HomeMy WebLinkAbout7922 RESOLUTION 7922
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDLANDS ESTABLISHING A REWARD FUND FOR INFORMATION
RESULTING IN THE APPREHENSION AND CONVICTION OF
PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FATAL HIT AND RUN
COLLISION
WHEREAS, the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Redlands
shall be considered by this Resolution, and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Redlands that the City
Council offer a reward to help provide nnformation leading to the arrest and conviction of the
person(s) responsible of the driver involved in the fatal hit and run collision with Crossing guard
Leonard Ortiz located on Orange Street and Colton Avenue that occurred on October 16, 2018,
and
WHEREAS, the Redlands Police Department currently has an account with money
donated from conununity members for rewards pertaining to the apprehension of wanted
suspects, and
WHEREAS, the Redlands Police Department is requesting to take five thousand dollars
($5,000) out of the account and offer it as a reward to anyone with information that leads to the
arrest and conviction of the driver involved in the fatal hit and run, and
WHEREAS, Redlands' citizen have expressed a desire to donate an additional five
thousand dollars ($5,000) to the Redlands Police Community Foundation to be used specially to
increase the reward amount to ten thousand dollars ($10,000), and
WHEREAS, the reward amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be offered,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Redlands as
follows
Section 1. The City Council of the City of hereby offers a reward in the amount of ten
thousand dollars ($10,000) for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s)
responsible of the drive involved in the fatal hit and run collision with Crossing guard Leonard
Ortiz located on Orange Street and Colton Avenue
Section 2 The City shall pay all funds deposited in this reward account to the person
or persons who submit to law enforcement officials inforination detenninatively resulting in
the apprehension and conviction of those responsible for the fatal hit and run collision
Issuance of rewards from this account shall be subject to the following conditions
A No reward shall be paid until the perpetrator(s) is legally convicted under a
judgment which is final, or, if for any reason the case is not tried or is otherwise
disposed of, upon proof the perpetrator(s) committed or participated in the
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commission of the aforesaid crime
B In no event shall the reward or combination of rewards exceed the amount deposited
in the account established for such purpose, regardless of the number of perpetrators
involved in the act and regardless of the number of persons who supply information
leading to the apprehension and conviction of such perpetrators
C Officers and employees of the City of Redlands, officers of state and local police
forces and officers of the federal government shall not be eligible to receive any
reward from this account
D A reward may be apportioned between two or more persons who give
information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the perpetrator(s)
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 20 d ov er, 2018
Paul Barich, Mayor Pro Tempore
ATTEST
Je e Donaldson, City Clerk
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I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20"'day
of November, 2018 by the following vote
AYES Councilmembers Barich, Tejeda, Momberger, James
NOES None
.ABSTAIN None
ABSENT Mayor Foster
JeataWDonaldson, City Clerk
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