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CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT Or
APRIL 19, 2000 - 2 : 30 P.M. `V
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Leon Loeb 'fit
Linda Bridges StnBLZLLLD'6
W. L. Hermis
John Heldenfels, Jr.
Jose Olivares
Larry Baker
Others Present:
Cmdr. B. Smith
Police Chief P. Alvarez, Jr.
Pat Eldridge
Rudy Garza, Budget
Jorge Cruz-Aedo, Finance Director
Steve Zastrow, Legal Advisor
Yvonne Haag, Communications & Quality Management
Mariah Boone, Juvenile Assessment Center
President Loeb opened the Public Hearing conducted by the Crime
Control & Prevention District on the proposed 2000/2001 budget.
There were no comments from the public so President Loeb closed
the public hearing and called the regular meeting to order. The
March 15, 2000, minutes were approved.
Mr. Cruz-Aedo gave the Finance Director's report. He told the
Board the report presented, to the best of his ability, reflects
expenditures as of today. Mr. Loeb said that the report does not
reflect additional DWI enforcement expenditures. He questioned
whether staff knows where this item stands. Ms. Eldridge said
that all the funds, with the exception of approximately $88, have
been expended. Mr. Cruz-Aedo said he would check with Adel
Rowland on the status of these expenditures so the next report
will be accurate.
The Board discussed sales tax revenues. Mr. Cruz-Aedo explained
that there are fluctuations in the months from year to year and
some of it has to do with the State Comptroller adding additional
resources to assist with the accruals.
Cmdr. Smith told the Board that the joint City Council and Crime
Control District budget review meeting would be held May 30th .
Mr. Loeb said he believes it would be helpful for the Board to
have an analysis by the May meeting on the progress of
expenditures versus budget. Mr. Cruz-Aedo assured the Board that
he is going to present the most accurate information on his
reports. Mr. Loeb told Cmdr. Smith that everyone understands
that for the 2002/2003 fiscal year the Board will have to look
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closely at re-budgeting so that the recurring expenditures can be
back in line with the recurring revenues by the time the District
comes up for reauthorization. Cmdr. Smith said he believes the
Board made it clear by approving a one-year budget that basically
they are telling staff that they want to visit it and see that
there is a long-term plan that matches the reality of
expenditures matching the revenues.
Cmdr. Smith gave a project update on the Citizens Advisory
Councils. He told the Board that the Directed Patrol officer
interviews are scheduled for next week.
Cmdr. Smith discussed the Campus Crime Stoppers project. He
commended the Crime Stoppers Board of Directors for the idea of
Campus Crime Stoppers funded by the District. He told the Board
that through this project there have 30 drug cases solved, 8
dangerous weapons recovered from schools, 5 cases of drug
paraphernalia recovered from schools, and had numerous bomb
threat suspects caught. He then had the Board review a public
service announcement, which reaches out to parents and students,
which is shown at various times of the day highlighting the
program. The PSA that was locally produced from students of the
five local high schools was awarded first place in the PSA
campaign category by the Governor' s office.
Cmdr. Smith had President Loeb re-sign the contract with CCISD,
which was misplaced.
Cmdr. Smith reminded the Board of the invitation from the Mayor's
office requesting their presence at a reception honoring the
City' s Board, Commission, and Volunteer Members on Monday, May 8,
2000, 5: 30 p.m. to 7: 00 p.m. at Bayfront Convention Center.
Mr. Loeb questioned substituting full-time police officers paid
for the by the District in lieu of overtime at the Assessment
Center. Cmdr. Smith said that option was looked into and the
major concern is coming up with a system where the department
would not to be drawing officers from beats to fill those
positions. It would take four officers to make that a viable
option. Cmdr. Smith said he would look at that as he goes
through the alternatives for the budget, which would be a long
document of alternates.
Ms. Boone said that the Assessment Center is going to continue to
close on the days that CCISD is closed.
The meeting adjourned at 3 : 06 p.m.
The Board reconvened the meeting at which time they voted to
adopt the 2000/2001 budget.
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