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CIT Y 0 F MAR Y S V ILL E
Marysville,Washington
ORDINANCE NO.J'i€''f
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE ENACTING A NEW
CHAPTER 3.97 OF THE MARYSVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE
ESTABLISHING A DRUG ENFORCEMENT FUND AND RECOGNIZING
THE SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS DEPOSITED THEREIN.
WHEREAS,RCW 69.50.505 provides for the seizure
and forfeiture by the City of money and other property used
or intended for use in violation of the Uniform Controlled
Substances Act;and
WHEREAS,RCW 69.50.505 provides for the use of
monies forfeited and of the proceeds of the sale of
forfeited property and that such sale proceeds and monies
forfeited shall be used for the payment of proper expenses
of the investigation leading to the seizure and of the
proceedings for seizure,forfeiture and sale,and that
monies remaining after the payment of such expenses shall,
depending upon the sum remaining,be distributed in part to
the State Treasurer for deposit in the Public Safety and
Education Account and shall be distributed in part to the
City to be used exclusively for the expansion of narcotics
enforcement services and for the expansion or improvement of
law enforcement services;and
WHEREAS,RCW 69.50.505 further provides that if
sale proceeds and monies forfeited which have an aggregate
value of less than $5000,the monies and proceeds may be
deposited in total in the City's general fund and shall be
used exclusively for the expansion of narcotics enforcement
services;and
WHEREAS,it is advisable under the U.S.Attorney
General's Guidelines on Seized and Forfeited Property,dated
July 1990,to receive property forfeited by the federal
government under the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984
when the Marysville Police Department has directly
participated in the acts which led to the seizure or
forfeiture;and
WHEREAS,the Marysville City Council finds that
the creation of a separate special revenue fund for drug
enforcement use is advisable to account for,and retain such
revenues;NOW,THEREFORE,
ORDINANCE - 1
City of Marysville
ORDINANCE NO.I S€'t
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,
WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
A new Chapter 3.97 of the Marysville Municipal
code is hereby enacted providing as follows:
DRUG ENFORCEMENT FUND
3.97.010 Fund Created.There is created and
established a fund to be designated the Drug
Enforcement Fund.
3.97.020 Sources of Funds.The Drug Enforcement
Fund shall include deposits from the following sources:
(a)All monies and proceeds from the sale of
property seized during drug investigations and
forfeited pursuant to RCW 69.50.505 and other state and
federal laws pertaining to drug enforcement.
(b)Cash that may be appropriated by the
Marysville City Council from the City's Current Expense
Fund.
3.94.030 Expenditures.This fund has been
established for the purpose of accumulating funds for
drug enforcement needs,drug awareness educational
purposes and the purchase,lease and maintenance of
equipment and other items necessary for drug
enforcement by the Marysville Police Department.The
monies deposited in the Drug Enforcement Fund shall be
expended only for such purposes and for no other
purpose when appropriated by the City Council.
3.94.070 Unexpended Funds.Any unexpended funds
remaining in the Drug Enforcement Fund at the end of
any budget year shall not be transferred to the City's
Current Expense Fund or otherwise lapse;rather said
unexpended funds shall be carried forward from year to
year until expended for the purposes set forth in
Section 3.94.030.
3.95.080 Severability.If any section,sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance shall be held to be
invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction,such invalidity or unconstitutionality
shall not effect the validity or consitituionality of
any other section,sentence,clause or phrase of this
ordinance.
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city of Marysville
ORDINANCE NO.IS8lf
PASSEO by the City ~ncil and APPROVED by the
Mayor this J",3teR day of mQ~,1992.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ORDINANCE - 3
CITY OF MARYSVILLE
By WVAig
.MAYOR