HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 4981 RESOLUTION NO. 4981
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DOWNEY AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO OFFER
REWARDS FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE IDENTITY,
APPREHENSION AND CONVICTION OF ANY PERSON CAUSING
DEATH, INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THE CITY OF
DOWNEY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of
Downey does hereby find, determine and declare as follows:
(a) Government Code Section 53069.5 provides
that a charter city may offer and pay a reward, the
amount thereof to be determined by the city, for
information leading to the determination of the
identity of, and the apprehension of, any person
whose willful misconduct results in injury or death
to any person or who willfully damages or destroys
any property.
(b) The offer of a reward is most effective
when made immediately after the commission of a
crime and during the time when publicity of a crime
is likely to be greatest.
(c) It is the policy of the City of Downey to
offer rewards for information leading to the
identity, apprehension and conviction of any person
whose willful misconduct in the City of Downey
results in injury or death to any person or who
willfully damages or destroys any property in the
City of Downey.
(d) The purpose of offering rewards is to
encourage citizens to give assistance to the Downey
Police Department and other law enforcement
authorities so that they may better protect the
City's safety by identifying, apprehending and
convicting criminals.
(e) The City desires to increase the
effectiveness of rewards by delegating to the City
Manager the authority to offer rewards immediately
after the commission of crimes.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby authorizes the
City Manager, upon request by the Downey Chief of Police, to
offer rewards of up to $5,000 for information leading to the
identity, apprehension and conviction of any person whose
willful misconduct in the City of Downey results in injury or
death to any person or who willfully damages or destroys any
property in the City of Downey.
SECTION 3. Upon requesting that the City Manager
offer a reward, the Chief of Police shall provide the City
Manager with such factual information as may be necessary to
offer the reward.
SECTION 4. After offering the reward, the City
Manager shall provide the City Council with information
received from the Chief of Police and of the nature and
amount of the reward.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify the
adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day
of March , 1988.
ATTEST:
S LJItUUL P. bUGGS , MAYO
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Downey at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the L4:i a day of . arc l
, 1988, by the following vote of the Council:
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