Agenda 06/24/2014 Item #16J96/24/2014 16.J.9.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to authorize the Chairman to sign a letter designating the Southwest Florida
Crime Stoppers, Inc., a non - profit agency, as the agent for the purpose of applying for and
receiving funds from the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund.
OBJECTIVE: To provide funding to the Crime Stoppers program.
CONSIDERATIONS: Crime Stoppers is a program designed to solve crime with the help of concerned
citizens. This effective program ask community member to help fight crime by supplying leads and
information through anonymous telephone calls and on -line computer /web tips. Rewards are paid for tips
that lead the arrest and conviction of criminal offenders. Crime Stoppers is solely funded by donations
and grants.
To receive grants from the Attorney General's Crime Stoppers Trust Fund, a letter from a chapter's
County Board of County Commissioners must assign the chapter as an agent for the county for the
purpose of applying for and receiving grant funds. This letter will need to be updated every three (3)
years. (Last updated 2011 -2012, next update due 2014- 2015).
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney. Florida Statutes
Sec. 16.555 provides in relevant part as follows:
"Any county may apply to the department for a grant from the funds collected in the judicial
circuit in which the county is located under s. 938.06. A grant may be awarded only to counties which are
served by an official member of the Florida Association of Crime Stoppers and may only be used to
support Crime Stoppers and their crime fighting programs. Only one such official member shall be
eligible for support within any county. In order to aid the department in determining eligibility, the
secretary of the Florida Association of Crime Stoppers shall furnish the department with a schedule of
authorized crime stoppers programs and shall update the schedule as necessary. The department shall
award grants to eligible counties from available funds and shall distribute funds as equitably as possible,
based on amounts collected within each county, when more than one county is eligible within a judicial
circuit."
The Sheriffs Office has advised me that Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, Inc. qualifies for
these grant funds. As such, this item is approved as to form and legality, and requires a majority vote for
approval. -JAK
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this Executive Summary.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with this
Executive Summary.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board authorizes the Chairman to sign a letter designating the
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, Inc. as the agent for the purpose of applying for and receiving funds
from the Attorney General's Crime Stoppers Trust Fund.
PREPARED BY: Cpl. Lee Van Gelder — ID# 0434, Collier County Sheriffs Office
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6/24/2014 16.J.9.
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.16.1.16.1.9.
Item Summary: Recommendation to authorize the Chairman to sign a letter designating
the Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, Inc., a non - profit agency as the agent for the purpose of
applying for and receiving funds from the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund.
Meeting Date: 6/24/2014
Prepared By
Name: pochopinpat
Title: Administrative Assistant, Administrative Services Division
6/16/2014 3:16:40 PM
Submitted by
Title: Administrator - Administrative Services, Administrative Services Division
Name: PriceLen
6/16/2014 3:16:41 PM
Approved By
Name: DurhamTim
Title: Executive Manager of Corp Business Ops,
Date: 6/17/2014 1:04:48 PM
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Board of Collier County Commissioners
Donna Fiala Georgia A. Hiller, Esq
District 1 District 2
June 24, 2014
Office of the Attorney General
Department of Legal Affairs
The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399 -1050
Tom Henning Fred W. Coyle
District 3 District 4
Re: Letter of Agreement
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Dear Attorney General:
6/24/2014 16.J.9.
Tim Nance
District 5
Please allow this letter to serve as certification that the Collier County Board of County
Commissioners hereby authorizes Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, Inc., a non - profit agency,
to act as its permanent agent for the purpose of applying for and receiving monies from the
Crime Stoppers Trust Fund, as provided for in Sections 16.555 and 938.06, Florida Statutes.
In the event that Collier County should ever take action to revoke this authorization we will
provide notification as such. The Collier County Board of County Commissioners authorized its
Chainnan to execute this Letter of Agreement at its regular meeting of June 24, 2014.
On behalf of Collier County, we look forward to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers Inc.
receiving the appropriate grant funding from the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund to serve this area.
Sincerely,
Tom Henning,
Chainnan, Collier County Board of County Commissioners
cc: Paul Atkinson, President, Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Collier County Sheriffs Office
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