COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council
FROM: Troy Stirling, Chief of Police
SUBJECT:Title
Adopt Resolution No. 24-3729 Approving the Intergovernmental Agreement with Phoenix, Arizona, for the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (Chief Stirling)
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FUNDING SOURCE:
Grant
PURPOSE:
To approve an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Phoenix, Arizona, for participation in the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.
BACKGROUND:
The Phoenix Police Department / Arizona ICAC Task Force is the recipient of grant funding from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), to administer and operate an ICAC Task Force in Arizona. The focus of ICAC is to:
• Increase investigative capabilities, including effectiveness and efficiency, of law enforcement officers in the detection, investigation of qualifying offenses and the apprehension of offenders;
• Increase the number of ICAC-qualifying (state and federal) offenses being prosecuted;
• Create a multi-agency task force response to ICAC offenses;
• Enhance the nationwide response to ICAC offenses; and
• Develop and deliver ICAC public awareness and prevention programs.
Phoenix Police Department is the primary grantee for the ICAC Task Force Funding, and any agencies affiliated through an IGA are known as “Affiliate Agencies.” Through this IGA, the Lake Havasu City Police Department will continue to work as an affiliate agency in assisting the ICAC Task Force. In addition, funding may be provided on a reimbursable basis for training and/or equipment to support local ICAC Task Force efforts.
COMMUNITY IMPACT:
This IGA will allow the Lake Havasu City Police Department to assist the ICAC Task Force with investigating, prosecuting, and deterring the possession, production, and distribution of unlawful images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors and the utilization of the internet to seek children as sexual victims.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Sufficient appropriation will be included in the Grant Fund to accommodate any pass-through grant funding received from this IGA.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution No. 24-3729
Arizona ICAC Task Force IGA between Phoenix Police Department and Lake Havasu City Police Department
SUGGESTED MOTION:Recommended ACtion
I move to adopt Resolution No. 24-3729 approving the Intergovernmental Agreement with Phoenix, Arizona, for the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force; and authorize City staff to apply for and accept reimbursements under this Agreement and take all steps necessary to implement and complete the activities funded and required, subject to necessary review and approval by the City Attorney.