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.
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 6-25-2020ATM by Art. 70, approved 10-27-2020]
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 6-25-2020ATM by Art. 70, approved 10-27-2020]