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Meeting Date:	04/26/2021
Budget Amendment - Forfeiture Fund
Submitted for:	Isidro Alaniz	Submitted By:	David Sanchez
Department:	District Attorney

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to ratify, by order, a budget amendment of $10,000 to the District Attorney Federal Forfeiture Fund from new proceeds received from the U.S. Department of the Treasury Equitable Share Program. [Requested by Isidro "Chilo" Alaniz, District Attorney; Fund #2163 (Treasury - Federal Forfeiture)]

	Account Number	Account Name	Amount
From:	2163-259700	Fund Balance	$10,000

To:	2163-2260-001-432001	Professional Services	$8,000
	2163-2260-001-443000-075	Repairs & Maintenance Vehicles	$2,000

Issue: New equitable shared funds have been awarded to the District Attorney's Office and may be spent after a budget for the expenditure of the proceeds has been submitted to the Governing Body. The budget must be detailed and clearly define the categories of expenditures.

Solution: Submit a budget to the Governing Body that clearly defines the categories of expenditures to be incurred with the new proceeds.

Result: The District Attorney's Office will add the new proceeds to its current expenditure budget to be utilized for law enforcement purposes in accordance with the Department of the Treasury Equitable Sharing Guidelines.

Background:

The District Attorney's Office participates in the Equitable Shared Program run by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Funds have been received by the District Attorney's Office and are available for appropriation. The 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:	2163
Funding Source:	2260
Balance:	N.A.
Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact to the General Fund.

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Budget Amendment - Forfeiture Fund