Res 97-242
RESOLUTION NO.
97-242
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER OR THE MANAGER'S DESIGNEE TO ESTABLISH A
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE BUY ACCOUNT AND AN
INVESTIGATIVE BUY ACCOUNT FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY
DEPARTMENT TO HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO CASH FOR
INVESTIGATIVE PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Public Safety Department has a need for
immediate access to cash funds for confidential,
investigative
purposes; and
WHEREAS,
there is a necessity for cash to purchase
controlled
substances
during
narcotics
investigations,
vice
operations, or other investigations and to purchase evidence or to
otherwise gather investigative information from informants and
follow-up investigations that may involve travel expenses; and
WHEREAS, there exists Resolution No. 90-13 authorizing
the City Manager or the Manager's
designee
to establish and
maintain necessary petty cash funds not to exceed $500.00;
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL
WAY HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1
Creation of Accounts.
The City Manager or the
Manager's
designee
is
authorized
to
establish
a
Controlled
Substance Buy Account and an Investigative Buy Account to be
maintained by the Department of Public Safety subject to the
following conditions:
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,.,.
A.
Controlled
Substance
Buv
Account.
The
Controlled
Substance Buy Account shall not exceed Twenty Thousand and no/100
Dollars ($20,000.00), except in the case of an emergency, when the
City Manager or the Manager's designee is authorized to temporarily
increase
the
account
to
Forty
Thousand
and
no/100
Dollars
($40,000.00) for the duration of the emergency period.
B.
Investiaative Buv Account.
The Investigative Buy Account
shall not exceed Ten Thousand and no/IOO Dollars ($10,000.00),
except in the case of an emergency, when the City Manager or the
Manager's designee is authorized to temporarily increase the
account to Twenty Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($20,000.00) for the
duration of the emergency period.
C.
ExDenditures.
Expenditures from the Controlled Substance
Buy Account and the Investigative Buy Account may be made for any
law
enforcement
purposes
including,
without
limitation,
the
following:
(i)
Confidential investigative expenses for the purchase
of
services
including
travel
or
transportation
of
an
undercover officer or an informant.
The lease of real or
personal
property
reasonably
necessary
to
establish
the
appearance of affluence, credibility, and a general atmosphere
conducive
to
the
undercover
role,
together
with
meals,
beverages, entertainment, and similar expenses;
(ii) The purchase of evidence and/or contraband such as
drugs, firearms, stolen property, etc., required to determine
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the existence of a crime or to establish the identity of a
participant in a crime;
(iii)
The
purchase
of
specific
information
from
informants; and
(iv) To purchase controlled substances for the purpose of
enforcing laws against the sale and possession of illegal
drugs.
D.
Auditing.
The Director of Public Safety shall ensure
that procedures are in. place to provide for the proper handling,
accounting, recording, and auditing of all funds as prescribed by
the State Auditor's Office and/or the City's Finance Office.
These
funds shall be subject to scheduled and surprise audits from time
to time by the City's internal and external audit officers.
Section 2.
Severabilitv.
If any section,
sentence,
clause or phrase of this resolution should be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional
by
a
court
of
competent
jurisdiction,
such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase
of this resolution.
Section 3.
Ratification.
Any act consistent with the
authority and prior to the effective date of the resolution is
hereby ratified and affirmed.
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Section 4.
Effective Date.
This resolution shall be
effective immediately upon passage by the Federal Way City Council.
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, this I~~ day of February, 1997.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
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FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 02-11-97
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 02-18-97
RESOLUTION NO. 97-242
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