Regional Organized Crime Narcotics Agency - PD Cooperation Agreement Attachment A
COOPERATION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into between the Tigard Police Department
(hereinafter TPD) and the Regional Organized Crime Narcotics Agency(hereinafter ROCN),
and becomes effective when signed and executed by-both parties.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, ROCN has been formed pursuant to ORS 190.010 by the cities of Portland,
Gresham, St. Helens, Lake Oswego, and the counties of Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington,
and Columbia, to facilitate cooperative efforts of units of local government to combat
narcotics-related crimes; and
WHEREAS, ROCN is a Council of Governments organized and existing under ORS
294.900; and
WHEREAS, ROCN and TPD recognize the local narcotics enforcement role of TPD, the
regional narcotics enforcement role of ROCN, and recognize the need for cooperative efforts
between ROCN and TPD with respect to combating narcotics-related crimes; and
WHEREAS,TPD is fully aware of the nature, scope, terms and conditions of the
intergovernmental agreement by which ROCN was formed by its participating member units of
local governments, a copy of which is attached.hereto as Exhibit A:
NOW,THEREFORE, the parties hereby enter-into and execute this intergovernmental
agreement.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1: Cooperation by TPD
TPD agrees to cooperate with ROCN in mutual efforts to combat
narcotics-related crime, as follows:
a. Except as otherwise provided in this agreement, the Tigard Police
Department's Chief of Police and the ROCN Director, with the approval
of the ROCN Management Team, shall jointly determine the extent, terms
and conditions of TPD's cooperative efforts. TPD recognizes that such
staffing must be in accordance with such policies and procedures as are
established from time to time by ROCN's Management Team and Board
of Commissioners.
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b. In no event shall TPD be compelled or required by;this agreement to
provide staffing to ROCN that would result, in the opinion of TPD, in
placing TPD or its personnel at unnecessary risk: Staffassigned by TPD
to ROCN shall be in the exclusive control and direction of ROCN's
Director or his/her designee while assigned to ROCK.
C. TPD may have a representative on.the ROCK Technical Operating Staff
and Management Team. ROCN and TPD agree that proceeds from seized
and forfeited property resulting from narcotics-related cases shall be
distributed as per ROCN policy and/or retained for the use of ROCN or
deposited in the ROCN trust account.
2. Personnel
a. TPD agrees to assign, for a period of not less than twelve (12) months, an
experienced narcotics investigator. It is agreed by both parties that the
investigator assigned to ROCN will be supervised'by a ROCK supervisor
with appropriate evaluations made pursuant to TPD protocols. .
b. It is agreed that the assigned investigator from TPD will be supplied with
a vehicle and mobile radio from ROCN. It is agreed that ROCN shall
provide other additional equipment as required for ROCN investigators.
Weapons and ballistic vests will be supplied by TPD.
C. TPD and ROCN agree that when appropriate cases which are joint TPD
and ROCN investigations, copies of reports will be forwarded to TPD by
the TPD investigator.
3. Liabili
a. The parties agree that TPD and TPD legal counsel will provide legal
services for.the actions of the TPD assigned investigator.
b. All pertinent workmen's compensation or other employee benefits will
continue for the investigator during the assignment with ROCN.
4. Duration and Termination
This Agreement shall remain in.full force and effect until such time as TPD
and/or ROCN provides the other with not less than thirty(30) days written notice
of termination.
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5. Amendments
This Agreement may changed, modified or amended only upon the written
consent and agreement:of both parties.
REGIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME TIGARD POLICE DEPARTMENT
NARCOTICS AGENCY CHIEF OF POLICE
D' ector UChief
Dated: �- r'� Date: Vu4mock 2 6 1..003
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