From
Fred Bates, Jr.
Title
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding / Interlocal Agreement (MOU/ILA) with the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as it relates to the North Texas Strike Force (Dallas)
Presenter
Daniel Scesney, Chief of Police
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The City of Grand Prairie, situated in the center of the Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex, remains a vitally important collaborative partner in the regional effort to investigate and enforce local and federal crimes that inherently lend themselves to the propagation of violent crimes. Law Enforcement, particularly criminal investigations, often extends beyond the boundaries of the City limits. It is, therefore, important that local, state, and federal agencies mutually cooperate to effectively serve and protect their respective constituents. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has invited the Grand Prairie Police Department to join this collaborative effort known as the North Texas Strike Force (Dallas).
The primary purpose of this Task Force will be to perform activities and duties that include, but are not limited to; disrupting the trafficking in narcotics and dangerous drugs, gathering intelligence data relating to trafficking in narcotics and dangerous drugs in the North Texas area, and other traditional methods of investigation that will result in effective prosecution before the courts of the United States and the State of Texas.
Vernon’s Texas Statues and Codes Annotated (VTCA), Local Government Code 791, The Texas Interlocal Cooperation Act, provides that any one or more local governmental entities may contract with each other for the performance of governmental functions and for the joint use of facilities or services for police protection and for the promotion and protection of the health and welfare of the inhabitants of this State and the mutual benefit of the parties. ...
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