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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 1986 - 102 - Approving the shasta interagency narcotics task force agreement and authorizing the chief of police r RESOLUTION NO. 8t -lot, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY iOF REDDING APPROVING THE SHASTA INTERAGENCY NARCOTICS TASK FORCE AGREEMENT, AND AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO SIGN SAME. WHEREAS, for the past two years local law enforcement agencies have been working with State agencies to develop a Regional Narcotics Task Force; and WHEREAS, the Shasta County District Attorney, the Shasta County Sheriff ' s Department, the Redding Police Department, the Anderson Police Department, the California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement and the California Highway Patrol wish to form a Shasta Interagency Narcotics Task Force, tentatively scheduled to begin July 1 . 1986; and WHEREAS , the City Council has considered the recommendation of the Chief of Police that the City of Redding enter into said Agreement, and deems it to be in the best interests of the City of Redding to do so; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Redding as follows : 1 . That the City Council of the City of Redding hereby approves the attached Agreement between the Shasta County District Attorney, the Shasta County Sheriff' s Department, the i • Redding Police Department, the Anderson Police Department, the California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement and the California Highway Patrol; and 2. That the Chief of Police of the City of Redding is hereby authorized and directed to sign said Agreement on behalf of the City of Redding, and that the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest the signature of the Chief of Police and to impress the official seal of the City of Redding on the aforesaid Agreement when appropriate; and 3 . That a true copy of the Agreement referred to herein is attached hereto and made a part hereof. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 5th day of May , 1986 , and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following voted AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Carter, Dahl , Gard, Johannessen, & Fulton NOES : COUNCIL MEMBERS : None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None 24(0 LEE D. FULTON, M.D. , Mayor City of Redding ATTEST: 0 ETHEL A. NICHOLS, City Clerk FORM APPROVED:/ RAN ALL A. HAYS, City Attorney -2- AGREEMENT SHASTA INTERAGENCY NARCOTICS TASK FORCE • THIS AGREEMENT made and executed this _ day of . _ . 1986 , by and between: p Shasta County District Attorney Shasta County Sheriffs Department Redding Police Department Anderson Police Department California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement California Highway Patrol IIIURPC E • • The purpose of this document is to formalize and certify, in written form, that the afore-mentioned agencies have agreed to work in conjunction with each other to effectively enforce the controlled substance ee laws of the State of California as expressed in the Health and Safety Code. These enforcement efforts, in the above-sited cooperative manner. shall be accareplished by the utilization of a drug task force concept Irather than relying on individual agency enforcement efforts. . Use of this task force concept is intended to insure a well-coordinated, county-wide narcotics enforcement program and increase the flaw of narcotic-related intelligence information between the various lam enforcement agencies within. the County of Shasta. The formalized drug enforcement task force shall be called 'The Shasta Interagency Narcotics Task Force." PROBLEM STATEMENT During 1985 - narcotics traffic and all its associated crime problems continued to increase in all areas of Shasta County. The continued . increase in marijuana cultivation and clandestine laboratories and the . unfortunate publicity associated with it have attracted even more of the criminal element whish can be identified as a prime cause for the increase in major crimes. While these crimes remain primarily a rural prct len, they affect every jurisdiction and agency within the county. • NEED ST No single agency within Shasta County has the resources necessary to combat the. narcotic problem on its own. No agency has been able to =mit sufficient resources to maintain a sustained program that narcotic dealers would consider to be a serious threat. TraffickkersOare able to continue narcotic sales without fear of detection and prosecution. During the past several years, numerous potential narcotic investigation cases have been left on the aback burner' because of the lack of manpower, vehicles, or money to sustain adequate investigation. Public sentiment against the illegal production, sale and illegal use cf controlled substances has never been stronger. This public support serves as a solid foundation for needed and desired increases in the drug enforcement efforts within Shasta County. • REcD: °I1 The chief law enforcement administrators of Shasta County, in conjunction with the California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, should develop a special drug enforcement unit to ctnbat the drug and related crime problems within the county. • SECTION I110 The aforementioned member agencies enter into this Agreement to create the Shasta Interagency Narcotics Task Force for the purpose of combining investigative resources in the enforcement of narcotics and controlled substances laws in the State of California and the investigation of other drug related criminal activity pursuant to California Penal Code Section 830.1 and its provisions. The specific goals and objectives of the task force will be as follows: 1. Initiate investigations involving all levels of drug dealers with the overall objective of identifying and apprehending major traffickers. 2- Assist member agencies on specific drug problems within their. respective jurisdictions with approval of the Advisory Council. 3. The Unit Commander will be responsible for gathering and. disseminating drug and/or criminal intelligence information to affected agencies in a timely manner. 4 Provide training to the participating law enforcement agencies in the areas of narcotics enforcement with approval of. the Unit Commander. 5- Conduct public presentations to service clubs and civic groups at the request of participating agencies. 6. The Unit Ccander shall provide both a weekly summary report of the task force activities and a biannual report. to all participating agencies. 7. Conduct other criminal investigations as approved by a majority vote of the policy board® Personnel complaints or internal affairs investigations related to a member of the task force shall be the responsibility of ther agency the member represents. 8. The Advisory Council shall cause to be conducted a quarterly assessment of the unit's management systems,1 including evidence handling, reporting, reporting procedures, etc. and shall report results and recamendations to the policy board within thirty (30) days. 9- The Unit Coidunander will make quarterly assessment of the unit's policies and report re=immuldations for changes to the policy board within ten (10) days of completion of the assessment. • SECTION II . • • • The department head frau each participating agency shall serve on a governing board which shall be responsible for the overall policies of the unit. The governing board shall be known as the Interagency Narcotics Advisory Council and shall include: 1. District Attorney. Shasta County 2. Sheriff, Shasta County 3. Police Chief, City of. Redding 4. Police Chief, City of Anderson 5 . Special Agent-in-Charge. Bureau of Narcotic 'Enforcement, Sacramento 6. Captain, Redding Area Highway Patrol SECTION III The Adeisory Council shall meet quarterly or as called by the chairman for the purpose of reviewing the activities of the Shasta Interagency Narcotics Task Force. The council will evaluate and adjust the goals of the unit if the drug problems in Shasta County suggest such • changes. • SECTION IV . Each member of the Advisory Council shall have an equal vote. Advisory members shall attend meetings and vote on task force business. Six (6) Advisory members shall constitute a quorum. A mai�crity vote (4 votes) shall be required to pass action items. One member of the Advisory Council other than the Special Agent- in-charge. Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, Sacramento, or the District Attorney. shall be elected chairman for a term of one (1) year] No chairman shall hold the position for more than two (2) consecrative terms. Minutes of meetings shall be made on all votes and other actions taken. SECTIO V It is agreed that the California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement will provide a Special Agent Supervisor (SA III) as a full-time member of the task force. The Special Agent Supervisor will assume the title and responsibilities of unit commander and as such will have the primary responsibility for supervision of all activities of unit members. The unit supervisor will report directly to, and will be supervised by. the Advisory Council through the chairperson. H• SECTION v1 • li . - Each participating agency will assign personnel to the Task Force as follows: • Shasta County Sheriff's Office - One full-time police officer Redding Police Department - One full-time police officer Anderson Police Department - One full-time police officer California Bureau of Narcotic. Enforcement - One full I-time Special Agent Supervisor. California Highway Patrol - One full-time police officer Any person so assigned shall work under the immediate supervision and direction of the task force commander and shall adhere to the rules and regulations of the task force. SECTIaN VII Each participating agency shall be responsible for the full payment of its personnel assigned to the unit, and such salary shall be deemed to be full salary, and due and payable to such assIgned personnel while on duty with the unit. The Unit Calimander shall be rellisponsible for. • shift assignment of unit personnel. timekeeping, and approval of overtime cempeancaticn. In allocating evertime. the unit ah411 conform to ordinances, regulations, and directives as supplied by those member agencies. SECTION VIII. Each participating agency will be responsible for providing an appropriate undercover vehicle to their personnel assigned to the task force. Discretion as to the source of such vehicles shall remain with each participating agency which may include agency owned, leased, kented, and/or other vehicles that may be borrowed or paid for by private contribution or sponsorship through civic organizations, etc. . consistent with policies adopted by each agency. This responsibility shall include insurance, gas, oil, maintenance, radio installation, and any other expenses gsscciated with each vehicle. The California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement will provide telephone service, a burglar alarm for office space. a radio base station to interact with a local station to be designed for use by the task force. investigative equipment as needed, and $10-000 in operator/efridence funds (specific equipment from individual agencies is to be negotiatied) . • Payment olikarges for office rental site. utilities, and telephone charges shall be the responsibility of the State of California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement. However. basic office furniture and supplies sufficient to sustain this task force will be provided by the participating agencies. This will not preclude other agreements for such furniture and supplies as deemed appropriate by the Advisory Council. All funds handled by the unit, including any 'petty cash shall be documented by an appropriate receipt mechanism. and shall be part of the weekly report. su1 pitted to the Advisory Council. The Task Force Commander is designated treasurer for purpose of handling funds and will personally approqe expenditure of- operator/evidence funds. SECTION = It is agreed the County of Shasta. City of Redding. City of Anderson, and the State of Callifornia, for their sole negligence. mutually save and hold eadh other party. and its appointed and elected officials harmless from all costs, expenses, losses, and damages, including attorney fees, and from- all liability for injury to persons, including death or damages to property caused or contributed. to by any act or neglect of such party, its agents, representatives, officials or employees , in the performance of this agreement. SECTION X Any duly sworn peace officer, while assigned to duty with tee unit, as herein provided, and working at the direction of the Advisory Council, its chairperson and the task force commander, shall Have the same powers, duties, privileges, responsibilities, and immunities th.loughout the Shasta Interagency Narcotics Task Force jurisdiction, as are conferred upon him as a peace officer in his am jurisdiction. SECTICN XI The Task Force Carmander will prepare for the Council's approval, a policy and procedures manual within ninety (90) days from the starting date of the task force. Susi procedure manual shall, at a minimumcontain guidelines on procedures and responsibilities for cbtaininq warrants and complaints, shall designate a day-to-day supervisor. or contact person, and shall designate a local radio frequency for task force use. Th'e task force will operate on applicable guidelines based on the California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement Manual until adoption ef the task force manual al i.s completed. The Advisory Council shall review the policy and procedures manual of the task force on an ongoing basis. The task force c -rm .zder may authorize mutual aid assistance to participating agencies for other criminal matters with the concurrence of the chairman or his designee. 1 Such use of task force manhours shall receive the daily approval of the chairman or his designee. • • SECTICV XII • A headquarters representative of the California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, along with a representative appointed by the Olouncil. shall make an annual inspection of the Shasta Interagency Narcotics Task Force and provide the Council with a copy of the results within thirty (301 days of the inspection. SECTION XIII This agreement shall remain in effect for the duration of the years 1985 and 1987, and shall officially terminate December 11. 1987. The participating agencies may. by mutual agreement, elect to extend the Shasta • Narcotics rcotics Task Force past Deczrber 31. 198`7, but Judi a. decision shall be made July 1 . 1987. through a formal vote of aLlimanbers of the Advisory Council. and the approval of affected legislative bodies or. officials or each agency as required. SF TICK XIV Any jurisdiction desiring to terminate its participation in this Agreement shall indicate such intent, in writing, to the Shasta Interagency Narcotics Task Force Advisory Council. Termination of participation in this Agreement by such jurisdiction shall be deemed to take effect 'not less than thirty (30) days upon receipt of the written cxarmunication of the intent by the Advisory Council. SECTIai XV The operational strength of the Shasta Interagency Narcotics Task Force sworn law enforcement personnel shall be maintained alt three (3) or more persons at all times. The reduction of the number ofi sworn Shasta County law enfcrc neat personnel belad three (3) will con,titute grounds for the California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement to withdraw from the unit upon thirty (30) days notice to the Advisory Council. 8 ilkI hereby eer into and concur with t formal cooperative Agreement for the establishment of the Shasta Interagency Narcotics Task Force for the period andrposes as stated above: Dated: District Attorney, Shasta County Dated: -� Sheriff, Shasta County Dated:--� Chief of Police, City of Redding Dated: Chief of Police, City of Anderson .. .u.e®e Dated: Chief, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcment. Dated: Captain, Redding Area Highway Patrol