For City Council Meeting June 10, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tanya Williams, City Manager
AUTHOR: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request City Council to: (1) Adopt a Budget Resolution No. 8362, Amending the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year Budget, (2) Recognize Revenue from Monies not Claimed Within 60 Days of the First Notice to Become Property of the City; and (3) Appropriate Budget in the Amount of $278,339.44 for the Police Department's Information Technology Infrastructure.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Adopt Budget Resolution amending the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year Budget,
2) Recognize revenue from monies not claimed within 60 days to become property of the City; and,
3) Appropriate budget in the amount of $278,339.44 for Police Department's information technology infrastructure.
BACKGROUND
Section 2.54 of the Rialto Municipal Code authorizes disposal of unclaimed property, including unclaimed money, by the Chief of Police. The Police Department, following all the applicable Federal, State and local laws, may transfer the property to the Department of Administrative Services by City Council resolution for distribution.
Annually, the Property and Evidence Division conducts an audit of the Property and Evidence account to identify money ready for distribution. Staff identified unclaimed money from July of 1994 through July of 2021.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
Beginning in November 2024, letters were sent to the last known addresses of claimants to inform them about their unclaimed property. Of the letters sent, thirteen (13) responses were received, and the property was successfully returned to the owners.
On March 7, 2025, the Property and Evidence Division completed an audit identifying unclaimed money ready for publishing. This process of providing notice regarding long standing unclaimed money is required by State Law and was recommended by the City's independent auditors in 2019.
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