CC - 1991-35 - Reward for Information of reporting Graffiti•
RESOLUTION NO. 91=35
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMEAD AUTHORIZING A REWARD
FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE IDENTITY,
APPREHENSION AND CONVICTION OF ANY PERSON
CAUSING GRAFFITI IN THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Rosemead does hereby find,
determine and declare as follows:
(a) Government Code Section 53069.5 provides that a general law
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) It is the policy of the City of Rosemead to offer rewards for the
information leading to the identity, apprehension and conviction of any
person whose willful misconduct in the City of Rosemead results in the
perpetration of, or aid in, causing graffiti within the City.
(c) The purpose of offering rewards is to encourage citizens to give
assistance to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and other law
enforcement authorities so that they may better protect the City's property
and the property of city residents by identifying, apprehending and
convicting criminals.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby authorizes a reward of One Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) for information leading to the identity, apprehension and
conviction of any person whose willful misconduct results in the perpetration of, or aid
in, causing graffiti within the City of Rosemead. The reward shall be payable upon
conviction of the perpetrators, or any other judicial disposition thereof which recognizes
the guilt of the perpetrators. This reward offer shall not apply to any co-conspirators or
co-perpetrators in the offense, nor shall the reward offer apply to any city employee. If
more than one person provides information regarding a single episode, regardless of
whether conducted by one or more perpetrators, the reward hereby offered shall be
divided between those providing such information in a proportion which the City
Manager deems just based on the contribution of each person providing the information
to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator(s).
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SECTION 3. This reward shall be valid until repeal of this Resolution. A claim
for the reward shall be made to the City no later than six (6) months after the conviction
of the perpetrator.
SECTION 4. Prior Resolution No. 89-44, which authorized a $500.00 reward is
hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 9th day of July,=1991.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 91-35 was duly and regularly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Rosemead at a regular meeting thereof
held on the 9th day of July, 1991, by the following vote:
Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Imperial, Clark, McDonald
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
~IITY CLERK
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