11-13-2018 Council Meeting Packet

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SWIFT Contract Number: 148783 DPS PO # 3-56507 MNFCTF JPA_2017 3.7 Use, as appropriate, a comprehensive portfolio of investigative technologies and techniques including surveillance, covert technologies and undercover assignments. 3.8 Interview and prepare reports on the victims of financial crimes, directing those victims to appropriate public and private resources to assist them in the recovery of their identities. 3.9 Investigate cases involving cross-jurisdictional and/or organized financial crime and high value theft schemes. [Note: An assignment may require travel throughout Greater Minnesota in addition to the seven county metropolitan area as investigations expand or as assigned by the task force commander.] 4. Responsibilities of the Governmental Unit and the BCA 4.1 The Governmental Unit will: 4.1.1 Conduct investigations in accordance with provisions of the Minnesota Financial Crimes Task Force Standards, identified in clause 3 above, and conclude such investigations in a timely manner. 4.1.2 Maintain accurate records pertaining to prevention, education, and enforcement activities, to be collected and forwarded quarterly to the MNFCTF Commander, or the Commander’s designee, for statistical reporting purposes. 4.1.3 Assign one or more employees of the Governmental Unit as members to the MNFCTF. All employees of the Governmental Unit assigned as members, and while performing MNFCTF assignments, shall continue to be employed and directly supervised by the same Governmental Unit currently employing that member. All services, duties, acts or omissions performed by the MNFCTF member will be within the course and duty of the member’s employment and therefore covered by the Workers Compensation and other compensation programs of the Governmental Unit including fringe benefits. 4.1.4 Make a reasonable good faith attempt to be represented at all scheduled MNFCTF meetings in order to share information and resources among the MN FCTF members. 4.1.5 Participate fully in any audits required by the Minnesota Financial Crimes Task Force. 4.2 The parties mutually agree that any investigators assigned to the MNFCTF by the Governmental Unit will be provided an undercover vehicle and basic equipment, e.g. gun, handcuffs, vest, etc., by the Governmental Unit. 4.3 Nothing in this Agreement shall otherwise limit the jurisdiction, powers, and responsibilities normally possessed by a member as an employee of the Governmental Unit. 5. Reimbursement Requests and Payments 5.1 Upon the Effective Date of this Agreement, the Governmental Unit will be entitled to reimbursements in accordance with clause 5.3. 5.2 The Governmental Unit will submit a written request to the MNFCTF Commander prior to receiving a reimbursement from the BCA in accordance with clause 5.3. All requests will be submitted using the Financial Crimes Task Force Outside Agency Reimbursement form which will be provided by the BCA upon request from the Governmental Unit. 5.3 The Governmental Unit will only be reimbursed by the BCA for the following expenses which must be pre-approved by the MNFCTF Commander: 1) overtime salary including fringe benefits; 2) equipment; 3) training and training-related expenses directly incurred and relating to performance of MNFCTF assignments. 5.4 Reimbursement by the BCA to the Governmental Unit will be made until all designated member funds have been expended. 5.5 BCA shall reimburse Governmental Unit an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($50,000.00) during the Term of this Agreement. 5.6 The Governmental Unit shall submit original receipts when seeking reimbursement on pre- approved requests. Approved reimbursements will be paid directly by the BCA to the Governmental Unit within thirty (30) days after the BCA receives reimbursement request. Reimbursement to the Governmental Unit will be paid to Lino Lakes Police Department, 640 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, MN 55014.