2007-019 - Authorizing The Continued Expenditure Of Funds From The Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund For Two Additional Police Officers To Be Assigned As A Motorcycle Traffic Officer And A School Resource OfficerRESOLUTION NO. 2007-019
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 A MOTORCYCLE
TRAFFIC OFFICER AND 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 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 cysts 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 one Police Officer position to be
assigned as a motorcycle traffic officer and one Police Officer position to be collaterally 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 5th day of February, 2007 by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Steve Glickman, Diane McNutt, Barbara Spector, Mike Wasserman, and Mayor Joe
Pirzynski
NAYES: None
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED:
MAYO F THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST_
CLE_ ADMINISTRATOR,
N OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA