Ordinance 1618ORDINANCE NO. 1618
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
CREATING A REVOLVING CONTINGENCY FUND FOR THE
PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION AND SURVEILANCE OF THE
DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF NARCOTIC OR OTHER
DANGEROUS DRUGS OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
WHEREAS, the Superior Court of Snohomish County may from
time to time in the exercise of its authority in imposing judgment and
sentence in criminal cases order particular defendants to pay, as part
of such judgment and sentence, certain sums of money to the City of
Edmonds to be used by law enforcement agencies in the investigation and
apprehension of persons involved in the illicit sale of drugs or other
dangerous controlled substances, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 35A. 33.145 the City of Edmonds
has authority to maintain contingency funds to provide monies to meet
municipal expenses the necessity or extent of which cannot be foreseen
or reasonably evaluated at the time of adopting the annual budget, and
such fund may be supported by revenue sources other than budget appro-
priation or taxes as may be prescribed by ordinance, now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 74. 010 CONTINGENCY fund, drug surveilance. There
is hereby created a revolving contingency fund to provide monies for the
purpose of surveilance, prevention, investigation and apprehension of viola-
tions of law in the illicit sale, distribution and use of narcotics or dangerous
drugs or controlled substances. Into such fund shall be monies awarded
to the City of Edmonds by reason of judgments and/or sentences from
judicial proceedings. Expenditures from said fund shall be upon approval
of the chief or a captain of the Edmonds Police Department for the purpose of
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surveilance, prevention, investigation and apprehension of violations of
law in the illicit sale, distribution and use of narcotics or dangerous drugs
or controlled substances. Said contingency fund shall be a revolving fund
in an amount not to exceed $250. 00 at any one time, with receipts in excess
of said $ 250. 00, if any, to be placed in unanticipated revenue of the current
expense fund.
APPROVED:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 10 110 '7-1
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PUBLISHED: I 0 / / 9 17r4
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