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Regular Agenda Item 4. D.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	12/15/2020
Submitted For:	Adam Shepherd	Submitted By:	Sarah White, Chief Administrative Officer
Department:	Sheriff's Office
Fiscal Year:	2020-2021	Budgeted?:	No
Contract Dates Begin & End:	2020-2023	Grant?:	Yes
Matching Requirement?:	No	Fund?:	New

Information

Request/Subject

Intergovernmental Agreement between the Phoenix Police Department and Gila County on behalf of the Gila County Sheriff's Office for Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Background Information

The Phoenix Police Department/Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is the lead agency and the recipient of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) grant regarding Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC). The Task Force utilizes the grant and funding from the Arizona Attorney General's Office for the purpose of administering and operating an ICAC Task Force in Arizona. The Phoenix Police Department is the primary grantee for the ICAC Task Force. Agencies affiliated through this Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) are known as Affiliated Agencies. The Gila County Sheriff's Office will be an Affiliated Agency.

Evaluation

The IGA will provide funding on a reimbursable basis to support the Sheriff's Office efforts to investigate, prosecute and deter the possession, production, and distribution of unlawful images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors and the utilization of the Internet to seek children as sexual victims.

Conclusion

The Gila County Sheriff's Office will assist the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force as an Affiliate Agency in its efforts to investigate, prosecute and deter the possession, production, and distribution of unlawful images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors and the utilization of the Internet to seek children as sexual victims.

Recommendation

Gila County Sheriff J. Adam Shepherd recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the IGA between the Phoenix Police Department and Gila County on behalf of the Gila County Sheriff's Office to participate in the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force for a period of three (3) years after the IGA becomes effective.

Suggested Motion

Information/Discussion/Action to approve an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the Phoenix Police Department and the Gila County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) whereby the GCSO, acting as an Affiliate Agency, will assist the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force for a period of three years after the IGA becomes effective. (Travis Baxley)

Attachments
Intergovernmental Agreement with the Phoenix Police Department