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Next Council Meetings
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The Florida Violent Crime and Drug Control Council (VCDCC) will hold a Conference Call meeting on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. The meeting agenda and conference call instructions will be sent at a later date.
At 2:00 p.m. EST, the Council’s Victim Witness Protection (VWP) Review Committee will dial-in to hold its “closed” meeting to address VWP funding requests.Pursuant to F.S. 943.031(6)(a), the “closed” meeting/conference call is statutorily restricted to only the members of the VWP Review Committee(Statewide Prosecutor or a state attorney, a sheriff, a chief of police, and the designee of the Executive Director of the Department of Law Enforcement). For this reason, other members of the Council and the public will not be joining us on the VWP Conference Call.
At 2:30 p.m. EST, at the conclusion of the VWP Meeting, the FULL COUNCIL will dial-in with a different conference code to hold an “open” Conference Call meeting. ALL Council members and interested personnel may dial-in for the Conference Call meeting.
The FDLE Investigations & Forensic Science (IFS) Program must receive COMPLETE packages for victim/witness protection cases by close of business on Tuesday, May 8, 2012in order for the case to be presented for funding at this meeting. You may also refer to the VCDCC website for VWP funding criteria and procedures at www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/VCDCC/Home.aspx
Please mail VWP funding request packages to:
Florida Violent Crime and Drug Control Council
c/o Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Investigations and Forensic Science Program Office
Post Office Box 1489
Tallahassee, Florida 32302
ATTENTION: Joyce Gainous-Harris
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Bi-Annual Reports
The next VCDCC Bi-Annual Report(s) are due June 30, 2012 and must be received by FDLE no later than July 31, 2012.
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The FDLE has redesigned the Violent Crime and Drug Control Council’s Bi-Annual Report Form (Revised 1/15/2009). The remaining forms have a revision date of 08/01/07. Please use these forms for all future submissions.
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943.031 Florida Violent Crime and Drug Control Council
In 1993, the Florida Violent Crime Council was established to financially assist local law enforcement agencies in extraordinary violent crime cases. After Florida’s crime trend slightly shifted from violent crime to drug crimes, the 2001 Legislative Session approved the expansion of the Council to include funding for drug investigations. Renamed the Violent Crime and Drug Control Council (Council), the Council now has the ability to provide supplemental funding to local and state law enforcement agencies working violent crime, major drug and money laundering investigations, and victim/witness protection and relocation efforts. The Legislature supports the funding of the Council on a year-to-year basis.
As prescribed by statute, the Council membership is comprised of 14 members to advise the FDLE Executive Director (Commissioner) and make recommendations on the development and implementation of initiatives to combat violent crime, drug trafficking, and money laundering. Eight members of the Council are standing members by virtue of their positions, and 6 are appointed by the Governor. Council members receive no compensation, but are reimbursed for per diem and travel expenses. Members appointed by the Governor serve 2-year terms and the standing members serve as long as they hold office or employment that was the basis for their appointment to the Council. The FDLE provides the Council with the support necessary to assist in the performance of its duties.
The Council is required to meet twice a year to review funding requests and to discuss crime issues having the most impact on Florida’s citizens and visitors. At these meetings, the Council is briefed by experts in various disciplines on emerging crime trends and issues in Florida. Members of the Council and the Regional Coordinating Teams (representing state and local law enforcement agencies in each of the FDLE regions) collectively discuss solutions to combat drug and violent crime; these solutions often include legislative recommendations, technology innovations, improved investigative techniques, enhanced communication, and advanced training for law enforcement officers and criminal justice agencies. An annual report on the activities of the Council is produced each year in December.
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The Florida Legislature approved funding of the Violent Crime and Drug Control Council’s (VCDCC) Victim/Witness Protection (VWP) Program in the amount of $100,000 for the State of Florida’s 2011/2012 Fiscal Year (FY). Effective immediately, the Council will accept VWP reimbursement requests for the 2011/2012 FY. It should be noted, other categories of the VCDCC were not funded.