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Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Appropriate Asset Forfeiture ($304,803.61) and Controlled Substance Tax ($340,528.15) Reserved Fund Balances as of June 30, 2025
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STAFF CONTACT
Kyle Sutherland - Finance Director - 704-866-3130
BUDGET IMPACT
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Asset Forfeiture: Increase in fund balance; $304,803.61 and the following expenditures: Police Justice $212,051.32 / Police Treasury $31,166.20 / Sheriff Justice $57,998.17 / Sheriff Treasury $3,587.92
Controlled Substance: Increase in fund balance; $340,528.15 and the following expenditures: Police Treasury $286,186.66 / Sheriff Treasury $54,341.49.
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BACKGROUND
The Comprehensive Control Act of 1984 and the Anti-Drug Act of 1986 provide for distribution among participating law enforcement agencies of assets forfeited in connection with drug related arrest.
The Gaston County Police Department and Gaston County Sheriff’s Office receive funds from the Federal Drug Asset Forfeiture and Equitable Sharing Program as well as the State Controlled Substance Abuse Tax for their participation in drug related arrests. Allocated funds will be used for program eligible law enforcement purchases.
Both programs receive funding periodically and there is no deadline to spend the funds. This Board Action appropriates monies previously received into designated accounts so that Gaston County Police and the Sheriff’s Office can easily see what is available to spend. The departments will still communicate with the Grants Coordinator on purchases to ensure compliance.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Budget Change Request (BCR)