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RESOLUTION NO. R-1213-90: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, APPROPRIATING $42,500 FROM THE STATE SEIZURE FUND BALANCE TO PURCHASE ONE CANINE, RELATED CANINE EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS AND SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT, AND TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO MAINTAIN SERVICEABLE SEIZED VEHICLES FOR THE NORMAN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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BACKGROUND: The mission of the Norman Police Department is to maintain and enhance the quality of life in the City of Norman by protecting life, liberty, property, and keeping the peace. The pursuit of this mission requires specific competencies be acquired and maintained by the personnel delivering police services. The operational goal requires maintaining quality and reliable equipment that is essential for safe, effective, and efficient communications. Another area of competency that is beneficial to the City of Norman’s public safety efforts is maintaining technological capabilities in investigative documentation, surveillance, criminal interdiction, and documentation for case preparation. The continuation of this effort requires up-to-date equipment to maintain and improve operational success.
One area of focus by Norman Police Department investigations that often requires cooperation between State, County, and Federal law enforcement agencies is the efforts to disrupt drug trafficking, criminal theft rings, as well as apprehensions for numerous crimes against persons. To encourage such necessary cooperation, State and Federal laws are on the books that allow cash and properties that are seized from the criminal element when enforcing these laws to be utilized by these law enforcement agencies to further their efforts. On the State level, the City has an arrangement with the District Attorney’s Office regarding seizure and forfeiture funds under Title 63 Oklahoma Statutes § 2-506(L) that allows for use of excess forfeiture property by Cleveland County and the Norman Police Department. This provision appl...
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