Title
Amend Ordinance for Memorandum of Understanding and Cost Reimbursable Agreement with Federal Bureau of Investigation (Ordinance S-47828)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to amend the current ordinance (S-41079) with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the reimbursement of police services provided to the Violent Street Gang Task Force. Authorization of the amendment will increase the amount of reimbursement to $120,000 per year. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Police Department has entered into similar reimbursement agreements with the FBI over the last several years. This agreement reimburses the City for the cost of police overtime and related fringe benefits when the officers work with the FBI on investigations involving certain criminal enterprise groups operating in the Phoenix area. The purpose of these investigations is to identify and target for prosecution criminal enterprise groups responsible for drug trafficking, money laundering, human smuggling, crimes of violence such as murder and aggravated assault, robbery and violent street gangs, as well as to intensely focus on the apprehension of dangerous fugitives where there is or may be a federal investigative interest.
Ordinance S-41079 authorized an agreement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation not to exceed $45,000. The amendment will increase the amount of funding by $75,000, not to exceed a total of $120,000 per year. All other items will remain unchanged.
Contract Term
The contract term is from Aug. 7, 2014 until cancelled by either party.
Financial Impact
No matching funds are required. The cost to the City is in-kind resources only.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
Ordinance S-41079 was adopted by City Council at the July 2, 2014 meeting.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Jeff Barton and the Police Department.