The Kenai City Council enacted an ordinance increasing estimated revenues and appropriations in the general fund FY22 Budget and accepting a grant from the Alaska High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area for drug investigation overtime expenditures. The Kenai Police Department assists the regional drug task force on initiatives with funding availability through the Alaska High Intensity Drug Traffic Area, which is funded through a federal government appropriation.
Funding is made available to reimburse certain overtime expenditures for the Kenai Police Officers that assist the regional drug task force or directly participate in the task force on those initiatives. Between April of 2022 and June of 2022, certain overtime worked in conjunction with the regional drug task force that was eligible for reimbursement through the Alaska High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
According to memorandum documents, overtime for these additional expenditures for drug investigations were not budgeted and the department requested appropriation into the FY22 overtime budget equal to the amount of the AK High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area funding.
The Kenai Police Department requested reimbursement for $5,324.07 in overtime expenditures.
