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MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS METRO and ST CLOUD METRO GANG STRIKE FORCE 2008 Request for Proposal to Participate INTRODUCTION The 2005 Minnesota State Legislature created the Gang and Drug Oversight Council to provide guidance related to the investigation and prosecution of gang and drug crime. The Oversight Council was tasked with the responsibility of developing a statewide strategy to ameliorate the harm caused by gangs and drugs. The Legislature also appropriates funding to support the development of this statewide strategy and specifically for "grants to the combined operations of the Criminal Gang Strike Force and Narcotics Task Forces ". The Department of Public Safety, in collaboration with the Oversight Council, is offering this Request for Proposal for calendar 2008 programming. This application is part of the larger application process to support multijurisdictional task and strike forces, including a metro gang strike force and a St. Cloud metro gang strike force." This application is for the purpose of soliciting new participants for the Metro Gang Strike Force and the St. Cloud Metro Gang Strike Force. "St. Cloud Metro" is considered the Greater St. Cloud metro area including the counties of Stearns, Sherburne and Benton. "Metro" is defined as the seven country metro area. Agencies outside of the seven county metro areas may also apply for gang personnel as part of a related MULTIJURISDICTIONAL NARCOTICS AND GANG TASK FORCES application. Metropolitan gang strike forces will operate under a Joint Powers Agreement and will be under the direction of a commander who reports to an Advisory Board comprised of the chief law enforcement officers (or their designees) of the participating agencies. All participating members have statewide jurisdiction but will remain employees of the contributing agency. NOTE: Joint Powers Agreements have been created for the strike forces and they address common issues including but not limited to: purpose, scope of work, work location, command structure, terms of participation, terms of reimbursement, designation and duties of a fiscal agent and use of forfeited assets. You many contact either of the strike forces to obtain a copy of the Joint Powers Agreement ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS Law enforcement agencies in the seven county metro area are eligible to apply. 1. All Metro Gang Strike Force investigators will be co- located and operate under the direction of their respective Advisory Boards and under the command of the Metro Commander. As is true with all multijurisdictional task forces throughout the state; strike forces will be a part of the overall strategy of and governed by the Gang and Drug Oversight Council, and they will work in collaboration of the Statewide Gang and Drug Coordinator. GANG STRIKE FORCE RFP (2007) - 1 -