4705-18 Interlocal Agreement between the City of South Bend and St. Joseph County Metro Units.

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BILL NO. 18-12 RESOLUTION NO. 4705-18 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA,AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY,INDIANA, FOR THE MUTUAL OPERATION OF SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT UNITS KNOWN AS METRO UNITS ADDRESSING CRIMES OF SPECIAL GRAVITY IN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, through the South Bend Police Department ("SBPD") has a history of cooperating with the St. Joseph County Prosecutor in the investigation and prosecution of crime within the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, St. Joseph County, Indiana, has created three special units that conduct criminal investigations of certain crimes deemed to have high impact upon the safety and welfare of citizens of St. Joseph County, Indiana, and which further provide services to victims of certain crimes. These are the St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit("CMHU");the St. Joseph County Special Victims Unit (SVU); and the St. Joseph County Drug Investigation Unit (DIU), collectively known as the "Metro Units"; and WHEREAS,the CMHU presently combines the expertise of highly skilled and trained law enforcement officers from the St. Joseph County Police Department, the SBPD, the Mishawaka Police Department and the Notre Dame Security Police Department, as well as the technical and support services of Indiana University South Bend, to among other things investigate, gather and report data, and share information with the SBPD concerning crimes involving death or deadly force and other connected crimes. The SVU conducts criminal investigations and provides services to victims of domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault in St. Joseph County, and the DIU investigates and prosecutes drug related crimes within St. Joseph County particularly those involving overdose deaths, and armed drug traffickers. WHEREAS, Indiana Code 36-1-7,the Interlocal Cooperation Act, authorizes one or more governmental entities to exercise,jointly or by one entity on behalf of others,powers that may be exercised by such units severally; and WHEREAS, pursuant to IC 36-1-7, the City will cooperatively assist the Metro Units operation by providing South Bend Police Department officers to serve as Investigators, by providing each of these Investigators with a vehicle -and requisite equipment, and by providing funds to pay for the cost and expenses of three additional Investigators of approximately$103,000 per officer annually, for an annual total of about $308,500. The Prosecutor of St. Joseph County will provide for the facilities needed for the Metro Unit operations subject to a separate cost sharing arrangement with the City, and the cost of the Metro Unit command staff, among other things; and