Sec. 111.472. - Human Trafficking Special Revenue Fund.

There is hereby created the Human Trafficking Special Revenue Fund , a permanent fund of the City, into which shall be deposited all monies derived from the fines collected pursuant to Part 4, Chapter 150 , Ordinance Code, resulting from the issuance of citations for violations of Section 150.413 . The monies deposited in this fund shall not lapse at the end of any fiscal year and shall remain available for expenditure, upon appropriation of the Council, for the purposes and in the manner set forth herein. The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from this fund as follows: (a) Fifty percent of the fine monies shall be accounted for in a separate subaccount to be utilized by the Office of Consumer Affairs for the sole purpose of maintaining funds for the creation and duplication of human trafficking signs which shall be distributed to businesses identified in Section 150.413 , and may also be distributed to other businesses upon request and approval of the Office of Consumer Affairs, and for costs incurred by the Office of Consumer Affairs in educating the public of the requirements of Section 150.413 and implementation and maintenance of the database of affected businesses. The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from this subaccount to the Office of Consumer Affairs, upon written request of the Director of the Neighborhoods Department accompanied by satisfactory documentation of costs incurred or to be incurred by the Office of Consumer Affairs. The Neighborhoods Department (or successor) shall make a report by May 1 of each year to the Council concerning the utilization of these funds, including the nature of public awareness and education programs to advance awareness for human trafficking that have been administered, the status of enforcement efforts, and staffing levels and needs. (b) Fifty percent of the fine monies generated from violations of Section 150.413 shall be utilized for the enforcement of Section 150.413 . The fine monies generated from this fund shall be returned to Jacksonville Sheriff's Office for enforcement. The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from this Fund, upon written request of the Sheriff for such purposes. To the extent that disbursements are made, the funds shall be disbursed to the appropriate account within the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office for the purposes set forth herein. (Ord. 2016-130-E , § 4; Ord. 2016-140-E , § 16)