Title
Arizona Governor's Office of Youth, Faith and Family Child Abduction Response Team Grant (Ordinance S-48126)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to allow the Police Department to apply for, accept and enter into an agreement with the Arizona Governor's Office of Youth, Faith and Family and seven state law enforcement agencies. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item. The grant amount requested is $14,000. No matching funds are required.
Report
Summary
The Police Department is seeking state funding to purchase a trailer and equipment to support the efforts of the Arizona Child Abduction Response Team (AZCART).
The AZCART is comprised of over 600 trained sworn and civilian staff from law enforcement agencies throughout the state of Arizona. The AZCART is called into action when a child is missing and investigative analysis reveals there is a nexus to the kidnapping or abduction by a stranger. When needed, the AZCART may handle the statewide coordination to assist law enforcement agencies with the child abduction investigations and provide staffing, to include technical and resource assistance such as neighborhood canvasses, video/electronic canvasses, search, and rescue. They may also coordinate with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Each year through an intergovernmental agreement, the AZCART statewide coordination rotates from the following listed law enforcement agencies. This rotation would include the grant purchased trailer and equipment.
City of Apache Junction City of Chandler
Federal Bureau of Investigation Town of Gilbert
Town of Maricopa City of Mesa
Town of Paradise Valley City of Scottsdale
If awarded, grant funding will be utilized to purchase a trailer and equipment to be used by the AZCART.
Contract Term
There is not a project period associated with this grant.
Financial Impact
No matching funds are required.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Police Department.