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JOINT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
FOR THE FORMATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE
ANOKA-HENNEPIN EM NARCOTICS AND VIOLENT CRIMES TASK FORCE
I. PARTIES
The parties to this agreement are political subdivisions of the State of Minnesota.
This agreement is made pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section S 471.59, as amended.
II. PROBLEM AND PURPOSE
The parties hereto find that drug abuse and related violent criminal activities have
increased significantly within and between their communities in recent years. As first ring-
suburban communities located on or near the northern borders of Minneapolis and St. Paul, a
significant amount of drug traffic, violent crime, and organized criminal gang activity has
emerged and migrated into their communities. Linked by the 610, 694, and 169 bridges over
the Mississippi River, the communities share common borders with easy access which has
provided a conduit for drug traffickers and criminal elements to utilize. The nature of drug
law enforcement, violent crime, and the criminal enterprise associated with them does not
adhere to jurisdictional boundaries. In addition, the individual parties hereto face the
difficulty oflimited resources and ever-increasing demands for service which make effective
organized drug enforcement difficult on an individual basis.
The general purpose of this agreement is to provide coordination and joint
enforcement efforts within the jurisdictional boundaries of the parties of controlled substance
crimes as defined in federal, state, and local statutes, as well as related violent crime and the
criminal enterprise associated with them.
III. AFFILIATION
This joint enforcement project will have an affiliation with the East Metro
Coordinated Narcotics Task Force through the participation of Anoka County in the East
Metro Coordinated Narcotics Task Force Joint Powers Agreement. As a part of this
affiliation, activities of this project may be coordinated with East Metro Coordinated
Narcotics Task Force activities.
IV. NAME
This joint enforcement project shall be known as the Anoka-Hennepin EM Narcotics
and Violent Crimes Task Force.
V. MEMBERSIDP
The parties to this agreement shall be the Cities of Anoka, Blaine, Brooklyn Center,
Brooklyn Park, Champlin, Coon Rapids, Fridley, Maple Grove, and the County of Anoka
(herein collectively referred to as "the parties").
VI. ADMINISTRATION
A Task Force Advisory Board is formed consisting of the Chiefs of Police and Sheriff,
or his or her designee, from each party. The Task Force Coordinator and supervisors will
serve in an advisory capacity and shall have responsibility for administration of the Task
Force. A prosecuting attorney from Anoka and Hennepin Counties will act in an advisory
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capacity to the Board. The County of Anoka will provide the day-to-day administration of
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the Task Force through the assignment of the Investigative Lieutenant, assisted by a sergeant
assigned to the Task Force by the Coon Rapids Police Department.
The Task Force Advisory Board members, which have voting authority, will be the
Chiefs of Police and the Sheriff, or his or her designee, from each party. The votes shall be
weighed based on the number of officers assigned to the Task Force.
In any issue requiring a vote of the Advisory Board, a quorum offive voting members
must be present to vote. In order for a motion to pass, a majority vote shall consist of at least
eight votes.
The Advisory Board shall elect a chair to conduct board meetings and serve as liaison
between the parties, the Coordinator, and the Board.
VII. OPERATION
Section 1. Composition
The Task Force shall initially consist of 14 full-time peace officers POST licensed to
practice law enforcement as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 626. These officers will
be assigned to the Task Force by the parties as follows:
Anoka Police Department
Anoka County Sheriff
Blaine Police Department
Brooklyn Center Police Department
Brooklyn Park Police Department
1 Officer
3 Officers
1 Officer
1 Officer
2 Officers
1 Lieutenant
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Champlin Police Department I Officer
Coon Rapids Police Department I Officer I Sergeant
Fridley Police Department I Officer
Maple Grove Police Department I Officer
Each officer will remain an employee of the party assigning the officer to the Task Force.
The Advisory Board may approve a change in the composition of the Task Force upon the
request of any party. No party may be required to assign additional officers to the Task
Force without the consent of the affected party.
Sectioll 2. Chaill of Commalld
Coordinator/Lieutenant: The Task Force Coordinator shall be the head of the Task
Force. The Criminal Investigation Lieutenant of the Anoka County Sheriffs Department
will act in this capacity at the onset of this agreement.
The Coordinator shall serve at the pleasure of the Advisory Board and may be
removed by a majority vote of the Board. The Coordinator reports directly to the Advisory
Board. The Coordinator will make the day-to-day operational and administrative decisions
of the Task Force.
Supervisors/Sergeants: One sergeant shall be assigned to the Task Force by the Coon
Rapids Police Department. One Team Leader shall be assigned to the Task Force by the
Anoka County Sheriffs Office. The Sergeant and Team Leader operate at the direction of
the Task Force Coordinator. They are responsible for the direct supervision of officers
assigned to the Task Force by the parties.
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Officers: Officers assigned to the Task Force operate at the direction and under the
supervision of the Task Force Coordinator and Supervisors while assigned.
Clerical: The Task Force may hire clerical support for the Task Force from the grant
budget. The City of Brooklyn Park agrees to act as the employer of the person hired.
Section 3. Equipment
Equipment purchased by the Task Force during the grant period for Task Force usage
shall be divided amongst the parties by the Advisory Board at the end of the grant period if
this agreement is not renewed. Upon a mutually agreed dissolution of this Task Force, all
equipment owned by the Task Force will be distributed between the parties as decided by the
Advisory Board. Parties are expected to also utilize their own equipment such as body
transmitters and surveillance vans on an as-needed basis. All equipment brought into Task
Force use by an agency will remain the property of the agency supplying said equipment.
Section 4. Facilities
Each Task force member will work out of a centrally located office furnished and
maintained by the Task Force as provided in the annual grant budget.
Section 5. Policy and Procedure
Operational policy and procedure may be developed for the Task Force based on an
examination of operational goals and administrative need. These policies and procedures
will be proposed to the Advisory Board by supervisory staff who will conduct ongoing
evaluations of Task Force operations and need. Policies and procedures will be implemented
at the direction of the Advisory Board.
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Section 6. Purchase of Evidence/lnformation
The Task Force Coordinator will maintain an accounting of all confidential funds
utilized for the purchase of evidence and information and to pay investigative expenses
incurred by the Task Force. The administration of confidential funds will undergo review by
the Task Force supervisory personnel prior to implementation of the following procedure. In
the event changes of procedure are deemed necessary, they will be reflected in policy and
procedure developed for the Task Force. At present, each Task Force officer will fill out a
"Confidential Funds Receipt" when obtaining advances of confidential funds from the
Coordinator or Supervisor. Upon expenditure of confidential funds by a Task Force officer,
a "Payment for Evidence and Information" form will be completed by the officer making the
expenditure, and this form will be forwarded in a timely fashion to the Coordinator. The
Coordinator will maintain a master expenditure log for all Task Force officers. Each
individual officer will maintain an individual expenditure log for confidential funds. The
Coordinator will audit the confidential funds on a regular basis and will file the necessary
quarterly report with the Office of Drug Policy of the Minnesota Department of Public
Safety.
Any evidence obtained or seized by the Task Force will be maintained in the
department property room of the officer assigned as the case agent.
Section 7. Supplies
Office supplies will be provided by the Task Force under the grant annual budget.
Any supplies not itemized in the grant annual budget will be provided by that officer's
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employment agency.
Section 8. Sworn Personnel
Each party is providing licensed peace officers under the conditions outlined herein.
Wages and benefits for these officers will be the primary responsibility of the officer's
employing agency during the grant period. Wage and benefit reimbursement, to include
overtime costs, may be reimbursed through the grant as approved by the Advisory Board.
The Sergeant's position will be reimbursed from the grant the difference between detective
pay and sergeant's pay.
An officer assigned to the Task Force by a party may be removed from the TaskForce
by the appointment party or through a majority vote of the Advisory Board. The party shall
then appoint a suitable replacement for the removed officer.
Peace officers assigned to the Task Force shall be equipped by their employment
parties with appropriate police credentials and suitable firearms. The employment party will
be responsible for providing any POST required training to their officers assigned to the Task
Force.
The Coordinator may direct additional, specialized training to be paid through the
grant budget.
Section 9. Vehicles
The Task Force shall lease up to one vehicle for each officer assigned to the Task
Force. Each party will be responsible for fuel, insurance, and maintenance costs incurred by
the vehicle(s) leased for
officer(s) assigned by that party. Upon termination of this
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agreement, the vehicles will either be absorbed by the parties agreeing to assume leasing
obligations or returned to the leasing agency. Vehicles owned by a party and utilized by the
Task Force will remain the responsibility of the party, as will costs incurred for the vehicle's
use and maintenance.
VII. TASKS
Section 1. The primary function and responsibility of the Task Force is to detect,
investigate, gather evidence, and apprehend drug traffickers within the geographic area of the
parties. As a result of the nature of covert undercover operations, it is anticipated that
undercover operatives may detect or become aware of other crimes. The Task Force will
pursue other avenues of investigation only upon recommendation of the Task Force
Coordinator and by permission of the Chief of Police or Sheriff of the particular party
involved. In addition, the Task Force may be used for other investigative purposes under
exigent circumstances or in a capacity wherein the nature of the investigation being
undertaken requires undercover officers.
Section 2. It is the mission priority of this Unit to investigate drug wholesalers (those
individuals who bring drugs into the Task Force area), street-level drug distributors, those
persons involved in the clandestine laboratory manufacturing of illicit drugs, and individuals
who attempt to acquire pharmaceutical drugs in violation of the provisions of Minnesota
Statutes, Chapter 152.
Section 3. A function of the Task Force will be to gather and to disseminate controlled
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substance intelligence information. The Task Force will maintain an ongoing intelligence
filing system. The Task Force will attempt to investigate those leads, maintain on file that
information, and upon request disseminate that information to the parties hereto.
Section 4. With permission of the Task Force Coordinator, the Task Force will provide
training to member parties requesting that service. Requests for community drug education
and drug awareness will be provided only upon permission of the Task Force Coordinator
and the department of that particular party.
Section 5. Public announcements concerning the function of the Task Force will be made
only by permission of the Advisory Board in conjunction with the parties to this agreement
and by approval of the Chief of Police or Sheriff of the party in which that release is to be
made.
Section 6. Public announcements concerning arrests or investigations conducted by the
Task Force will be made by the Chief of Police or Sheriff of that party, or his or her
designee, where that arrest was made, and upon approval of the Task Force Coordinator.
News releases concerning the Task Force's function, investigations, and! or arrests will not be
made by any Task Force officer unless specifically requested by the Chief of Police or
Sheriff with permission of the Task Force Coordinator or the Advisory Board.
VIII. FINANCIAL MATTERS
Section 1. The fiscal year of the Task Force shall be the calendar year.
Section 2. The Finance Department of Anoka County will be responsible for the
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administration of all funds coming under the direct supervision of the Task Force, whether
federal grant funds or contributions of the parties.
Section 3. The Task Force Advisory Board shall direct the Coordinator to prepare an
annual grant application, including proposed budget, which will be presented to the parties
on or before the application deadline set by the Office of Drug Policy, Department of Public
Safety. The Task Force Coordinator shall submit the approved grant application and budget
to the Office of Drug Policy by the deadline established by the Office of Drug Policy.
Section 4. Funding shall be in the form of a matching grant from the federal government.
The contributions of the parties shall be at least 25% of the total budget established for the
current year. An individual party's financial contribution shall be proportioned to the
number of officers comnritted to the Task Force as shown in the grant application budget.
The matching funds will be submitted to the Finance Department of Anoka County by the
parties at the beginning of the grant period. Any unused match funds will be returned at the
end of the grant period in a manner determined by the Advisory Board.
Section 5. Any assets seized by the Task Force and awarded to the Task Force through
administrative or judicial proceedings shall be distributed to the partes on a periodic basis as
determined by the Board. The formula for distribution of these assets shall be proportioned
based on the number of officers assigned for each participating agency. The Task Force
Coordinator will be responsible for the distribution of funds or assets seized or forfeited by
the Task Force.
Section 6. The Coordinator, upon direction and approval of the Advisory Board, is
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authorized to sign and enter into contracts on behalf of the Task Force as may be necessary.
IX. DEPUTATION
Officers assigned to the Task Force, while performing their assigned duties as Task
Force officers in a jurisdiction other than their own jurisdiction, shall have the same powers,
duties, privileges, and immunities as conferred upon them by their own jurisdiction. The
authority granted hereunder does not constitute employment by the Task Force or by the city
or county in which the duty or duties are being performed. Any worker's compensation
claim or work related injury that may occur as a result of working with the Task Force shall
be the sole responsibility of the officer's home jurisdiction. Further, the authority granted
hereunder extends only so far as may be necessary to complete the duties assigned to the
officers and terminates at the expiration of this agreement and any extension thereof.
X. INSURANCE
The Task Force shall purchase insurance to provide liability and property da.'I1age
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coverage in the amount determined by the Advisory Board. In no event will the insurance
coverage be less than the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust standard liability
coverage. The insurance shall provide coverage for all authorized Task Force operations by
Task Force members.
XI. DURATION
Section 1. This agreement for Task Force operations shall be in effect from January 1,
2005, notwithstanding the dates of signature by the parties, and shall continue in effect until
terminated in accordance with the provisions herein.
Section 2. Any party may withdraw from this agreement on December 31 of any year by
declaring its intention to withdraw in writing and providing the written notice, delivered by
mail or in person, to each of the other parties on or before June 1 of that year. Notice by mail
shall be deemed received three days after mailing. Withdrawal by a party shall not result in
the discharge of any legal liability incurred by such party before the effective date of
withdrawal.
Section 3. This agreement shall terminate under the following circumstances:
(1) There are no remaining parties as a result of withdrawal pursuant to this agreement; or
(2) All remaining parties mutually agree to terminate this agreement; or
(3) This agreement shall terminate automatically when grant funding for Task Force
activities is discontinued.
XII. CONTRACTS AND PURCHASES
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Any contracts and purchases made pursuant to this agreement shall be made by the
County and shall conform to the requirements applicable to Anoka County.
XIII. STRICT ACCOUNTABILITY
Pursuant to Minnesota Statute ~471.59, a joint powers agreement is to provide for
strict accounting of all funds and report of all receipts and disbursements. Any party to this
agreement may request a strict accounting at any time.
XIV. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This joint powers agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties on the
matter related hereto. The agreement shall not be altered or amended, except by agreement
in writing signed by the parties hereto.
XV. SIGNATURES
All parties to this agreement need not sign the same copy of the agreement. An
original agreement signed by each party to this agreement shall be maintained in the Office
of the Anoka County Sheriff.
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