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Board questions $70,000 forfeiture line and police IT, vehicle replacements
Summary
During budget review, aldermen flagged a new $70,000 federal forfeiture expense and asked police leadership to verify whether the city should record the expense; the police budget also includes higher IT funding for system upgrades and two vehicle replacements.
A proposed $70,000 line for federal forfeiture funds appeared on the police expenditures page and prompted questions from aldermen at the May 20 meeting.
Chief Klingler (Chief of Police) told the board that the city is part of the Franklin County Drug Unit and that the city receives a share of county forfeiture proceeds; he said the city does not “pay out” those funds.…
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