(a) Pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2933.43(D), Council hereby establishes a Law Enforcement Trust Fund which shall consist of the proceeds of the sale of contraband, lawfully seized and forfeited to the Police Department, pursuant to the provisions of Ohio R.C. 2933.43(C).
(b) Proceeds distributed to the Fund shall be allocated from the Fund by Council and shall only be expended for the following purposes:
(1) To pay the costs of protracted or complex investigations or prosecutions;
(2) To provide reasonable technical training or expertise;
(3) To provide matching funds to obtain Federal grants to aid law enforcement;
(4) For such other law enforcement purposes as Council determines to be appropriate.
(c) Pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2933.43(D) the Fund shall not be used to meet operating costs of the City that are unrelated to law enforcement.
(Ord. 86-58. Passed 11-3-86.)