ORDINANCE NO. 176672

*Accept a $15,000 grant from the Oregon Department of Justice, Criminal Justice Division for Marijuana Eradication Project. (Ordinance)

The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1. The Council finds:

1.  The Oregon Department of Justice Criminal Justice Division has made funds available each year to locate and eradicate illicit cannabis fields, investigate and prosecute cases.  

2.  The Criminal Justice Division had given the Portland Police Bureau Marijuana Task Force $15,000 for the      2002 Marijuana Eradication Project.

3.  The funds provided to the Police Bureau will be used to pay overtime for officers engaged in the eradication process, equipment and training to support those efforts.

4.  The grant period is January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2002. The grant award came as a Letter of Understanding dated May 30, 2002.

5.   No match is required for this grant.

NOW, therefore, the Council directs:

a.  The Mayor to accept the $15,000 grant from the Department of Justice, Criminal Justice Division for the Portland Police Bureau.

b.  An increase in appropriation for FY 02-03 and transfer of funds for the grant award is authorized as follows:

Federal/State Grants Fund

Resources

Federal/State Grants

     24420046.451000 $15,000

Requirements

Transfers to Other Funds - General

24420046.574100 $15,000

General Fund

Resources

Transfers from Other Funds -

Federal/State Grants

10039896.417244 $15,000

Requirements

Bureau of Police, Marijuana Task Force 02

10039896.514000  $ 9,000

10039896.541000 1,600

10039896.534000   4,400

Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists in that any delay in acceptance will deny the Police Bureau the funds needed to execute the eradication process; therefore, this ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.

Passed by Council: JUL 03 2002

Mayor Vera Katz                Gary Blackmer

Capt. Cliff Madison            Auditor of the City of Portland

6/14/02

prepared by: Susan Crabtree By /S/ Susan Parsons

             Deputy

BACKING SHEET INFORMATION

AGENDA NO. 801-2002

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION/COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 176672