HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-20-17 City Commission Packet Materials - C6. JAG Grant for Missouri River Drug Task Force
Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Steve Crawford, Police Chief
Andrea Surratt, City Manager
SUBJECT: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant for
Missouri River Drug Task Force
MEETING DATE: November 20, 2017
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: Approve sub-grantee acceptance of the Edward Byrne Memorial
Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $93,278.00 and ratify the police chief’s signing of the
contract with Gallatin County allocating the use of those funds.
BACKGROUND: On July 1, 2017, the Montana Board of Crime Control (MBCC) / US
Department of Justice awarded Gallatin County $204,608.00 in federal funds to operate the
Missouri River Drug Task Force (MRDTF). As a sub-grantee of the grant, the MBCC award for
the City of Bozeman is $65,294.00 and there is a local match requirement of $27,984.00 for a
total contract of $93,278.00.
The Bozeman Police Department currently has two full time detectives assigned to MRDTF and
has been a member since 1990. The mission of MRDTF is to provide a collaborative federal,
state and local law enforcement effort to identify, target and address those involved in drug
trafficking, manufacture and/or violence. MRDTF utilizes sophisticated long-term investigative
approaches, including undercover surveillance operations, the purchase of evidence and
information, and electronic surveillance to disrupt and dismantle targeted drug organizations.
FISCAL EFFECTS: Approval of this proposal will have a fiscal impact of $27,984.00 and is
within departmental budget.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Attachments: Gallatin County October 13, 2017 Memo
MRDTF Program Face Sheet and Exhibits “A, B, C & D”
Report compiled: October 24, 2017
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