AGENDA #4j

MEMORANDUM

TO:                  Mayor and Town Council

FROM:            W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager

SUBJECT:      Acceptance of Orange County ABC Board Contribution

DATE:            September 12, 2005

The attached resolutions would authorize the acceptance of funds available for Alcoholic Beverage Control Law Enforcement for the fiscal year 2005-2006. This will be a single distribution from the Orange County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.

The attached budget ordinances would establish project accounts for these funds.

BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION

Pursuant to North Carolina G.S. 18B-501 regarding local ABC officers, a local board may hire one or more enforcement officers. Instead of hiring special officers, a local board may contract to pay its enforcement funds to a city police department for enforcement of the alcohol laws within the law enforcement agency’s territorial jurisdiction.

At its June 21, 2005 meeting, the Orange County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board agreed to make available to the Chapel Hill Police Department $3,250 to purchase items used for alcohol law enforcement in its jurisdiction. These funds would be used to purchase a scanner to detect fictitious identification cards and five digital cameras to assistant with identification and processing of violators.

RECOMMENDATIONS

a) That the Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing the acceptance of the $3,250 from the Orange County ABC Board.

b) That the Council adopt the attached ordinance establishing project accounts for the aforementioned contribution.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE ORANGE COUNTY ABC BOARD CONTRIBUTION (2005-09-12/R-8)

WHEREAS, the Orange County ABC Board has made funds available to enhance the quality of ABC law enforcement services provided to local communities; and

WHEREAS, the Town’s award in the amount of $3,250 has been approved by the Orange County ABC Board; and

WHEREAS, these funds would be used to purchase an identification scanner and digital cameras for ABC law enforcement;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council authorizes the Manager to accept the aforementioned contribution and to make all necessary assurances.

This, the 12^th day of September, 2005.

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND “THE ORDINANCE CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS AND THE RAISING OF REVENUE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2005” (2005-09-12/O-3)

BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Budget Ordinance entitled “An Ordinance Concerning Appropriations and the Raising of Revenue for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2005” as duly adopted on June 27, 2005 and the same is hereby amended as follows:

This the 12th day of September, 2005.