HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-04-19 City Commission Packet Materials - C9. MOU with Missouri River Drug Task Force for FY20-21Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Steve Crawford, Chief of Police
Andrea Surratt, City Manager
SUBJECT: FY 20 – FY 21 Memorandum of Understanding with Missouri
River Drug Task Force.
MEETING DATE: March 04, 2019
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager and Chief of Police to sign FY20 -
FY21 Memorandum of Understanding with the Missouri River
Drug Task Force.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Bozeman / Bozeman Police Department has been a member of the Missouri River
Drug Task Force (MRDTF) since 1990. The mission of the 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. The 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 trafficking and
manufacturing organizations.
The purpose of this Memorandum of Understand (MOU) is to establish general guidelines and
operational procedures for a multi-agency task force to address drug-related crime. Agencies
participating in this project recognize that combating drugs is of paramount importance to the
safety our communities. Through our united efforts, our resources will be better utilized and our
investigative efforts will be more effective on behalf of the communities we serve. The
participating agencies are committed to cooperative efforts and full information sharing through
their participation in the MRDTF. Members include: City of Bozeman; City of Helena; City of
East Helena; City of Belgrade; Broadwater County; Gallatin County; Lewis & Clark County;
Madison County; Park County; City of Livingston; City of West Yellowstone; Montana State
University; Sweet Grass County and Meagher County.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None.
ALTERNATIVES: As recommended by the commission.
FISCAL EFFECTS:
Participation in MRDTF allows for grant opportunities that pay partial salaries of two Bozeman
police officers. Shared training and equipment is used that would otherwise be cost prohibitive to
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the City of Bozeman. Forfeiture of seized money, vehicles or items as part of drug interdiction
efforts are used to augment local operations.
Attachments: FY20-FY21 Memorandum of Understanding – Missouri River Drug Task Force.
Report compiled on: February 20, 2019
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