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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY THROUGH THE MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT; AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE ACTION TO EXECUTE AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, TO EXERCISE THE CANCELLATION PROVISIONS AND TERMINATION CLAUSES CONTAINED THEREIN

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WHEREAS, this Board desires to accomplish the purposes outlined in the accompanying Memorandum, a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference; and

WHEREAS, in the conduct of day-to-day operations, the Miami-Dade Police Department works together with the United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service; and

WHEREAS, this work requires interagency joint operations and/or task forces to further the purposes of investigating financial crimes and other issues related to financial crimes; and

WHEREAS, this work involves inter-agency information sharing to further these investigations through participation on these joint operations and/or task forces,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board finds it is in the best interest of Miami-Dade County to approve the execution of a Agreements between the U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service and Miami-Dade County through the Miami-Dade Police Department, in substantially the form attached hereto and made a part hereof, and authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor�s Designee to execute Agreements for and on behalf of Miami-Dade County, and to execute any amendments, modifications, renewals and extensions of same, to exercise the cancellation provisions contained in the Agreement, and termination clauses of any contracts and agreements on behalf of Miami-Dade County, Florida.

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TO: Honorable Vice Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson
and Members, Board of County Commissioners

FROM: Carlos A. Gimenez
Mayor

SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing Execution Of Agreements Between The United States Department Of The Treasury Internal Revenue Service And Miami-Dade County

STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Board of County Commissioners approve the attached resolution retroactively authorizing the County Mayor or County Mayor�s Designee to execute agreements between the Internal Revenue Service of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Miami-Dade County through the Miami-Dade Police Department. These Agreements provide authority to the Internal Revenue Service to pay overtime for the police officer(s) assigned to the Treasury law enforcement agencies for expenses necessary to conduct financial criminal investigations in Miami-Dade County. This Agreement is effective October 1, 2012, and will remain in effect unless terminated by either Miami-Dade County or the Internal Revenue Service.

Scope
The Agreement will provide reimbursement to the Miami-Dade Police Department for the overtime costs of sworn personnel assigned full-time to these financial criminal investigations. The investigations are countywide.

Fiscal Impact/Funding Source
There is no fiscal impact to the County.

Track Record/Monitor
The entities involved are the Miami-Dade Police Department�s Narcotics Bureau and Police Legal Bureau. Raul Ubieta, Major, Narcotics Bureau, and Janet Lewis, Commander, Police Legal Bureau, will track and monitor the agreements respectively. As other task forces are established, which may be assigned to other entities, the Majors or Command Staff will track and monitor those agreements.

MANAGER'S BACKGROUND
Background
In the conduct of day-to-day operations, the Miami-Dade Police Department works together with the United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service to investigate financial crimes. This work requires interagency joint operations and/or task forces to further the purposes of investigating financial crimes and other issues related to financial crimes. In addition, this work involves inter-agency information sharing to further these investigations. The Agreement provides a mechanism to document the nature of the task force, outlining the activities to accomplish the identified purpose, and the assigned personnel. Through these partnerships, which are documented in a formal Agreement, the Miami-Dade Police Department is able to enhance the public safety of this community for the benefit of our citizens and visitors.



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Genaro �Chip� Iglesias
Office of the Mayor