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RESOLUTION APPROVING MINNESOTA INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST
CHILDREN TASK FORCE MULTI - AGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT JOINT
POWERS AGREEMENT CONTRACT NO. DPS -M -0547
WHEREAS, this Multi- Agency Law Enforcement Joint Powers Agreement between the State
of Minnesota, acting through its Commissioner of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension ( "Grantee "), empowered to enter into this Agreement pursuant to Minn Stat. §
471.59, Subd. 10 & 12, and City of Stillwater, acting through its Stillwater Police Department ;
and
WHEREAS, the above subscribed parties have joined together in a multi- agency task force
intended to investigate and prosecute crimes committed against children and the criminal
exploitation of children that is committed and/or facilitated by or through the use of computers,
and to disrupt and dismantle organizations engaging in such activity; and
WHEREAS, the agencies agree to utilize applicable state and federal laws to prosecute criminal,
civil, and forfeiture actions against identified violators, as appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the Grantee is the recipient of a federal grant disbursed by the Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention ( "OJJDP ") in Washington, D.C. to assist law enforcement in
investigating and combating the exploitation of children which occurs through the use of
computers by providing funding for equipment, training, and expenses. including travel and
overtime funding, which are incurred by law enforcement as a result of such investigations; and
WHEREAS, the OJJDP Internet Crimes Against Children ( "ICAC ") has established a Working
Group of Directors representing each of the existing ICAC Task Forces to oversee the operation
of the grant and sub -grant recipients; and the State of Minnesota, acting through its
Commissioner of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has designated Donald
Cheung as the Commander of the Minnesota ICAC Task Force.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by Stillwater City Council that the Multi- Agency
Agreement is hereby approved.
Adopted by the Stillwater City Council this 19 day of April, 2011.
Ken Haryc i, Mayor
ATTEST:
Diane F. Ward, City Clerk