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RESOLUTION
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1 RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul Police Department, is authorized to enter into the
2 attached agreement with the Polk County Sheriff s Department to acfively participate with
3 the Internet Crimes Against Childrent Task Force (ICAC) of the Saint Paul Police Department.
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CTION REQUESTED
Approval of the attached council resolution authorizing the City of St. Paul to enter into a memorandum of understanding with
the Poik County SherifPs Department to actively participate with the Intemet Crimes Against Children Task Force
�,(ICAC) of the St Paul Police I7epazdnent
�� RECOMMEN�A710NApprove(A)orReject{R) PERSONRLSERVICECONTRACTSMUSTANSWERTHEFOLLOWII3GQUES110NS:
' 7. Has this persoNfirm ever worked untler a conVact for this department?
PIANNING COMMISSION YES NO
� ' CIB COMMITTEE 2. Has this persoNfirm ever been a city employee?
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION YES NO
3 Dces this personlflrm possess a skiii not normally powessetl by any wrrent ciry employee?
��� YE9 NO
Nti^ 4. Is this person/firm a qrgetetl ventloY? '
'""'-`-' YES NO
�� Fxplain aU yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet
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"; � INITIATING PROBLEM ISSUE, OPPORTONI7Y (VVHO, WHA7, WHEN, WHERE, WHI�
;r�p The ICAC Task Foree's mission is to work as a multi jurisdictional operation that: investigates crunes involving child pornography;
�-, exploitation of children online; educates law enforcement on invesfigative techniques and legal issues involving search warrants and
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"', seizure of evidence; develop and institute a public awareness program to help pazents and children have positive experiences while
`; online.' Assisting agencies must agree to-adhere to the same stand�i ds that the task force has agreed to wiffi the Office of 7uvenile
; Justice for Delinquency Prevention. This MOU is an statemenE that the agencies understand and agree to those standazds and that
any equipment given to the assisting agency for task force work is to be retumed to the task force upon termination of the task force or
�� their aff liation �iYh the task foxce. '
�ADVANTAGESIFAPPROVEQ
"' Approval of this memorandum of understanding assures th the task_force is opexating per OJJDP guidelines and set uniform operational
standazds for participating agencies
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DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED � n�ra q e.y e}�(� j
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DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED '
The work of the ICAC Task Force would be substantially hindered as work with other agencies iS an integral part of the original
grant application.
TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION E COS7/REVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YE5
PUNDING SOURCE qC71VITY NUMBER 436-34056
FINANCIAL INFORMATION (EXPLAIN)
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Minnesota Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
Multi-Agency Lavs� Enforceraent Agreement
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Tliis Multi-Agency Law Enforcement Agreement, and amendments and suppiements
thereto, (hereinafter "AgreemenP') is between the City of Saint Paui, acting through its Police
Department (Grantee) and Polk County, Minnesota, acting through its Sheriffs Departrnent, 600
Bmce Street, Crookston, MN 56716 (hereinafter "Undersigned Law Enforcement Agenc}�') both
wluch are empowered to enter into joint powers agreements pursuant to Mi.mi. Stat. § 471.59,
Subd. 10 & 12, and is fiirther empowered to enter into this Agreement by Ivfiim. Stat. § 626.76;
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Whelreas, the above subscribed parties haue joined together in a multi-agency task force
intended to investigate and prosecute crimes committed against cluldren and the criminal
exploitation of children that is committed and/or facilitated by or Uuough the use of computers,
and to disrupt and dismantle organizations engaging in such activiry; and
WheTeas, the undersigned agencies agree to utilize applicable state and federal laws to
prosecute criminal, civil, and forfeiture actions against identified violators, as appropriate; and
Whel'eas, the Grantee is the recipient of a federal grant (attached to this Agreement as Eachibit
A) disbursed by the Office of 7uvenile Just and Delinquency Prevention ("QIJDP") in
Washington, D.C. to assist law enforcement in invesrigating and combating the exploitation of
children which occurs through the use of computers by providing fixnding for equipment,
training, and expenses, including travel and overtime funding, which are incurred by law
enforcement as a result of such investigarions; and
Whereas� the OJJDP Internet Crimes Against Chiidren ("ICAC") a Board of Directors has
been established representing each of the existing ICAC Task Forces to oversee the operarion of
the grant and sub-grant recipients.
Now Therefore, the parties agree as follows:
< The Undersigned Law EnforcernenY Agency appFOVes� authorizes, and --
enters into this Memorandum of Understanding with the purpose of
implementing a three-pronged approach to combat Internet Crimes Against
Children: prevention, education and enforcement; and
< The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency shall adhere to the OJJDP
ICAC Task Force Program Standards, in addition to state federal iaws, when
conducting undercover operations relative to ICAC; and
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< The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency shall adhere to the Minnesota
ICAC Task Force Policy S4atement (attached to,this Agreement as E�ibit
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<" All officers contributed by the Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency to
the Minnesota ICAC Task Force shall be licensed peace officers or found by
the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training to have
` comparable qualifications; and
< When a contributed officer of the Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency
acts on the behalf of the Minnesota ICAC task Force within the scope of
this Agreement, the officer's actions are within the officer's line of duty and
course of employment to the same extent as if the officer had acted on
behalf of the officer's employing Agency; and
< The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency shall indemnify, save and hold
harmless the Grantee, its representatives and employees from any and all
claims or causes of action, including all reasonable attomey's fees incuzred
by the Grantee, arising from the performance of this Agreement by the
Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency's officer/s/; and
< All members of the Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency shall continue
to be employed by the same Law Enforcement Agency empioyer which they
were employed before joining the Minnesota ICAC Task Force and all
sezvices, duties, acts or omissions performed by the member will be within
the course and duty of that employment, and therefore, are covered by the
Workers Compensation programs of that employer; will be paid by that
employer and entitled to that employer fringe benefits; and
< The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency shall subrrut all requests for
undercover ICAC related operations in writing to the Commander of the
Minnesota ICAC Task Force for presentation to the OJJDP ICAC Task
Force Board of Directors; and
< The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency must first submit a written
request for funds and receive approval for the funds from the Grantee to
receive any funds from the Grantee; and
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< The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency must supply original receipts to
be reimbursed on pre-approved requests; and
< The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency shall maintain accurate records
pertaining to p�venrion, education, and enfarcement activities, to be
� collected and forwarded monthly to the Minnesota ICAC Task Force
Commander or his designee for statistical reporting purposes; and
< The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency shall participate fully in any
audits required by the OJJDP; and
< The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency shall make a reasonable good
faith attempt to be represented at any scheduled regional meetings in order
to share information and resources amongst the multiple enrities; and
< The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency shall be solely responsible for
forwarding information relative to investigative targets to the Child
Pornography Pointer System (CPPS) pursuant to the OJJDP guidelines; and
< The Undersigned Law Enfarcement Agency shall provide the Minnesota
ICAC Task Force Commander in a timely manner a11 investigative
equipment acquired through grant funding as a result of this Agreement in
the event that: future federal funding is no longer available, the Agency
decides to dissolve its binding relationship with the Minnesota ICAC Task
Force and the Saint Paul Police Deparhnent, or the Agency breaches the
Agreement.
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Terms of this agreement:
This agreement shall be effective upon signatures. Nothing in ttris agreement shall othenvise
lirhit the jurisdicrion, powers, and responsibilities normally possessed by an employee as a
member of the Agency.
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John M. Harrington;` of Police
Saint Paul Police Devartcnsnt
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Agencvi certifies that the appropriate pezson(�
have executed the Aereement on behalf of the
AQencv and its iurisdictional Qovernment entity
as required by applicable articles laws
bv-laws, resolutions or ordinances
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