A.
The
city council is hereby authorized to offer a monetary reward for information
leading to the apprehension and/or conviction of any person or persons
whose willful misconduct results in injury or death to any person,
or whose willful misconduct results in damage or destruction of property.
Such monetary reward may be authorized and offered by resolution of
the city council, and shall specify (if available) the person(s) injured
or killed or the property damaged or destroyed, the date (if available)
the misconduct occurred, and the amount of the monetary reward being
offered. No law enforcement officer shall be eligible to receive a
monetary reward unless the city council, by resolution, provides otherwise.
B.
Conviction
of the person or persons whose willful misconduct has resulted in
injury or death to any person, or whose willful misconduct has resulted
in damage or destruction of property shall be a condition precedent
to the payment of any monetary reward unless the city council makes
a finding of impossibility of conviction due to the death or incapacity
of such person or persons.
(Ord. 788-95 § 1)
The city council may offer a reward up to a maximum of five
thousand dollars payable from the general funds of the city. In particularly
heinous crimes, or where it appears the community is at great risk,
the city council is authorized to increase the monetary reward. In
addition, private or other donations or funds may be added to city's
general funds to increase the amount of the monetary reward offered.
(Ord. 788-95 § 1)
Offers of monetary rewards and notices of the period within
which to file claims for monetary rewards shall be published by the
city clerk in accordance with the provisions of Government Code Section
6062a.
(Ord. 788-95 § 1; Ord. 1063-11 § 1)
To be eligible for consideration to receive a monetary reward,
the information must have been received by the appropriate law enforcement
personnel or city department within ninety days of the offer of the
monetary reward, unless such period is otherwise extended by resolution
of the city council.
(Ord. 788-95 § 1)
Claims for monetary rewards must be submitted, in writing, to
the city manager within sixty days after the expiration of the period
within which to provide information, unless such period is otherwise
extended by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 788-95 § 1)
Any claim for monetary reward shall be submitted, in writing
in a sealed envelope clearly marked confidential, to the city manager,
and must include the name, address and telephone number of the claimant
and the law enforcement personnel to which information has been provided.
The city shall maintain in confidence, the name, address and telephone
number of any claimant(s) to the maximum extent provided by law.
(Ord. 788-95 § 1)
Any claim for monetary rewards shall be reviewed by a claim
review committee consisting of the city manager, or designee, the
city attorney, or designee, and the chief of police, or designee.
Such committee shall review and verify the propriety of any claim
and, thereafter, shall forward to the city council a recommendation
with regard to the amount and distribution of any monetary reward.
If necessary or otherwise appropriate, the claim review committee
may elect to consult affected city departments, outside agencies,
additional law enforcement authorities, and/or the office of the district
attorney to determine the validity, merit and allocation of any claim
for monetary reward. The city council, in its sole and unfettered
discretion, shall determine whether to pay a monetary reward, the
amount of such reward to be paid, and the individual(s) to whom such
reward shall be paid, and the decision of the city council regarding
such shall be final and binding.
(Ord. 788-95 § 1)
Any monetary reward shall be paid not later than thirty calendar
days from and after the conviction of the individual(s) responsible
for the willful misconduct for which such monetary reward was offered.
(Ord. 788-95 § 1)
