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Subject: Tobacco Law Enforcement Project
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept and appropriate thirty-seven thousand dollars ($37,000) from the Alameda County Public Health Department, Tobacco Control Program for a seven-month Tobacco Law Enforcement Project within the Police Department
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FISCAL IMPACT
Department's Tobacco Law Enforcement Project and granted the City of Oakland S37,000 in
determined. The funds will be allocated as follows:
Description and Use of Funds Amount
Police overtime charges for sting $21,048.6-0-
operations
Civilian overtime charges for $14,735.00
administrative responsibilities
Sting Buy Operations $600.00
Supply/Copy Services $617.00
TOTAL $37,000.00
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Police Department
Tobacco Control Enforcement Project Page 2
In reference to the City's mandate regarding Central Services Overhead (CSO) charges, total
CSO associated with the $35,783 (for salary and wages only) equals $3,506; (based upon a
calculation rate of 9.8%). However, according to the granting agency, indirect costs (CSO)
charges are disallowed. Therefore, the Department requests a waiver for all Central Services
Overhead charges.
BACKGROUND
In August, 1993 the Oakland City Council adopted a "Deemed Approved" program (Ordinance
No. 11624 C.M.S.) designed to improve enforcement against problem alcoholic beverage sale
establishments through a cooperative effort of the Oakland Police Department, the Office of
Planning and Building and other state and county agencies. (A portion of the fees levied against
alcohol beverage outlets for sale violations are used to fund ABAT.) The Deemed Approved
Program not only subjects alcoholic beverage establishments to specific performance (sales)
standards, it also provides education, monitoring and enforcement to licensees and is designed to
work as an administrative abatement mechanism.
In 2001,...
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