ORDINANCE _________________

AN ORDINANCE relating to and providing for disposition of certain monies seized and forfeited and proceeds of the sale of goods and materials seized and forfeited pursuant to the Uniform Controlled Substances Act; accepting such forfeitures; appropriating such monies to reimburse expenses incurred by the Police and Law Departments and to expand programs of the Police and Law Departments to enforce narcotic and other drug enforcement laws; creating and authorizing the filling of a position in the Police Department; and increasing certain expenditure allowances in the 2001 Budgets of the Police and Law Departments by reimbursable appropriation from the General Subfund by three-fourths vote.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The sum of Six Hundred Twenty Two Thousand Three Hundred Ninety One Dollars ($622,391), representing money seized and forfeited by the Chief of Police as monies furnished or intended to be furnished in an illegal exchange for a controlled substance, and proceeds of property used to facilitate the sale or delivery of a controlled substance and that has been seized and forfeited pursuant to RCW 69.50.505, which has been deposited in the Treasurer's Clearing Fund, is hereby accepted. The action of the Finance Director in depositing the money in the Treasurer's Clearing Fund is hereby ratified and confirmed.

Section 2. To provide for the proper expenses of the Police Department in investigations leading to narcotics-related seizures and forfeiture proceedings, including any expenses of accounting and custody of the property and money seized, and to provide for the expansion and improvement of law enforcement services as required by RCW 69.50.505, the following services and programs are to be funded from the narcotics monies forfeited to the Police Department.

To provide for the Police Department's personnel and support costs of its drug abatement, financial investigation, and administrative support to the Narcotics Captain, including two (2) Police Officer-Detective positions and two (2) Administrative Specialist II positions, and other charges including the cost of underwriting property seizures and forfeitures, hearing examiner expenses associated with forfeiture hearings, vehicle lease costs, King County prosecutorial costs, and expenses associated with the case management system, the following program category in the 2001 Budget of the Police Department is increased as indicated:

Program Category Amount

P70-Criminal Investigations $447,391

To provide for the Law Department's personnel costs during 2001 related to its drug abatement program staff, the following program category in the 2001 Budget of the Law Department is increased as indicated:

Program Category Amount

J13-Civil Law $125,000

Section 3. For the purposes set forth in Section 2 above, the sum of Five Hundred Seventy Two Thousand Three Hundred Ninety One Dollars ($572,391) is hereby appropriated from the General Subfund and the same shall be reimbursed by the appropriation and transfer, hereby made and authorized, of a like sum from the Treasurer's Clearing Fund.

Section 4. The following position is created in the Police Department, subject to classification review and determination by the Personnel Director. Such position is to continue only so long as funding therefor is available from said seized and forfeited funds:

Position Salary Range # of Positions and Type

Administrative Specialist II-BU 225 1 FTE

The Chief of Police is authorized to fill the same subject to personnel laws and rules.

Section5. As required pursuant to RCW 69.50.505(h), to provide the State of Washington with its statutory share of the value of property forfeited pursuant to Chapter 69.50 RCW, the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Subfund and the same shall be reimbursed by the appropriation and transfer, hereby made and authorized, of a like sum from the Treasurer's Clearing Fund.

Section 6. Any action taken consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date of this ordinance is hereby ratified and confirmed.

Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten (10) days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.

Passed by a three-fourths (3/4's) vote of the members of the City Council the _____ day of ________________________, 2000 and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this ______ day of ________________________, 2000.

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President of the City Council

Approved by me this ______ day of ________________________, 2000.

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Mayor

Filed by me this ______ day of ____________________________, 2000.

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City Clerk

(Seal)

C. Curtin

October 2, 2000

File: 16-2000A

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