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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND THE CITY OF LEE’S SUMMIT, MISSOURI FOR THE USE OF MIDWEST HIGH INTESITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA AWARD FUNDS.
(KC) (GP43). (PSAB 6/20/17) (F&BC 7-10-17).
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Issue/Request:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND THE CITY OF LEE’S SUMMIT, MISSOURI FOR THE USE OF MIDWEST HIGH INTESITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA AWARD FUNDS.
(KC) (GP43).
(PSAB 6/20/17)
Key Issues:
The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded 2016 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funding to federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in the region comprised of the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota for the purpose of combating the manufacture and importation of methamphetamine and the disruption of poly-drug trafficking organizations. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) has been designated as the fiscal agent for award proceeds to be distributed to state and local agencies participating in the Midwest HIDTA program within the region. The City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri is a local recipient of Midwest HIDTA award and agrees to designate one Lee’s Summit Police Department (LSPD) Officer to the Kansas City/Overland Park DEA Task Force (GP43).
This agreement will authorize the Mayor of the City of Lee's Summit to enter into a memorandum of understanding whereby a Lee' Summit, Missouri Police Officer will be assigned to work on a special task force known as the HIDTA Task Force Group (KC) (GP 43). The mission of HTFG 43 is to disrupt the illicit drug traffic in the Kansas City area by immobilizing targeted violators and trafficking organizations, gather and report intelligence data relating to trafficking in narcotics and dangerous drugs; and conducting undercover operations where appropriate and engage in other tradi...
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