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BILL NO. 22-01 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, THE CITY OF MISHAWAKA, INDIANA AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA, FOR THE MUTUAL OPERATION OF THE SPECIAL VICTIMS 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 the Special Victims Unit ("SVU") that conducts criminal investigations of child abuse and sex crimes deemed to have high impact upon the safety and welfare of citizens of St. Joseph County, Indiana, and which further provides services to victims of certain crimes; and WHEREAS, the SVU presently combines the expertise of highly skilled and trained law enforcement officers from the St. Joseph County Police Department, the SBPD, and the Mishawaka Police Department, as well as the technical and support services of Indiana University South Bend and the Notre Dame Security Police Department, to among other things investigate, provide services to victims, gather and report data, and share information with the SBPD concerning crimes involving child abuse and sex crimes and other connected crimes in St. Joseph County; and 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, the Indiana Cities of South Bend and Mishawaka, along with the County of St. Joseph share a combined interest in entering into an Interlocal Agreement so that by working cooperatively, they may efficiently and effectively investigate, provide services to victims, gather and report data, and share information concerning crimes of child abuse and sex crimes and other connected crimes in St. Joseph County. WHEREAS, pursuant to IC 36-1-7, the City will cooperatively assist the SVU operation by providing South Bend Police Department officers to serve as Investigators, by providing each of these Investigators with a vehicle and requisite equipment pursuant to the Interlocal Agreement, and by providing funds to pay for the cost and expenses of three additional Investigators of approximately $99,055 per officer annually, for an annual total of about $297,165. The Prosecutor of St. Joseph County will provide for the facilities needed for the SVU operations, and the cost of the SVU command staff, among other things; and