[Adopted 4-6-1987 ATM by Art. 96, approved 7-15-1987]
A. 
Drug forfeiture funds and proceeds distributed to the Town of Nantucket pursuant to MGL c. 94C, § 47(c), as amended by Chapter 486, Sections 1 and 2 of the Acts of 1984, shall be received by the Town Treasurer and placed in a special Law Enforcement Trust Fund. The Town Treasurer shall be custodian of such funds and shall invest and reinvest such funds, and pay out therefrom moneys, as directed by the fund's trustees. The Town Treasurer shall maintain such funds as a separate account on the books and records of the Town.
B. 
The Select Board shall act as trustees of the Law Enforcement Trust Fund and, so far as is consistent with the provisions of MGL c. 94C, § 47(d), shall manage and control the disbursement of the same. The Select Board shall direct the Town Treasurer, in writing, to pay over to the Chief of Police, or at the direction of said Chief, such fund requisitions by the Chief, which funds may be expended for the following purposes; provided, however, that such funds are not to be used as a source of revenue to meet the regular operation needs of the Police Department:
[Amended 6-25-2020 ATM by Art. 70, approved 10-27-2020]
(1) 
To defray the costs of protracted investigations;
(2) 
To provide technical equipment or expertise;
(3) 
To provide matching funds to obtain federal grants; or
(4) 
For such other law enforcement purposes as the Chief of Police deems appropriate.
C. 
All requisitions pursuant to this section of the bylaws shall be submitted, in writing, to the Select Board. The Chief of Police shall maintain sufficient records to indicate the manner in which and the purposes for which funds requisitioned under this section were expended. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as requiring the disclosure of information related to any ongoing criminal investigation, except as otherwise required pursuant to law or as directed by the trustees of the fund.
[Amended 6-25-2020 ATM by Art. 70, approved 10-27-2020]