(a) There is hereby created a Law Enforcement Trust Fund pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2933.43(D)(4) into which shall be deposited proceeds from the sale of contraband as described in the statute.
(b) Money deposited in the Law Enforcement Trust Fund shall be disbursed and used for any of the following purposes, but for no other purpose:
(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 and to aid law enforcement activities;
(4) To provide funds for such other law enforcement purposes that the City Council determines to be appropriate.
(c) The money deposited in or credited to the Law Enforcement Trust Fund shall not be used to meet the operating costs of the City that are unrelated to law enforcement.
(Ord. 17-87. Passed 5-18-87.)