Print
Reading Mode
Back to Calendar
Return
AI# 11122
Regular City Council Meeting
7.31.
11/16/2022:
Information
Agenda Item
Resolution - Police:
Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Fiscal Year 2023 Task Force and Asset Forfeiture Sharing Agreements with the United States Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration, for participation in the Lubbock High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force.
Item Summary
Trafficking in narcotics and dangerous drugs in the Lubbock area has a substantial and detrimental effect on the health and general welfare of Lubbock Citizens. Participation with the Lubbock High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (HIDTA) under the purview of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is an essential resource to combat the problem.
The Lubbock Police Department (LPD) participation in the Lubbock HIDTA will include the following activities and duties:
a. Disrupting the illicit drug traffic in the Lubbock area by immobilizing targeted violators and trafficking organizations;
b. Gathering and reporting intelligence data relating to trafficking in narcotics and dangerous drugs; and
c. Conducting undercover operations where appropriate and engaging in other traditional methods of investigations so that the Task Force’s activities will result in effective prosecution before the courts of the United States and the State of Texas.
The LPD will detail 3 experienced officers to the Task Force for not less than 2 years. These officers will be under direct supervision and control of DEA supervisory personnel assigned to the Task Force. The Lubbock Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety will also supply personnel to the HIDTA. DEA will assign 4 Special Agents to the Task Force, and the DEA will provide necessary funds and equipment to support the activities of the DEA Special Agents and officers assigned to the Task Force. This support will include office space, office supplies, travel funds, funds for the purchase of evidence and information, investigative equipment, training, and other support items.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will receive a minimum of 20% of awarded assets as result of Task Force investigations. Up to 80% of the remainder is subject to equitable sharing among the participating agencies, based on the number of officers assigned to the Lubbock HIDTA at the time of the seizure.
Upon approval, the term of the agreement runs through September 30, 2026.
Fiscal Impact
LPD will remain responsible for the salary and benefits including overtime of the officers assigned to the Task Force. The Lubbock HIDTA will, subject to availability of funds, reimburse the LPD for overtime payments made to its officers assigned to the Task Force, capped at the equivalent of 25% of a GS-12, Step 1, of the general pay scale for the rest of the United States, per officer.
Staff/Board Recommending
Floyd Mitchell, Chief of Police
Attachments
Resolution
HIDTA Task Force Agreement
HIDTA Asset Forfeiture Agreement
Certification - Lobbying
AgendaQuick ©2005 - 2024 Destiny Software Inc.
All Rights Reserved.