Title
Authorization to Enter into Agreements with Federal Bureau of Investigation to Support Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force Investigations (Ordinance S-47012)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to allow the Police Department to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding and Cost Reimbursement agreement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in support of the Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force (CEHTTF) investigations. The Cost Reimbursement agreement will reimburse the Police Department for police services for four police officers at $19,180.25 per-officer per-year, not to exceed $76,721 annually. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Police Department has engaged in numerous successful interagency agreements with the FBI in an effort to combat crimes against children in the metropolitan Phoenix area. The mission is to provide a rapid, proactive, and intelligence driven investigative response to the sexual victimization of children as well as other crimes against children. The CEHTTF provides support to identify and rescue child victims, to reduce the vulnerability of children to sexual exploitation and abuse and to strengthen the capabilities of the FBI and federal, state, local, and international law enforcement through training, intelligence sharing, technical support, and investigative assistance. Through the implementation and support of the CEHTTF, the Police Department is reimbursed for task force member's overtime. The agreement does not reimburse for related fringe benefits.
Contract Term
Valid from date of execution until one party cancels.
Financial Impact
Total funding reimbursement to accept up to $76,721 annually over the life of the contract.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Police Department.