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Home My WebLink About2000-06-13 CCPD Minutes CITY OF EULESS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING June 13, 2000 CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD) Board was called to order by President Ron Shields on Tuesday, June 13, 2000, at 3:05 p.m. in the Municipal Building Conference Room, 201 North Ector Drive, Euless. Board members present included: City Council Members Carl Tyson, Glenn Porterfield and Charlie Miller, Citizen Members Ron Shields, Lou Baum and Barney Snitz and staff members, City Manager Joe Hennig, Police Chief Leonard Carmack, Police Captains Bob Freeman and Harland Westmoreland, Budget and Treasury Manager Vicki Rodriquez, and City Secretary Susan Crim. Board Member Mayor Mary Lib Saleh was not present. APPROVAL. MINUTES OF JUNE 22, 1999 MEETING Upon motion by Council member Carl Tyson and second by Lou Baum, the minutes of the June 22, 1999, meeting were approved as presented by unanimous vote. APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO EULESS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000 BUDGET Budget and Treasury Manager Vicki Rodriquez reported that an amendment to the Crime Control and Prevention District Fiscal Year 2000 budget was being proposed to allow for an expenditure of $600,000 to be made to the City's Police Facility Construction Fund. She stated the funds are available from the CCPD Fiscal Year 1999 unexpended fund balance. Upon motion by Council Member Charlie Miller and second by Lou Baum, an amendment to the Crime Control and Prevention District Fiscal Year 2000 budget to allow for an expenditure of $600,000 to be made to the City's Police Facility Construction Fund was approved by unanimous vote. APPROVAL OF TRANSFER FROM DEBT SERVICE PRINCIPAL TO POLICY FACILITY CONSTRUCTION FUND Budget and Treasury Manager Vicki Rodriquez stated that an additional transfer of $350,000 is proposed to be taken from the CCPD FY2000 budget line item, "Debt Service Principal" and be placed in the CCPD FY2000 budget line item, "Transfer To Police Facility Construction Fund". The total amount to be transferred from both of these actions would total $950,000. Upon motion by Council Member Charlie Miller and second by Lou Baum the transfer of $350,000 from the CCPD FY2000 budget line item, "Debt Service Principal" to the CCPD FY2000 budget line item, "Transfer To Police Facility Construction Fund" was approved by unanimous vote. CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT MINUTES JUNE 13. 2000 PAGE 2 PUBLIC HEARING, FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 BUDGET President Ron Shields opened a public hearing at 3;17 p.m. to receive input on the Crime Control and Prevention District Budget for Fiscal Year 2000-2001. Chief Leonard Carmack presented the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2000-2001 and stated that he would like to request one addition be made to the budget furnished to the Board members prior to the meeting. He proposed the purchase of a live-scan finger printing system at an approximate cost of $65,000. If funds are not available in FY2001 to make the purchase, he requested a portion of it be budgeted in FY2001 and the remainder in FY2002. He reported that the budget for Fiscal Year 2000-2001 again contains funding for 3 officers and an assistant chief. Lou Baum asked about the possibility of purchasing an unmarked vehicle. Chief Carmack replied that he would be open to discussing it, but he did not believe he would be in favor of it. Council Member Miller asked if any of the budget items could be funded out of the Drug Fund in order to free up some of the CCPD funds. Captain Freeman responded that most of the Drug Fund has already been transferred to the Debt Service Fund. Barney Snitz asked if digital cameras for mug shots were included in the CCPD budget. Chief Carmack replied that the City's General Fund Budget will include some of them as well as additional sophisticated equipment to be purchased at the time the new police facility opens. President Shields asked about the reduction in the line item for radios. Chief Westmoreland responded that the City of Euless is joining with the City of Grapevine for radio maintenance which will reduce that cost. There were no proponents or opponents present and President Shields closed the public hearing at 3:40 p.m. APPROVAL OF EULESS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 BUDGET Upon motion by Lou Baum and second by Barney Snitz the Crime Control and Prevention District Budget for Fiscal Year 2000-2001 was approved as amended by unanimous vote. The addition of$63,738 to the Instra/Apparatus line item was added to the proposed budget that was distributed before the meeting. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 00-04CCPD CALLING AN ELECTION ON AUGUST 12, 2000 Chief Carmack reported that the current Crime Control and Prevention District was created in 1995 to exist five years and that in order for it to continue past November, 2000, an election would need to be held giving the citizens of Euless an opportunity to vote on the extension of the District. That election would need to be held on the uniform election date, August 12, 2000. The Board members discussed the hours proposed for early voting and decided to extend the hours of early voting on Thursday, August 3, and Tuesday, August 8, CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT MINUTES JUNE 13, 2000 PAGE 3 to be from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Chief Carmack stated that an Advisory Committee of citizens has been working to educate the citizens on the importance of this election. Upon motion by Council Member Porterfield and second by Barney Snitz, Resolution No. 00-04CCPD was approved by unanimous vote calling a sales and use tax election to be held on August 12, 2000, to determine whether the Euless Crime Control and Prevention District should be continued for twenty years and the Crime Control and Prevention District sales tax should be continued for twenty years at a rate of one-quarter of one percent. City Manager Joe Hennig stated that the contractor planned to break ground on the new police and courts facility the following week. Lou Baum expressed the desire of the Citizens On Patrol organization for a ground breaking ceremony to be held in conjunction with the Citizens Crime Tax Education Committee's program beginning. Mr. Hennig responded that staff would look into that and get back with Mr. Baum. ADJOURN There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:58 p.m. APPROVED: Ron Shields, Presi• ATTEST: Susan rim, Sec--tary APPROVED JUNE 13 , 2000 by CCPD EULESS CRIME CONTROL DISTRICT PROPOSED BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2000 -2001 REVISED Account Number Description FY99/00 FY99/00 FY00/O1 Notes 220-3045-521-11-01 Salary $165,277 $165,277 $196,189 3 Officers/Asst Chief 220-3045-521-11-02 Part Time $0 $0 $0 220-3045-521-11-03 Longevity $2,880 $2,880 $3,240 220-3045-521-13-07 Over Time $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 220-3045-521-14-00 Cert/College $4,440 $4,440 $5,280 220-3045-521-21-02 Health $12,960 $12,960 $13,296 220-3045-521-21-03 Life $420 $420 $421 220-3045-521-21-04 Disability $709 $709 $847 220-3045-521-21-05 Acc/Death/Dismember $96 $96 $96 220-3045-521-22-01 Medicare $2,572 $2,572 $3,073 220-3045-521-23-01 TMRS $23,092 $23,092 $27,251 220-3045-521-26-00 Worker's Comp $2,808 $2,808 $2,808 220-3045-521-28-02 Clothing Allow $1,760 $1,760 $1,760 4 Positions 220-3045-521-29-01 Employee Asst Prog $81 $81 $81 Sub-Total $220,095 $220,095 $257,342 220-3045-521-61-30 Wearing Apparel $729 $729 $688 Uniforms 220-3045-521-61-12 Minor Apparatus $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 Crime Scene -- 220-3045-521-64-10 Crime Prevention $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 Programming Sub-Total $18,229 $18,229 $18,188 220-3045-521-43-07 Machinery Maint $27,288 $27,288 $0 Radio System 220-3045-521-43-06 Equipment Maint $21,241 $21,241 $21,241 CRIMES Sub-Total $48,529 $48,529 $21,241 220-3045-521-30-01 Special Services $7,000 $7,000 $7,000 Canine/Counseling 220-3045-521-32-01 Training $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 Gen Training 220-3045-521-87-01 Debt Service Principal $500,000 $150,000 $0 220-3C45-521-93-25 Transfer to Police Facility Construction Fund $0 $950,000 $0 Police&Court Facility 220-3045-521-94-01 Transfer to Debt Service Fund $0 $0 $500,000 Sub-Total $517,000 $1,117,000 $517,000 220-3045-521-43-18 Instra/Apparatus $36,000 $36,000 $90,338 LaptopsNideo/Livescan 220-3045-521-74-03 Radios $157,734 $157,734 $110,891 Radio System Purchase , Sub-Total $193,734 $193,734 $201,229 Total $997,587 $1,597,587 $1,015,000 .-, Anticipated Revenue $985,000 $985,000 $1,015,000 Use of Prior Year Receipts $36,000 $636,000 $ - Total Funding Sources $1,021,000 $1,621,000 $1,015,000