There shall be allowed annually to the Chief of Police, in addition to all salary and allowances otherwise provided by law, the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) to provide for expenses which may be incurred by him or her in the performance of his or her official duties and in the furtherance of justice. On order of the Chief of Police and the Director of Public Safety, the Commissioner of Accounts shall draw his or her warrant on the City Treasurer, payable to the Chief of Police or other person as the order designates, for the amount as the order requires; the amounts, not exceeding the amount provided by this section, to be paid out of the general fund of the City.
Nothing shall be paid under this section until the Chief of Police has given bond to the City in the amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00), and the bond shall be conditioned that he or she will faithfully discharge all the duties enjoined on him or her, and pay over all moneys received by him or her in his or her official capacity. The bond shall be deposited with the Commissioner of Accounts. The premium on the bond shall be paid by the City.
The Chief of Police shall annually, on the fifth business day of January, file with the Commissioner of Accounts an itemized statement of the Chief’s expense fund, verified by him or her as to the manner in which the fund has been expended during the preceding year. If any part of the fund remains in his or her hands unexpended, the funds shall be carried over to the following year and noted on both the current and the following year’s itemized report.
(Ord. No. 1975-07. Passed 4-7-08, eff. 4-14-08)