2000-118-Authorizing The Expenditure Of Funds From The Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund For An Additional Police Officer To Be Assigned As A Motorcycle Traffic Officer And Authorize The AccRESOLUTION 2000-118
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FROM THE SUPPLEMENTAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FUND FOR AN ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICER
TO BE ASSIGNED AS A MOTORCYCLE TRAFFIC OFFICER AND AUTHORIZE
THE ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF SLESF FUNDS FROM THE CITY OF MONTE
SERENO TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR AN ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICER TO BE
ASSIGNED AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER
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 $100000 tinder the terms of the
Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund if specified requirements are met; and
WHEREAS, the City of Monte Sereno is also entitled to receive $100,000 under the same
terms and has agreed to transfer the fiends to the Town of Los Gatos to supplement its Police
Services with the Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Department; 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 did conduct the required public hearing on October 2, 2000
and considered the required written request from the Chief of Police; 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 as approved by the State of California;
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 one Police Officer position to be
assigned as a motorcycle traffic officer and one Police Officer position to be assigned as a School
Resource Officer;
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 2nd day of October, 2000, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Randy Attaway, Jan Hutchins, Linda Lubeck, Joe Pirzynski,
Mayor Steven Blanton.
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ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED: �� �v�
AYO OF THE IV OF FSGATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLE OF THE I WN OF L_GAT
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA'.