Consent 5.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
County Sheriff
- Meeting Date:
- 10/26/2021
- Title:
- Intergovernmental Agreement Regarding Gang & Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission (GIITEM) State Gang Task Force
- Submitted By:
- Christy Heisner, County Sheriff
- Department:
- County Sheriff
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature NOT Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
2
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Christy Heisner
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Operations Lieutenant
Docket Number (If applicable):
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve the Gang & Immigration Intelligence Enforcement Mission (GIITEM) Team Task Force Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA), No. 2021-061, between the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Cochise County Sheriff's Office (CCSO), effective upon signing through June 30, 2022, with four 1-year renewal periods.
Background:
The GIITEM IGA provides enhanced law enforcement services concerning gangs and any related criminal activities through the cooperative efforts of the parties to the IGA. CCSO has assigned one full time detention officer to GIITEM. This detention officer performs the duties of intelligence collection and reporting regarding criminal street gangs, prison gangs, security threat groups, human smuggling, illegal immigrations and other criminal activities by interviewing and collecting information within the jail from the inmate population. This officer continues to work the floor and classification positions while gathering needed information. DPS agrees to reimburse CCSO on a monthly basis up to 75% of payroll related expenses as outlined in the IGA.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
CCSO will continue to have one detention officer assigned to GIITEM for gathering intelligence for law enforcement agencies.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
CCSO Detention would re-assign the GIITEM officer to a Classification only assignment and would lose the information sharing abilities with Arizona state Gang and Immigration team. Being a part of GIITEM allows our classification officers the ability to classify inmates accordingly to provide a safer housing assignment for both inmates and officers. The information shared also helps law enforcement investigators to track criminal activity and build cases. Lastly, CCSO detention would lose 75% funding of one detention officer position.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
I will provide the County Deputy attorney and Sheriff with both originals for signature. Thank you.