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D002410�roved Copies to: - City Clerk (Onginal) - Finance DepL's Accounting Division - Police Dept. Accounting Unk C I T Y O F S A I N T P A U L OFFICE OF THE MAYOR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No: pooaY�b Date: �'d/ � Sheet# �(J��n``� 1 WHEREAS, the St. Paul Police Department is seeking authority to pay for related travel expenses which 2 include air fare, registrarion, lodging, meals, etc. for up to four Interuet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) 3 Task Force participants (non-city employeesj to attend the annual ICAC training in Dallas, TX, 4 August 23-36, 2004; and 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 � 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 WHEREAS, the ICAC Task Force's mission is to form a multi-jurisdictional operation that investigates crimes involving child pornography and exploitation of children online, and WHEREAS, this training is specifically designed to assist task force members in working these investigations, and the specialized nature of computer crimes makes this training a necessary component of the ICAC Task Force, and WHEREAS, the public purpose of this training is to train up to four ICAC Task Force members on current legal issues, investigative trends, and new equipment and software which is essential for the investigators in orde►• to prosecute child pornography and child exploitation cases; and BE TT ORDERED, that the proper city officials are hereby ordered to pay for the above mentioned travel expenses related to this training for two non-city employees, not to exceed $10,000 from account code 436-34056-425x. �' �t-�y App e by: City Att rney Date ;�` / ICAC training August 23-26.ao.2004 DDD o� %1J DEPARTMENT/OPFICE/COUNCIL DATE INITIA7ED ' NiA P R PH NE INITIAU�ATE • INITIALIDATE Ch1ePWilliamFlRtley 266-5588 � DEPARIMENTDIRECTOR nnrnuxa� ' MUST BE ON COUNCIL AGENDA BY (DA7Ej . e prOCOSS ASAP �cmarrorsxEr � �anc�ersK � v InNANCIALSERYICESDIR ❑FIN/NGIILSERVIACCTG ❑MAYOR�ORA556TPHn ❑HUMANRIGHIS TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES 1 (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ACTION REQUES7ED Approval of the attached adminisharive order authorizing funds to send up to four Intemet Crimes Against ChIldren (ICAC) Task Force participants, who are not city employees, to attend the annual ICAC training in Dallas, TX, August 23-26, 2004. The training xeceived at the conference will assist task force members in the examination of computers used in child pornography and child exploitation cases. Current legal issues relating to the investigation and prosecution of these crimes will be covered. Investigative h�ends, new equipment and software will be displayed, and training presented on the tools needed for successful case completion. The attendees aze members of the ICAC Task Force and theu agencies have signed memorandums of understanding with the St. Paul Police Deparhnent. ICAC gant funds aze set aside for this rype of training for non-St. Paul participants to cover travel, lodging, per diem, and registrarion. RECOMMENDATION Approve (A) or Rejett (R) PERSONAL SERVICE GONTRACTS MUSTANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 7. Has this persaNfirm ever worked under a contract for this department� ' PLANNINGCOMMISSION YES NO CIB COMMITTEE 2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee? CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION YeS NO 3. Does this personffrm possess a skill not nortnally possessed by any curtent cdy employee? YES NO 4 Is this personffirm a targeted vendor� YES NO Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet INITIATING PROBLEM ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY (WHO, WHA7, WHEN, WHERE, WHI� ICAC Task Force's mission is to form a multi jurisdictional operation that invesrigates crimes involving child pomography and e loitation of children via the intemet. Outside agencies participating in the task force aze not compensated for their staffs time by the task force. This training is essential for the investigators to have a working lrnowledge in these investigations. Tlus is specialized investigarion training. The agencies that will attend have signed memorandums of understanding with ffie St. Paul Police Deparknent for the ICAC Task Force. The ICAC grant has funds set aside to cover this rype of training. The conference is an opportwuty for the investigators to sit down with the other task force members from azound the country and discuss the cases they have been working on together. ADVANTAGESIFAPPROVED Approval of the administrative order will allow up to four ICAC Task Force participants, who aze not city employees, to receiv8 training related to the investigations the ICAC Task Force works on. This training will increase the participanPs capabilities in the use of the forensic tools used and investigative techniques used by the ICAC Task Force. �������� DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED �qy 13 2004 None. �eed W A A'R E R I„A'�IV� A DISADVANTAGES IF NOTAPPROVED The investigators will miss the opportunity to improve their abilities relating to computer investigations of child exploitarion cases. TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION § nOt t0 exCeed $IO,OOO.00 COST/REVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO ING SOURCE ICAC ('iT3ilt ACTIVITY NUMBER 436-34056 FINANCIAL INFORMATION (EXPLAIN) ICAC training August 23-262004.ao.gs