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,SECTION�3: That this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
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Gerard Hudspeth, District 1:
Keely G. Briggs, District 2:
Jesse Davis, District 3:
John Ryan, District 4:
Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5:
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6:
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the qw���� �� day of ����",���ww������� �� ��� ,, 2019.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME EASTERN HEMISPHERE
NORTH TEXAS ORGANIZED CRIME TASKFORCE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
PARTIES
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is entered into by and between the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Denton Police Department (participating agencies)
(collectively: the Parties). Nothing in this MOU should be construed as limiting or
impeding the basic spirit of cooperation which exists between these agencies.
AUTHORITIES
2. Authority for the FBI to enter into this agreement can be found at Title 28, United States
Code (U.S.C.), Section (§) 533; 42 U.S.C. § 3771; Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations
(C.F.R.), § 0.85; and applicable United States Attorney General's Guidelines.
PURPOSE
3. The purpose of this MOU is to delineate the responsibilities of the North Texas Organized
Crime Taskforce (NTOCTF) personnel; formalize relationships between participating
agencies for policy guidance, planning, training, public and media relations; and
maximize inter-agency cooperation. This MOU is not intended, and should not be
construed, to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or
otherwise by any third party against the parties, the United States, or the officers,
employees, agents, or other associated personnel thereof.
MISSION
4. The mission of the NTOCTF is to identify and target for prosecution Transnational
Criminal Organizations engaged in diverse criminal schemes involving myriad federal
violations both within the United States and throughout the Eastern Hemisphere.
Violations include but are not limited to, drug trafficking; money laundering; human
trafficking; weapons trafficking; theft of natural resources and cultural property (e.g. arts
and antiquities); public corruption; insurance fraud; health care fraud; violent crime; and
cyber crime. The NTOCTF will enhance the effectiveness of federal/state/local law
enforcement resources through a well-coordinated initiative seeking the most effective
investigative/prosecutive avenues by which to convict and incarcerate dangerous
offenders.
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A. Supervision
5. Overall management of the NTOCTF shall be the shared responsibility of the FBI and
participating agency heads and/or their designees.
6. The Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the FBI Dallas Field Office shall designate one
Supervisory Special Agent (NTOCTF Supervisor) to supervise the NTOCTF. The
NTOCTF Supervisor may designate a Special Agent to serve as the NTOCTF
Coordinator. Either the NTOCTF Supervisor or the NTOCTF Coordinator shall oversee
day-to-day operational and investigative matters pertaining to the NTOCTF.
7. Conduct undertaken outside the scope of an individual's NTOCTF duties and
assignments under this MOU shall not fall within the oversight responsibility of the
NTOCTF Supervisor or NTOCTF Coordinator. As stated in paragraph 76, below, neither
the United States nor the FBI shall be responsible for such conduct.
8. NTOCTF personnel will report to his or her respective agency for personnel and
administrative matters. Each participating agency shall be responsible for the pay,
overtime, leave, performance appraisals, and other personnel matters relating to its
employees detailed to the NTOCTF. The FBI and the participating agency may provide
for overtime reimbursement by the FBI through separate written agreement.
9. All FBI personnel will adhere to the FBI's ethical standards, including Department of
Justice (DOJ)/FBI regulations relating to outside employment and prepublication review
matters, and will remain subject to the Supplemental Standards of Ethical conduct for
employees of the DOJ.
10. All NTOCTF personnel, which includes Task Force Officers, Task Force Members, and
Task Force Participants, must adhere to the applicable U.S. Attorney General's
Guidelines and Domestic Operations Investigative Guidelines (DIOG).
11. NTOCTF personnel will continue to report to their respective agency heads for non-
investigative administrative matters not detailed in this MOU.
12. Continued assignment of personnel to the NTOCTF will be based on performance and at
the discretion of appropriate management. The FBI SAC and NTOCTF Supervisor will
also retain discretion to remove any individual from the NTOCTF.
B. Case Assignments
13. The FBI NTOCTF Supervisor will be responsible for opening, monitoring, directing, and
closing NTOCTF investigations in accordance with existing FBI policy and the applicable
U.S. Attorney General's Guidelines.
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14. Assignments of cases to personnel will be based on, but not limited to, experience,
training, and performance, in addition to the discretion of the NTOCTF Supervisor.
15. For FBI administrative purposes, NTOCTF cases will be entered into the relevant FBI
computer system.
16. NTOCTF personnel will have equal responsibility for each case assigned. NTOCTF
personnel will be responsible for completion of the investigation from predication to
resolution.
C. Resource Control
17. The head of each participating agency shall determine the resources to be dedicated by
that agency to the NTOCTF, including personnel, as well as the continued dedication of
those resources. The participating agency head or designee shall be kept fully apprised
of all investigative developments by his or her subordinates.
OPERATIONS
A. Investigative Exclusivity
18. It is agreed that matters designated to be handled by the NTOCTF will not knowingly be
subject to non-NTOCTF law enforcement efforts by any of the participating agencies. It is
incumbent on each agency to make proper internal notification regarding the NTOCTF's
existence and areas of operation.
19. It is agreed that there is to be no unilateral action taken on the part of the FBI or any
participating agency relating to NTOCTF investigations or areas of operation as
described in paragraph 3. All law enforcement actions will be coordinated and
cooperatively carried out.
20. NTOCTF investigative leads outside of the geographic areas of responsibility for the FBI
Dallas Field Office will be communicated to other FBI offices for appropriate investigation.
B. Confidential Human Sources
21. The disclosure of FBI informants, or Confidential Human Sources (CHSs), to non-
NTOCTF personnel will be limited to those situations where it is essential to the effective
performance of the NTOCTF. These disclosures will be consistent with applicable FBI
guidelines.
22. Non-FBI NTOCTF personnel may not make any further disclosure of the identity of an
FBI CHS, including to other individuals assigned to the NTOCTF. No documents which
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identify, tend to identify, or may indirectly identify an FBI CHS may be released without
prior FBI approval.
23. In those instances where a participating agency provides a CHS, the FBI may become
solely responsible for the CHS's continued development, operation, and compliance with
necessary administrative procedures regarding operation and payment as set forth by the
FBI.
24. The U.S. Attorney General's Guidelines and FBI policy and procedure for operating FBI
CHSs shall apply to all FBI CHSs opened and operated in furtherance of NTOCTF
investigations. Documentation of, and any payments made to, FBI CHSs shall be in
accordance with FBI policy and procedure.
25. Operation, documentation, and payment of any CHS opened and operated in furtherance
of an NTOCTF investigation must be in accordance with the U.S. Attorney General's
Guidelines, regardless of whether the handling agency is an FBI NTOCTF participating
agency. Documentation of state, county, or local CHSs opened and operated in
furtherance of NTOCTF investigations shall be maintained at an agreed upon location.
C. Reports and Records
26. All investigative reporting will be prepared in compliance with existing FBI policy. Subject
to pertinent legal and/or policy restrictions, copies of pertinent documents created by
NTOCTF personnel will be made available for inclusion in the respective investigative
agencies' files as appropriate.
27. NTOCTF reports prepared in cases assigned to NTOCTF personnel will be maintained at
an FBI approved location; original documents will be maintained by the FBI.
28. Records and reports generated in NTOCTF cases which are opened and assigned by the
NTOCTF Supervisor with designated oversight for investigative and personnel matters
will be maintained in FBI investigative files.
29. NTOCTF investigative records maintained at the Dallas Field Office of the FBI will be
available to all NTOCTF personnel, as well as their supervisory and command staff
subject to pertinent legal, administrative and/or policy restrictions.
30. All evidence and original tape recordings (audio and video) acquired by the FBI during
the course of the NTOCTF investigations will be maintained by the FBI. The FBI's rules
and policies governing the submission, retrieval, and chain of custody will be adhered to
by NTOCTF personnel.
31. All NTOCTF investigative records will be maintained at an approved FBI location.
Placement of all or part of said information into participating agency files rests with the
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discretion of supervisory personnel of the concerned agencies, subject to NTOCTF
Supervisor approval.
32. Classified information and/or documents containing information that identifies or tends to
identify an FBI CHS shall not be placed in the files of participating agencies unless
appropriate FBI policy has been satisfied.
33. The Parties acknowledge that this MOU may provide NTOCTF personnel with access to
information about U.S. persons which is protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 and/or
Executive Order 12333. The Parties expressly agree that all such information will be
handled lawfully pursuant to the provisions thereof. The Parties further agree that if this
access to information by NTOCTF personnel requires a change in privacy compliance
documents, those changes will be accomplished prior to access being granted.
INFORMATION SHARING
34. No information possessed by the FBI, to include information derived from informal
communications between NTOCTF personnel and FBI employees not assigned to the
NTOCTF, may be disseminated by NTOCTF personnel to non-NTOCTF personnel
without the approval of the NTOCTF Supervisor and in accordance with the applicable
laws and internal regulations, procedures or agreements between the FBI and the
participating agencies that would permit the participating agencies to receive information
directly. Likewise, NTOCTF personnel will not provide any participating agency
information to the FBI that is not otherwise available to it unless authorized by appropriate
participating agency officials.
35. Each Party that discloses Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is responsible for
making reasonable efforts to ensure that the information disclosed is accurate, complete,
timely, and relevant.
36. The FBI is providing access to information from its records with the understanding that in
the event the recipient becomes aware of any inaccuracies in the data, the recipient will
promptly notify the FBI so corrective action can be taken. Similarly, if the FBI becomes
aware that information it has received pursuant to this MOU is inaccurate, it will notify the
contributing Party so corrective action can be taken.
37. Each Party is responsible for ensuring information it discloses was not knowingly
obtained or maintained in violation of any law or policy applicable to the disclosing Party,
and information is only made available to the receiving Party as may be permitted by
laws, regulations, policies, or procedures applicable to the disclosing Party.
38. Each Party wilf immediately report to the other Party each instance in which data received
from the other Party is used, disclosed, or accessed in an unauthorized manner
(including any data losses or breaches).
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39. The Parties agree that each or all may audit the handling and maintenance of data in
electronic and paper recordkeeping systems to ensure that appropriate security and
privacy protections are in place.
PROSECUTIONS
40. NTOCTF investigative procedures, whenever practicable, are to conform to the
requirements which would allow for either state or federal prosecution.
41. A determination will be made on a case-by-case basis whether the prosecution of
NTOCTF cases will be at the state or federal level. This determination will be based on
the evidence obtained and a consideration of which level of prosecution would be of the
greatest benefit to the overall objectives of the NTOCTF.
42. In the event a state or local matter is developed which is outside the jurisdiction of the FBI
or it is decided to prosecute a NTOCTF case at the state or local level, the FBI agrees to
provide all relevant information to state and local authorities in accordance with all
applicable legal limitations.
A. Investigative Methods/Evidence
43. For cases assigned to a FBI Special Agent or in which FBI CHSs are utilized, the Parties
agree to conform to federal standards concerning evidence collection, processing,
storage, and electronic surveillance. However, in situations where the investigation will
be prosecuted in the State Court where statutory or common law of the state is more
restrictive than the comparable federal law, the investigative methods employed by FBI
case agents shall conform to the requirements of such statutory or common law pending
a decision as to venue for prosecution.
44. In all cases assigned to state, county, or local law enforcement participants, the Parties
agree to utilize federal standards pertaining to evidence handling and electronic
surveillance activities as outlined in the DIOG to the greatest extent possible. However,
in situations where the statutory or common law of the state is more restrictive than the
comparable federal law, the investigative methods employed by state and Iocal law
enforcement agencies shall conform to the requirements of such statutory or common law
pending a decision as to venue for prosecution.
45. The use of other investigative methods (search warrants, interceptions of oral
communications, etc.) and reporting procedures in connection therewith will be consistent
with the policies and procedures of the FBI.
B. Undercover Operations
46. All NTOCTF undercover operations will be conducted and reviewed in accordance with
FBI guidelines and the U.S. Attorney General's Guidelines on FBI Undercover
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Operations. All participating agencies may be requested to enter into an additional
agreement if an employee of the participating agency is assigned duties which require the
officer to act in an undercover capacity.
USE OF LESS-T'�N!��9-LETHAL-DEVICES'
47. The parent agency of each individual assigned to the NTOCTF wilf ensure that while the
individual is participating in FBI-led task force operations in the capacity of a task force
officer, task force member, or task force participant, the individual will carry only less-
lethal devices the parent agency has issued to the individual, and the individual has been
trained in accordance with the agency's policies and procedures.
48. The parent agency of each individual assigned to the NTOCTF will ensure the agency's
policies and procedures for use of any less-lethal device will be carried by the task force
officer, task force member, or task force participant are consistent with the DOJ policy
statement on the Use of Less-Than-Lethal Devices.2
DEADLY FORCE AND SHOOTING INCIDENT POLICIES
49. NTOCTF personnel will follow their own agencies' policies concerning firearms discharge
and use of deadly force.
DEPUTATIONS
50. Local and state law enforcement personnel designated to the NTOCTF, subject to a
limited background inquiry, shall be sworn as federal task force officers by acquiring Title
21 and Title 18 authority (via the United States Marshals), with the FBI securing the
required deputation authorization. These deputations should remain in effect throughout
the tenure of each investigator's assignment to the NTOCTF or until the termination of the
NTOCTF, whichever comes first.
' Pursuant to Section VIII of the DOJ Less-Than-Lethal Devices Policy dated May
16, 2011, all state/local officers participating in joint task force operations must be made aware of and
adhere to the policy and its limits on DOJ officers.
z Less-lethal — When use of force is required, but deadly force may not be appropriate, law
enforcement officers may employ less-lethal weapons to gain control of a subject. Less-lethal weapons
are designed to induce a subject to submit or comply with directions. These weapons give law
enforcement officers the ability to protect the safety of officers, subjects, and the public by temporarily
incapacitating subjects. While less-lethal weapons are intended to avoid causing any serious harm or
injury to a subject, significant injuries and death can occur from their use.
The term "less-than-lethal" is synonymous with "less-lethal", "non-lethal", "non-deadly", and
other terms referring to devices used in situations covered by the DOJ Policy on the Use of Less-Than-
Lethal Devices. "Less-lethal" is the industry standard and the terminology the FBI has elected to utilize in
reference to this policy.
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51. Deputized NTOCTF personnel will be subject to the rules and regulations pertaining to
such deputation. Administrative and personnel policies imposed by the participating
agencies will not be voided by deputation of their respective personnel.
VEHICLES
52. In furtherance of this MOU, employees of participating agencies may be permitted to
drive FBI owned or leased vehicles for official NTOCTF business and only in accordance
with applicable FBI rules and regulations, including those outlined in the FBI Government
Vehicle Policy Directive (0430D) and the Government Vehicle Policy Implementation
Guide (0430PG). The assignment of an FBI owned or leased vehicle to participating
agency NTOCTF personnel will require the execution of a separate Vehicle Use
Agreement.
53. The participating agencies agree FBI vehicles will not be used to transport passengers
unrelated to NTOCTF business.
54. The FBI and the United States will not be responsible for any tortious act or omission on
the part of each participating agency and/or its employees or for any liability resulting
from the use of an FBI owned or leased vehicle utilized by participating agency NTOCTF
personnel, except where liability may fall under the provisions of the Federal Tort Claims
Act (FTCA), as discussed in the Liability Section herein below.
55. The FBI and the United States shall not be responsible for any civil liability arising from
the use of an FBI owned or leased vehicle by participating agency NTOCTF personnel
while engaged in any conduct other than their official duties and assignments under this
MOU.
56. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the participating agencies agree to hold
harmless the FBI and the United States, for any claim for property damage or personal
injury arising from any use of an FBI owned or leased vehicle by participating agency
NTOCTF personnel which is outside the scope of their official duties and assignments
under this MOU.
SALARY/OVERTII'�� COMPENSATION
57. The FBI and each participating agency remain responsible for all personnel costs for their
NTOCTF representatives, including salaries, overtime payments, and fringe benefits
consistent with their respective agency, except as described in paragraph 58 below.
58. Subject to funding availability and legislative authorization, the FBI will reimburse to
participating agencies the cost of overtime worked by non-federal NTOCTF personnel
assigned full-time to NTOCTF, provided overtime expenses were incurred as a result of
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NTOCTF-related duties, and subject to the provisions and limitations set forth in a
separate Cost Reimbursement Agreement to be executed in conjunction with this MOU.
A separate Cost Reimbursement Agreement must be executed between the FBI and
participating agencies for full-time employee(s) assigned to NTOCTF, consistent with
regulations and policy, prior to any reimbursement by the FBI. Otherwise, overtime shall
be compensated in accordance with applicable participating agency overtime provisions
and shall be subject to the prior approval of appropriate personnel.
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59. Property utilized by the NTOCTF in connection with authorized investigations and/or
operations and in the custody and control and used at the direction of the NTOCTF, will
be maintained in accordance with the policies and procedures of the agency supplying
the equipment. Property damaged or destroyed which was utilized by NTOCTF in
connection with authorized investigations and/or operations and is in the custody and
control and used at the direction of NTOCTF, will be the financial responsibility of the
agency supplying said property.
FUNDING
60. This MOU is not an obligation or commitment of funds, nor a basis for transfer of funds,
but rather is a basic statement of the understanding between the Parties hereto of the
tasks and methods for performing the tasks described herein. Unless otherwise agreed
in writing, each Party shall bear its own costs in relation to this MOU. Expenditures by
each Party will be subject to its budgetary processes and to the availability of funds and
resources pursuant to applicable laws, regulations, and policies. The Parties expressly
acknowledge the above language in no way implies that Congress will appropriate funds
for such expenditures.
FORFEITURES
61. The FBI shall be responsible for processing assets seized for federal forfeiture in
conjunction with NTOCTF operations.
62. Asset forfeitures will be conducted in accordance with federal law and the rules and
regulations set forth by the FBI and DOJ. Forfeitures attributable to NTOCTF
investigations may be equitably shared with the agencies participating in the NTOCTF.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
63. In cases of overlapping jurisdiction, the participating agencies agree to work in concert to
achieve the NTOCTF's objectives.
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64. The participating agencies agree to attempt to resolve any disputes regarding jurisdiction,
case assignments, workload, etc., at the field level first before referring the matter to
supervisory personnel for resolution.
MEDIA RELEASES
65. All media releases and statements will be mutually agreed upon and jointly handled
according to FBI and participating agency guidelines.
66. Press releases will conform to DOJ Guidelines regarding press releases. No release will
be issued without FBI final approval.
SELECTION TO NTOCTF AND SECURITY CLEARANCES
67. If a participating agency candidate for the NTOCTF will require a security clearance, he
or she will be contacted by FBI security personnel to begin the background investigation
process prior to the assigned start date.
68. If, for any reason, the FBI determines a participating agency candidate is not qualified or
eligible to serve on the NTOCTF, the participating agency will be so advised and a
request will be made for another candidate.
69. Upon being selected, each candidate will receive a comprehensive briefing on FBI field
office security policies and procedures. During the briefing, each candidate will execute
non-disclosure agreements (SF-312 and FD-868), as may be necessary or required by
the FBI.
70. Before receiving unescorted access to FBI space identified as an open storage facility,
NTOCTF personnel will be required to obtain and maintain a"Top Secret" security
clearance. NTOCTF personnel will not be allowed unescorted access to FBI space
unless they have received a Top Secret security clearance.
71. Upon departure from the NTOCTF, each individual whose assignment to the NTOCTF is
completed will be given a security debriefing and reminded of the provisions contained in
the non-disclosure agreement to which he or she previously agreed.
LIABILITY
72. The Parties acknowledge this MOU does not alter the applicable law governing civil
liability, if any, arising from the conduct of personnel assigned to the NTOCTF.
73. Each participating agency shall immediately notify the FBI of any civil, administrative, or
criminal claim, complaint, discovery request, or other request for information of which the
agency receives notice, concerning or arising from the conduct of personnel assigned to
the NTOCTF or otherwise relating to the NTOCTF. Each participating agency
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acknowledges financial and civil liability, if any and in accordance with applicable law, for
the acts and omissions of each employee detailed to the NTOCTF remains vested with
his or her employing agency. In the event a civil claim or complaint is brought against a
state or local officer assigned to the NTOCTF, the officer may request legal
representation and/or defense by DOJ, under the circumstances and pursuant to the
statutes and regulations identified below.
74. For the limited purpose of defending against a civil claim arising from alleged negligent or
wrongful conduct under common law under the FTCA, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) and §§ 2671-
2680: an individual assigned to the NTOCTF who is named as a defendant in a civil
action as a result of or in connection with the performance of his or her official duties and
assignments pursuant to this MOU may request to be certified by the U.S. Attorney
General or his designee as having acted within the scope of federal employment at the
time of the incident giving rise to the suit. 28 U.S.C. § 2679(d)(2). Upon such
certification, the individual will be considered an "employee" of the United States
government for the limited purpose of defending the civil claim under the FTCA, and the
claim will proceed against the United States as sole defendant. 28 U.S.C. § 2679(d)(2).
Once an individual is certified as an employee of the United States for purposes of the
FTCA, the United States is substituted for the employee as the sole defendant with
respect to any tort claims. Decisions regarding certification of employment under the
FTCA are made on a case-by-case basis, and the FBI cannot guarantee such
certification to any NTOCTF personnel.
75. For the limited purpose of defending against a civil claim arising from an alleged violation
of the U.S. Constitution pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 or ��v�r�� v. �i� �I�P�r�r��r� I��r���
��r�t� c�f iN�e ����r�al ��,wr���a �fi �N�r��at���, 403 U.S. 388 (1971): an individual assigned
to the NTOCTF who is named as a defendant in a civil action as a result of or in
connection with the performance of his or her official duties and assignments pursuant to
this MOU may request individual-capacity representation by DOJ to defend against the
claims. 28 C.F.R. §§ 50.15, 50.16. Any such request for individual-capacity
representation must be made in the form of a letter from the individual defendant to the
U.S. Attorney General. The letter should be provided to Chief Division Counsel (CDC) for
the FBI Dallas Field Office, who will then coordinate the request with the FBI Office of the
General Counsel. In the event of an adverse judgment against the individual, he or she
may request indemnification from DOJ. 28 C.F.R. § 50.15(c)(4). Requests for DOJ
representation and indemnification are determined by DOJ on a case-by-case basis. The
FBI cannot guarantee the United States will provide legal representation or
indemnification to any NTOCTF personnel.
76. Liability for any conduct by NTOCTF personnel undertaken outside of the scope of their
assigned duties and responsibilities under this MOU shall not be the responsibility of the
FBI or the United States and shall be the sole responsibility of the respective employee
and/or agency involved.
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DURATION
77. The term of this MOU is for the duration of the NTOCTF's operations, contingent upon
approval of necessary funding, but may be terminated at any time upon written mutual
consent of the agency involved.
78. Any participating agency may withdraw from the NTOCTF at any time by written
notification to the NTOCTF Supervisor with designated oversight for investigative and
personnel matters or program manager of the NTOCTF at least 30 days prior to
withdrawal.
79. Upon termination of this MOU, all equipment provided to the NTOCTF will be returned to
the supplying agency/agencies. In addition, when an entity withdraws from the MOU, the
entity will return equipment to the supplying agency/agencies. Similarly, remaining
agencies will return to a withdrawing agency any unexpended equipment supplied by the
withdrawing agency during any NTOCTF participation.
MODIFICATIONS
80. This agreement may be modified at any time by written consent of all involved agencies.
Modifications to this MOU shall have no force and effect unless such modifications are
reduced to writing and signed by an authorized representative of each participating
agency.
SIGNATORIES
Special Agent in Charge
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Todd Hileman, City Manager
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THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN
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