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Indian River County Interoffice Memorandum Office of Management & Budget CONSENT To: Members of the Board of County Commissioners From: Jason E. Brown Director, Office of Management : Bu•get Date: November 4, 2015 Subject: M.A.C.E. (Multi -Agency Criminal Enforcement Unit) Project Generated Income (PGI) Miscellaneous Budget Amendment 001 Description The Multi -Agency Criminal Enforcement Unit (M.A.C.E.) Unit, which is a cooperative effort comprised of law enforcement officers from multiple agencies within the County, conducts investigations and gather intelligence that leads to the arrest and conviction of major drug suppliers to limit the availability of illegal drugs in the community. Since 1993, the unit has been funded partially through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program and partially with local funds. M.A.C.E. Unit operations have resulted in significant amounts of Project Generated Income (PGI) over the years due to asset seizures and forfeitures. Per Office of Justice Program guidelines, this income must be accounted for and reported at the same ratio of Federal Participation for the program. For instance, if the PGI is $10,000, and the program was 50% funded by the Federal award, then 50%, in this case $5,000, must be reported to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). For many years, M.A.C.E. was reporting 100% of the PGI, when only a portion of these funds had to be reported to FDLE. This was essentially an over -reporting of the PGI funds. Between fiscal year 2006/07 and 2012/13, M.A.C.E. reported $147,535.99 in PGI income, while only $34,227.77 had to be reported based upon the amount of local funding. This was an over -reporting of $113,308.22. Prior to fiscal year 2006/07, this program required a 25% local match. During those years, M.A.C.E. reported 75% of the total PGI. This left 25% of the PGI funds unreported to FDLE. These funds remain in the separate County fund designated for M.A.C.E. Unit PGI, with the exception of up to 15% of the funds donated to non -profits per State requirements. Since its establishment in 1993/94, the M.A.C.E. PGI Fund has earned interest on the monies in the account. From the Fund's inception through September 30, 2014, the interest earnings total $32,922.53. M.A.C.E was not required to report these funds to FDLE previously. Beginning in fiscal year 2015/16, the JAG Grant program will no longer fund the M.A.C.E. Unit. Therefore, the remaining funds in this account need to be distributed to the various law enforcement agencies that have participated in the M.A.C.E Unit. The Sheriff has requested a disbursement of these funds (see attached letter) to the various agencies based upon participation as follows: Sheriff's Office $57,468.38 Sebastian Police Department $27,529.82 Vero Beach Police Department $17,550.29 Fellsmere Police Department $17,550.29 Indian River Shores Public Safety Department $17,550.29 Total $137,649.07 29