RESOLUTION RS2017-842

A resolution approving an agreement between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to delineate the responsibilities of the West Tennessee Violent Crime Task Force (“WTVCTF”).

WHEREAS, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has requested that the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department assist with the West Tennessee Violent Crime Task Force; and,

WHEREAS, the agreement attached hereto and incorporated herein provides terms for such assistance and delineates responsibilities of WTVCTF personnel, including reimbursement by the FBI for overtime payments made to Metropolitan Nashville Police Department officers assigned to the WTVCTF;

WHEREAS, T.C.A. § 12-9-104 authorizes the Metropolitan Government to enter into agreements with agencies of the federal government for cooperative projects by resolution of the governing body; and,

WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this agreement be approved.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. That the agreement by and between the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to provide police assistance to the West Tennessee Violent Crime Task Force, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.

Section 2. That any funds obtained by the Metropolitan Government pursuant to this agreement shall be appropriated to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.

Section 3. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored by: Mary Carolyn Roberts

Attachments on file in the Metropolitan Clerk's Office

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Referred to:	Public Safety Committee
Introduced:	September 5, 2017
Adopted:	September 5, 2017
Approved:	September 6, 2017
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