealers in or near our community. Monies spent
out of this fund are generally used for the purchase of the previously mentioned substances as well as to
compensate confidential informants.
The above listed activities, an accounting system approved by the State of Ohio Auditor, and other policy
issues regarding this account are outlined in our accreditation standard 17.4.2.
By design, these operations are covert and for that purpose we prefer not to discuss them in a public forum
with any more specificity.
If you have any questions please contact Mike Epperson or Lieutenant Heinz von Eckartsberg as Mike
Epperson will be out of the office the week of Apri120, 2002.
Office of the City Manager
5200 Emerald Parkway; Dublin, Ohio 43017-1006
c?TY of nuBLi~ Phone: 614-410-4400; Fax: 614-410-4490 M e m O
To: Members of Dublin City Council
From: Marsha L Grigsby, Interim City Manager r~
Subject: Ordinance No. 53-02, An Ordinance to Increase the Dollar Amount of the
Furtherance of Justice Fund Maintained by the Dublin Police Department
Date: April 8, 2002
Initiated by: Mike Epperson, Interim Police Chief
Steve Sova, Director of Accounting & Auditing
The Division of Police currently maintains custody of the "Furtherance of Justice" Fund, a small cash
imprest account totaling $2,000.00.
This fund is used primarily as a source of ready cash, when needed, for "street buys" of controlled
substances during undercover investigations. The cash is also used for other undercover activities, such
as obtaining information from confidential sources, and transacting purchases of alcohol or tobacco
products from business establishments by minors.
Given the increase in investigation activity, the $2,000.00 cash balance established in 1989 is inadequate.
To properly support the undercover activity the Division of Police will conduct this year, a $3,000.00
increase in the available cash balance is being requested.
If you have any questions, please contact Mike Epperson or Steve Sova.
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