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Meeting Date:	09/10/2018
BA - DOJ Federal Forfeiture
Submitted for:	Isidro Alaniz	Submitted By:	David Sanchez
Department:	District Attorney

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to approve a budget amendment by increasing the expenditures in the amount of $13,000 for new revenues received from the U.S. Department of Justice from seized funds in accordance with the Equitable Share Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Justice. [Requested by Isidro "Chilo" Alaniz, District Attorney; Fund #2162 (Federal Forfeiture)]

Description	Account Number	Amount	Justification
Federal Forfeitures - DOJ	2162-259700	$13,000	DOJ Funds - Fund Balance

Materials & Supplies	2162-2260-001-461000	$10,000	To purchase SQL server licenses
Law Enforcement - Other	2162-2260-001-457006	$3,000	Payments related to Public Service Announcements

Issue: New equitable shared funds have been received from the U.S Department of Justice. These funds have now been awarded to the District Attorney's Office to be spent in accordance with the Department of Justice Equitable Shared Guidelines.

Solution: Appropriate new revenues and expenditures not currently budgeted for Fiscal Year 2018.

Result: Utilize new equitable shared funds for law enforcement purposes and in accordance with Equitable sharing guidelines.

Background:

The District Attorney's Office participates in the Equitable Shared Program run by the U.S Department of Justice. Funds have been received by the District Attorney's Office and available to appropriate into their respective forfeiture fund. The Treasury Equitable Shared funds are mainly a result of asset seizures with the collaboration between different law enforcement agencies and the Webb County DA by sharing Intel and conducting law enforcement operations in South Texas..

Previous Court Action:

N/A

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	2162
Funding Source:	2260
Balance:	N/A
Financial Impact:
No financial impact to the General Fund.

Attachments
BA - DOJ Shared Funds