Chapter 3.90
DRUG ENFORCEMENT FUND*

Sections:

3.90.010    Created.

3.90.020    Source of revenue.

3.90.030    Purpose.

3.90.040    Unexpended moneys carried forward.

3.90.050    Management and administration.

3.90.060    Drug enforcement policy.

* Code reviser’s note: Ordinance 05-669 added this chapter as Chapter 3.84. It has been editorially renumbered to avoid duplication of numbering.

3.90.010 Created.

There is hereby created and established a special purpose fund to be known as the drug enforcement fund. (Ord. 05-669 § 1, 2005)

3.90.020 Source of revenue.

The sources of revenue to be deposited into the drug enforcement fund are as follows:

A. Appropriations by council authorization;

B. Donations from the public or other organizations;

C. Interest;

D. Fines, fees, forfeitures, or penalties ordered by any court;

E. All moneys and proceeds from the sales of property seized during drug investigations and forfeited pursuant to RCW 69.50.505 and all other applicable state and federal laws. (Ord. 05-669 § 1, 2005)

3.90.030 Purpose.

Funds expended from the drug enforcement fund shall be for such uses and purposes as provided for below, except as otherwise authorized by council resolution:

A. Expansion or improvement of drug-related law enforcement services, rewards, and drug awareness education;

B. Purchase, lease, and maintenance of equipment and other items necessary for drug investigation. (Ord. 05-669 § 1, 2005)

3.90.040 Unexpended moneys carried forward.

Any unexpended moneys remaining in the drug enforcement fund at the end of a budget year shall not lapse, and shall be carried forward from year to year until expended for the purposes set forth in AMC 3.90.030 or as otherwise directed by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 05-669 § 1, 2005)

3.90.050 Management and administration.

The city council and the chief of police shall have joint responsibility for management and administration of the drug enforcement fund. Revenue and expenditure shall be in accordance with city policy, Chapters 35A.33 and 69.50 RCW, other applicable state law, and budget accounting and reporting (BARS) manual procedures. (Ord. 05-669 § 1, 2005)

3.90.060 Drug enforcement policy.

The drug enforcement policy contained in the narcotic enforcement task force policy and procedure manual, which is the official document of the quad cities drug task force, shall be adhered to for all activities governed by this chapter. (Ord. 05-669 § 1, 2005)