2009-006-Authorizing The Continued Expenditure Of Funds From The Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund For Two Additional Police Officers To Be Assigned As Motorcycle Traffic OfficersRESOLUTION 2009 -006
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AUTHORIZING THE CONTINUED EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FROM THE
SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FUND FOR TWO
ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS TO BE ASSIGNED AS MOTORCYCLE TRAFFIC
OFFICERS
WHEREAS, Chapter 6.7 of Division 3 of Title 3 of the Government Code was amended
with the Governor's approval of Assembly Bill 2885; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos is entitled to receive approximately $100,000 under
the terms of the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund if specified requirements are met
as well as $100,000 from the City of Monte Sereno under the terms of the fund; and
WHEREAS, the State funding cannot be used to supplant current Town costs for law
enforcement and must .be expended exclusively for front -line police services; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has considered the written request separate and apart
from the allocation of general funds for police services;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos,
County of Santa Clara, State of California, as follows:
1. The Town Manager is directed to continue the Supplemental Law Enforcement
Services Fund ( SLESF) within the Town for receipt and disbursement of money received from
the County Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund,
2, The Town Manager is directed to promptly remit to the General Fund all funding
deposited in such SLESF fund for the additional. funding of two Police Officer positions to be
assigned as motorcycle traffic officers.
3. The Town Manager is directed to submit reports concerning the expenditure of
SLESF funds to the Santa Clara County Supplemental Law Enforcement Oversight Committee.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of
Los Gatos, California, held on the 20th day of January, 2009 by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Diane McNutt, Joe Pirzynski, Steve Rice, Barbara Spector, and Mayor Mike
Wasserman
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA