(a) There is hereby established a Law Enforcement Trust Fund to be operated in accordance with the requirements of Ohio R.C. 2923.35 and 2933.43(D) (4) providing that the funds received thereunder shall only be expended to pay the cost of protracted or complex investigations or prosecutions, to provide reasonable technical training or expertise, to provide matching funds to obtain federal grants to aid law enforcement and/or for such other law enforcement purposes as the Chief of Police and the Safety Director deem to be appropriate.
(b) There is hereby established a Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund in accordance with the requirements of Ohio R.C. 2925.03(J) and 2925.03(K) providing that the funds received thereunder shall be expended only towards law enforcement efforts that pertain to drug offenses.
(c) Any funds received as a result of federal forfeiture shall be deposited in the fund established in subsection (b) hereof, if received as a result of a drug investigation or deposited in the fund established by subsection (a) hereof if received as a result of other criminal investigations.
(d) None of the funds paid into the Law Enforcement Trust Fund and/or the Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund may be used to meet the operating needs of the City that are not related to law enforcement.
(Ord. 51-1989. Passed 7-10-89.)