HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes.2808.04-07-2014BILL NO. 14-49 RESOLUTION NO. 02YC)?
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE
TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STREET
CRIME TASK FORCE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE 1. The Chief of Police, for and on behalf of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is hereby authorized to enter
into a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Southeast
Missouri Street Crime Task Force. A copy of said Memorandum of
Understanding is attached to this Resolution and made a part
hereof.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS / DAY OF 2014.
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Gayl L. Conrad, City Clerk
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
STREET CRIME TASK FORCE
Memorandum of Understanding
The Street Crimes Task Force is established to combat violent criminal street crime activity
in Southeast Missouri. The originating cities are the City of Cape Girardeau, Sikeston,
Poplar Bluff, and Charleston, Missouri. These cities have seen an influx of individuals
traveling from city to city to perpetrate crimes upon the streets their respective cities. This
unit will focus on narcotics trafficking and other violent street crimes that occur in the
target area that is identified by the local police chief within the respective communities.
This group will also be made up of state and federal partners who will assist with the
proactive patrol of these targeted high crime areas. It is the goal of the Southeast Missouri
Street Crimes Task Force to reduce violence and criminal activity within these
geographical areas located in the respective cities.
This mutual assistance agreement is made pursuant to Article V1, section 16 of the Constitution
of the State of Missouri and pursuant to 70.8 1 5.2 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri as
amended.
• The consideration for this Memorandum of Understanding is based upon mutual benefit to the
respective citizemy of the parties of each of the participating agencies. The participating agencies
algree to cooperate for the ultimate goal of safer street and reduced violent crime in the target
area.
- Eligible expenses for any Southeast Missouri Street Crime Task Force will be paid with grant
funding provided by the Missouri Department of Transportation for the purpose of funding the task
force. Any ineligible expenses will be paid for by each individual participating agency.
- None of the participating agencies shall be liable to the other for any action, failure to act, delay,
mistake, failure to respond, or negligence arising out of any assistance or task force project as
provided in this memorandum.
- .A member of each participating agency will participate on a board that will govern the Southeast
Missouri Street Crime Task Force. The board will consist of one voting member of each participating
agency.
At the initiation of a task force project; the host agency in thejurisdiction in which the project is
being held, shall have the authority to determine the extent, the time frame, the manpower used, the
procedures, and the general scope of the project.
SOUTHEASTMISSOURI
STREET CRIME TASKFORCE
• Each participating agency shall maintain its own insurance coverage and shall be responsible for all
claims, damages, and losses sustained by its own law enforcement agency and personnel. This
agreement shall not be construed as to create an employment relationship between the employees of
one participating agency and another. Each parry agrees to provide insurance for its own employees
including liability and workers compensation.
Each participating agency hereby agrees to have the individual members of its law enforcement
agency confomt to the standards of the Southeast Missouri Street Crime Task Force while
participating in any task force project.
Inwitness whereof the duly authorized representatives of each participating agency, a party to
this memorandum, does hereby affix his/her signature to effectuate the terms, provisions and
a,reements herein contained.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
STREET CRIME TASK FORCE
GOVERNING BODY AUTHORIZATION
On the Governing Body of The Cit of Girardeau
held a meeting and discussed the agency's participation with the Southeast Missouri Street
Crime Task Force.
It is agreed by this Governing Body that the City of The City of Cape Girardeau will participate
in the Southeast Missouri Street Crime Task Force.
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