1 RESOLUTION NO. 19873
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT' S 3 REWARD PROGRAM ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURE FOR OFFERING
MONETARY REWARDS FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE
4 IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF ANY PERSON WHOSE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT RESULTS IN iNJURY OR DEATH TO ANY PERSON OR
5 WILLFULLY DAMAGES OR DESTROYS ANY PROPERTY OR FOR
INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF A PERSON 6 KILLING OR ASSAULTING A PEACE OFFICER.
7 WHEREAS, the City of Riverside may offer and pay rewards as authorized by those 8 provisions of Sections 53069.5 and 53069.7 of the Government Code of the State of California; and 9 WHEREAS, Section 53069.5 specifically authorizes the City to offer and pay a reward, 10 the amount thereof to be determined by the City, for information leading to the determination of the 11 identity of, and the apprehensionof, any person whose willful misconduct results in injury or death 12 to any person or who willfully damagesor destroys any property; and 13 WHEREAS, Section 53069.7 specifically authorizes the City to offer and pay a reward, 14 the amount thereof to be determined by the City, to any person who comes to the aid of any peace 15 officer of the City of Riverside or who furnishes information leading to the arrest and conviction of 16 any person or persons killing or assaulting with a deadlyweapon or inflicting serious bodily harm 17 upon a peace officer of the City of Riverside while such officer is acting in the line of duty; and 18 WHEREAS, the Police Department believes there are certain criminal cases that might 19 only be solved when one or more individuals having knowledge about a crime, but who would not 20 otherwise be motivated without knowing that he or she might be eligible to receive a monetary 21 reward, come forward to provide information to detectives; and 22 WHEREAS, the Reward Programcreates a partnershipbetween the community, police, 23 and City government by which citizens can provide information on unsolved crimes and/or 24 outstandingsuspectsin serious cases affectingpublic safety; 25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Riverside, 26 California, that the Riverside Reward Program is hereby approvedand authorized for 27 implementationby the City of Riverside Police Department as stated above and in conformance City Attorney's Office
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I with Sections 53069.5 and 53069.7 of the Government Code of the State of California. 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council will approve, deny or modify the 3 recommendation of the Chief of Police as to any reward offer which may be hereinafter presented 4 for consideration. The offer of a reward will be made by resolution adoptedby majority vote of the 5 City Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all determinations affecting, or dispositive of, the offer of reward, shall be within the sole discretion of the City Council and shall be final.
ADOPTED by the City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk this 20th day of Hatch, 2001.
Attest:
Mayor of the City of ~rside
C~ verside
City Attorney's Office
3900Main Street
Riverside, CA 92522
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27 I, Colleen J. Nicol, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adoptedat a meeting of the City Council of said City at its meeting held on the 20th day of March , by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Councilmembers Beaty, Moore, Defenbaugh, Kane, Adkison, Thompson, and Pearson.
None.
None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Riverside, California, this 20th day of March, 2001.
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City A~ orney'sOffice
3900Main Street
Riverside, CA 92522
909} 826-5567