Title
Adopt City Council Resolution Authorizing Expenditure of Asset Forfeiture Funds and Amending the FY 2015-16 Budget to Purchase Three Fully-Equipped Police Electric Motorcycles (Amount Not to Exceed $70,000; Account #167-4215-0381)
Summary
The Fort Bragg Police Department has accumulated asset forfeiture funds as a result of participation in the Mendocino County Major Crimes Task Force. These funds may be used to purchase certain law enforcement equipment. The Police Department wishes to spend some of the asset forfeiture funds ($70,000) to purchase three fully-equipped police electric motorcycles. The electric motorcycles will be used for patrol of the city and the north and south portions of the Coastal Trail. The motorcycles are eco-friendly and very quiet making them an appropriate vehicle for patrolling the Coastal Trail. They are also fully capable of being used for traffic control and patrol purposes elsewhere in the City.
The City's policy for expenditure of asset forfeiture funds requires Council authorization of purchases exceeding $10,000. Staff recommends that the Council adopt the resolution approving the purchase.