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Council questions use of contraband-forfeiture funds as charities receive modest donations
Summary
Council members asked why roughly $94,000 in the police contraband-forfeiture fund resulted in relatively small donations to local charities; the city attorney summarized the Florida statute limiting permissible uses and requiring a minimum spend of designated proceeds in specified circumstances.
Council member Carroll pulled a consent item to ask about the city's contraband forfeiture fund, saying the account balance appeared to be about $94,000 and questioning why donated amounts to local charities were small.
The city attorney summarized the Florida statute governing contraband forfeiture proceeds: such funds may be used only for school resource…
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