Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Oxnard approves allocation of federal and state asset-forfeiture funds for police programs and community microgrants
Summary
The City Council approved budget appropriations for federal and state asset forfeiture funds to the Police Department and confirmed a plan to use a portion of state funds for community microgrants to nonprofits; council discussed civil-forfeiture concerns.
The Oxnard City Council approved March 4 budget appropriations to accept and allocate federal and state asset-forfeiture proceeds for use by the Police Department, and confirmed a program that makes a portion of state forfeiture funds available as microgrants to community organizations.
Council voted to appropriate the requested amounts and to use a set-aside of state forfeiture proceeds (15%) for community grants; the action passed unanimously. The police chief said the city issues a news release each December inviting…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
