AGENDA ITEM NO. 6.g
 

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA ITEM REPORT
 
DATE:
September 9, 2026
 
SUBMITTED BY:
Elba Viruet, Police
 
ITEM TYPE:
Miscellaneous
 
AGENDA SECTION:

CONSENT AGENDA

 
SUBJECT:

Forfeiture Funds Expense Request

 
SUGGESTED ACTION:

Approval 

 
Is this item Quasi-Judicial?
No
 
Does this item require a public hearing?
No
 
EXPLANATION:

The Bradenton Police Department's 9th Annual Florida Contraband Forfeiture Grant Program is an example of our commitment to community policing and engagement. Our agency must donate at least 25% of forfeiture funds received annually to community organizations and programs engaged in projects that seek to improve neighborhood safety, promote crime prevention, drug prevention, drug education, drug treatment services, or school resource officer programs.

 

The $21,750 awarded through these grants, in addition to funds already expended with your approval, far exceed the minimum annual requirement. Each organization selected provides services within the City of Bradenton and will directly impact our residents.

 

Selected recipients of the Bradenton Police Department's 9th Annual Florida Contraband Forfeiture Grant Program are:

 

  • Avenue941
  • Bailes Consulting Services
  • Boys & Girls Club of Manatee County, Inc.
  • Bradenton Gladiators Football, Inc.
  • Bradenton Police Department Explorer Post #1004
  • Florida Cultural Group, Inc.
  • Hand Up to Victory, Inc.
  • Manatee County Girls Club, Inc. dba Just for Girls
  • New Manatee Broncos
  • Pace Center for Girls of Manatee County
  • Prodigal Daughters Journey Home
  • Replay Outreach, Inc.
  • Rogers Garden Bullock Elementary School
  • Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School
  • Special Olympics Florida, Inc.
  • The Mark Wandall Foundation, Inc.
  • United Community Centers, Inc./13th Avenue Dream Center
 
FINANCIAL IMPACT:

N/A

 
ATTORNEY REVIEW/RECOMMENDATION:

N/A

 
SUGGESTED MOTION:

Motion to approve the forfeiture funds expense request as presented.

 
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