HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-32 Extending David Grubbs Reward Fund & Repealing 2012-02
RESOLUTION NO. 2016- 34;-
A RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE TERMS OF THE
REWARD FUND FOR DAVID MICHAEL GRUBBS FOR AN
ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS AND REPEALING RESOLUTION 2012-02
RECITALS:
A. On January 17, 2012, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2012-02, establishing a
committed account within its general fund for the deposit of money contributed by
persons who wish to reward persons providing new information essential to the
apprehension and conviction of those responsible for the fatal attack on David Michael
Grubbs on November 19, 2011.
B. The City of Ashland continues to support law enforcement officials in their ongoing
efforts to apprehend and bring to justice anyone involved in perpetrating this heinous
attack.
C. As the scheduled termination date of January 1, 2017 of the Michael Grubbs Reward
Fund approaches, the City of Ashland, the Victim's family and concerned citizens, wish
to extend the termination date for an additional five years and maintain the publicly-
managed fund to encourage and reward persons who provide law enforcement officials
information that results in the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the
death of David Michael Grubbs.
D. To maintain this committed account and extend its date to January 1, 2022, the City
repeals Resolution 2012-02 and adopts the Resolution herein.
THE CITY OF ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Reward Account. The City's David Michael Grubbs Reward account shall be
maintained and extended for an additional five years to terminate on January 1, 2022. The
account is the City's David Michael Grubbs Reward Account and is to be used exclusively for
such reward, except as specifically provided below. Any interest accrued on funds in this
committed account will be paid to the City as partial reimbursement for the costs of
administering the account and the issuance of rewards from it.
SECTION 2. Issuance of Rewards. The City shall pay all funds deposited in this reward
account to the person or persons who submit information to law enforcement officials
determinatively resulting in the apprehension and conviction of those responsible for the murder
of David Michael Grubbs. 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 commission of the aforesaid
crime.
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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 Ashland, officers of state and local police forces
and officeirs 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).
E. The County Commission of Jackson County shall be the sole and final judge of the
right of any claimant to a reward.
F. In the event a person(s) is convicted in this matter, to the extent allowed under ORS
131.897, any reimbursement the convicted person(s) is required to make to the City for
funds paid out of reward accounts will be used to first pay back rewards issued by
family members of David Michael Grubbs from their separate account, and thereafter
the remaining reimbursements, if any, will be paid to donors to the City's reward
account in the proportionate share of their individual donations, and finally to the City
for its costs to administer the account and issuance of rewards from it.
SECTION 3. Termination Extension and Refund. This account may be terminated at any time
upon determination in a City Council resolution that continuation of the account and reward offer
are not likely to serve the purposes for which they were established. By repealing Resolution
2012-02 and adopting the Resolution herein, this account and reward fund shall be maintained
and extended for an additional five years to terminate on January 1, 2022. If for any reason
rewards are not made, the money in the account shall be refunded, upon request, to those who
donated fifty dollars or more. All money not refunded shall be deposited in the City's general
fund for use by the Ashland Police Department.
This resolution was duly PASSED and ADOPTED this day of
201 and takes effect upon signing by the Mayor.
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this day of
Jo Stromberg, Mayor
Reviewed as to form:
David Lohman, City Attorney
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