CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: January 19, 2024
Agenda Date: February 13, 2024
Prepared By: Susan L. Lambert, CAP, OM, Administrative Technician
Through: Evander Collier, IV, Chief of Police
Requested Action:
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Approve a Resolution Amending the FY24 Budget, BAF# 24-046-A in the amount of $13,457 with the use of Federal Forfeiture funds to Train Police Officers in mandatory Active Assailant Training using Ultimate Training Munitions Contract # 47QSWA19D00AS for purchase of required equipment.
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BACKGROUND:
On April 3, 2023, Governor DeSantis signed House Bill 543 into law. This legislation became Ch. 2023-018, Laws of Florida, and in part requires each law enforcement agency in this state to have a written active assailant response policy by October 1, 2023. This policy is to be consistent with each agency's response capabilities and include response procedures specifying command protocol and coordination with other law enforcement agencies in each geographic region. Each agency is to ensure that all sworn personnel have been trained on the agency's existing active assailant response policy, and that sworn personnel are trained within 180 days (six months) after enacting a new or revised policy. Furthermore, each agency is to ensure that all sworn personnel receive annual training on the policy.
Budgets for FY24 have been finalized and are underway. However, the use of the Federal Forfeiture funds for the above Active Assailant training scenario, is permissible under the Guide to Equitable Sharing, page 14, section B.1.b. which states: "Law enforcement training and education-Training of investigators, prosecutors, and sworn and non-sworn law enforcement personnel in any area necessary to perform official law enforcement duties, such as canine handler, narcotics, defensive tactics, criminal justice, language, constitutional law, accounting/finance, or forensics-provided that the employees' regular duties require knowledge of these topi...
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