Consent 12.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
County Sheriff
- Meeting Date:
- 06/24/2014
- Title:
- HIDTA Grant HT-14-2330 for Sheriff's Office Participation in Southeastern Arizona Major Investigative Team (SAMIT) task force
- Submitted By:
- Rich Morales, County Sheriff
- Department:
- County Sheriff
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
2
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Rich Morales
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Lieutenant
Mandated Function?:
Federal or State Mandate
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
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Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve City of Tucson High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Grant Agreement HT-14-2330 with a term of January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2015 providing a total of $239,381 in salary, employee related expenses, overtime, vehicle / aircraft expenses and equipment to assign two deputy sheriffs to the Southeastern Arizona Major Investigative Team (SAMIT), a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration drug enforcement task force.
Background:
The Arizona HIDTA createed a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) headed task force, the Southeastern Arizona Major Investigative Team (SAMIT), to replace the Border Alliance Group and has provided funding for the Sheriff's Office to assign two deputy sheriff's to the SAMIT task force. Those personnel whose salary was previously paid by the HIDTA will continue to conduct drug enforcement operations; however those operations will be focused with greater emphasis upon community based drug dealing as opposed to transnational trafficking as was required by HIDTA. Thus, the Sheriff's Office will continue to pursue transnational drug trafficking organizations via the SAMIT task force, and will also focus on local drug dealers who have a more direct negative impact to the quality of life in Cochise County.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Upon approval, the Sheriff's Office will continue to have two deputy sheriff's assigned to the SAMIT task force, as well as assign other deputies to more aggressively pursue community based, local drug dealers.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
If not approved, the Sheriff's Office will be unable to amintain two deputy sheriff positions in to the Southeastern Arizona Major Investigative Team.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Upon approval, please return both original copies to the Sheriff's Office so that they can be forwarded to the Tucson Police Department, the fiduciary for the Arizona HIDTA.
Fiscal Impact
- Fiscal Year:
- One-time Fixed Costs? ($$$):
- Ongoing Costs? ($$$):
- County Match Required? ($$$):
- A-87 Overhead Amt? (Co. Cost Allocation $$$):
- 34,500.77
- Source of Funding?:
- RICO