HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 1612 - Support King County (AFIS) Automated Fingerprint Identification System Levy J �vlI L A
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Resolution No. /Z
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, EXPRESSING SUPPORT OF THE KING COUNTY
AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AFIS)
PROGRAM LEVY.
WHEREAS, AFIS is the voter approved, levy funded countywide Regional
Automated Fingerprint Identification System program, a valuable public safety tool that
quickly assists criminal justice agencies to fingerprint and identify arrested individuals
suspected of crimes; and
WHEREAS, the AFIS program was established as a regional system in 1988, and in
1992 was expanded to a 24- hour -a -day, seven day -a -week operation; and
WHEREAS, the AFIS programs primary functions are to capture and database
fingerprints and palm prints from suspects, to be used for identifying prints left at
crime scenes, and to share that print and arrest data with other jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, since the inception of AFIS, the finger/ palm print database has
provided detectives with more successful solutions of crimes by matching those prints
against prints left at crime scenes; and
WHEREAS, through 2005, AFIS has assisted in solving 17,141 crimes without a
known suspect, based on crime -scene fingerprint evidence, and
WHEREAS, since all inmates at King County jails were fingerprinted for positive
identification at time of entry to the jail, AFIS identified 1,058 individuals in 2005 alone
who gave false names at the time of arrest and over 300 who had outstanding warrants
for other crimes; and
WHEREAS, on September 19, 2006, King County voters will be presented with a
ballot measure to approve the six -year levy at a rate of $0.0568 per $1,000 assessed
value, which is less than last period's levy rate; and
WHEREAS, the Tukwila Police Department has benefited from the placement and
use of AFIS equipment in the department;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
The Mayor and City Council of the City of Tukwila support the King County AFIS
Levy, and urge citizens to vote "yes" on September 19, 2006.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCF THE CITY 9F T KWILA, WASHINGTON,
at a Regular Meeting thereof this 15' day of 2006.
ATTEST/ AUTHENTICATED:
Dennis Robertson, Council President
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JaAe E. Cantu,`CMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY:
Filed with the City Clerk: g• of 0
Passed by the City Council: 9 S- G�
Office of the City Attorney Resolution Number: 16 1A
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