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Res 104-2002 10/1/2002RESOLUTION NO. � LA- ,_D� RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING AN EXPENDITURE BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM THE SEIZED FUNDS ACCOUNT FOR A ONE- TIME DONATION OF TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) DOLLARS TO THE WICHITA FALLS CRIME STOPPERS, INC.; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW. WHEREAS, the Wichita Falls Crime Stoppers, Inc. also operates sixteen Umbrella Campus Crime Stoppers Programs in every high school and junior high school in Wichita County; and WHEREAS, the programs are funded entirely by Wichita Falls Crime Stoppers, Inc., and each school has its own student Board of Directors, and the Campus Programs pay out cash rewards of up to $100.00; and WHEREAS, the Wichita Falls Crime Stoppers, Inc., does not receive any tax dollars to pay cash rewards and does not keep any monies received from seizures during arrests, and relies entirely on private contributions from the community. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. The expenditure of funds in the amount of $10,000.00 from the Police Department Seized Fund Account is hereby authorized for the expenses necessary to ensure that the reward funds are ample to meet the ongoing demand that must be paid each month. SECTION 2. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this resolution was passed was open to the public as required by law. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 1st day of October, 2002. ATTEST: