HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 10-244 RESOLUTION NO. 10-244
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized to execute a Memorandum of
Understanding, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit"A,"with North Central
Texas Council of Governments to allow the Police Department to share data with other law
enforcement agencies through a Law Enforcement Analysis Portal.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 21st day of
September, 2010. a
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND
The City of Beaumont on behalf of the Beaumont Police Department
FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ANALYSIS PORTAL (LEAP)
Purpose:
The purpose of this inter-agency information sharing project is multi fold:
1. Officer Safety - provide a mechanism for patrol officers to query multiple agency databases
cached in a secure LEAP database, to receive focused information prior to making contact, in
table form about a vehicle, plate, or location, when those elements have been involved in
weapons, assaultive, drug or gang activity,
2. Crime and Link Analysis - queries against the LEAP data cache will provide responses in
summary table format, report format, or geospatially on a road map. Relationships between
individuals, locations, and property are shown geospatially in a Link Chart assisting investigators
in connecting the dots.
3. Additional optional hosted software tools to complement the effectiveness and efficiency of
jurisdictions that request services, such as a hosted RMS which allows agencies access to
hosted services at affordable prices by subscription rather than capital expenditure.
4. Other services and functionality may be added at a later date as deemed necessary by the LEAP
Advisory Committee
This purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishes permissions and guidelines for
the use of Records Management System (RMS), Jail Management System (JMS), and other Criminal
Justice data the parties agree to share with other law enforcement and public safety agencies to
include but not limited to:
• Local government jurisdictions in Texas and other secure information sharing systems in other
states that wish to participate and enter into this agreement,
• State agencies in Texas and other states that wish to participate and enter into this agreement,
• Federal agency units based in Texas and their specialized field units, and other agency units
outside Texas who wish to participate and enter into this agreement.
Authority:
Authority for NCTCOG to enter into this MOU:
• State enabling legislation Chapter 391 — Local Government Code- "to assist local governments
in planning for common needs, cooperating for mutual benefit, and coordinating for sound
regional development".
Authority for local and state agencies to enter into this MOU:
• Chapter 771 — Interagency Cooperation Act—"ln an interagency exchange that is exempt from
the requirements of a written agreement or contract, the agencies involved shall document the
exchange through informal.letters of agreement or memoranda."
• Chapter 791 --Government Code—Interlocal Contracts—allows units of local government to
contract with each other to perform governmental functions and services.
• Each agency entering into this MOU warrants that it has legal authority to enter into this MOU
for the specified purposes.
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EXHIBIT"A"
Understandings
a. This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is entered into by the North Central Texas Council of
Governments (NCTCOG) and the City of Beaumont on behalf of the Beaumont Police
Department (hereinafter referred to as "contributing agency"), for the purpose of participating in
the Law Enforcement Analysis Portal project(hereinafter referred to as LEAP).
b. This MOU relates to participation in the LEAP data cache. Data submitted by contributing
agencies is and remains the property of the contributing agencies. Access by authorized users will
be controlled and analyzed through a Gateway developed by a private security company licensed
in the state of Texas. The LEAP data center will be secured consistent with FBI-CJIS guidelines.
c. Security of authorized users will be analyzed by a private security company licensed in the state of
Texas. Their analysis will report any unusual activity to the law enforcement agency holding the
subscription for that user. Follow up on this report will be the responsibility of that agency,
consistent with the agency's internal policies, FBI-CJIS guidelines, Code Of Federal Regulations,
Title 28—Judicial Administration, chapter I--Department of Justice, Part 20--Criminal Justice
Information Systems, and Texas Government Code § 411.083. Dissemination Of Criminal History
Record Information
d. The LEAP project was approved by the Executive Board of NCTCOG on December 15, 2005.
Subsequently, the LEAP Advisory Committee composed of eleven law enforcement executives
from the NCTCOG region was approved by the Executive Board of NCTCOG on April 27, 2006.
The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to review, modify and recommend for approval the
Manual of Administrative and Operational Guidelines (MAOG), other documents as appropriate,
and to network with the Texas Department of Public Safety Records Section for sharing of criminal
Records Management System data, and any other data deemed appropriate by the parties.
e. NCTCOG created LEAP as a cached repository of criminal records management system data, and
other pertinent criminal justice data to be shared and analyzed among other contributing public
safety agencies. NCTCOG will provide the contributing agency with technical assistance for the
extraction and submission of relevant data from their automated systems to the secure LEAP Data
Center if required by the contributing agency.
f. The contributing agency retains sole ownership of and sole responsibility for the information it
contributes, including but not limited to, the accuracy of the information. Receiving agencies will
take no enforcement action without first verifying the current status of that information with the
contributing agency.
g. The contributing agency will submit their law enforcement Records Management System (RMS)
data, and other criminal justice data to LEAP as agreed by the NCTCOG LEAP Advisory
Committee and the contributing agency. The contributing agency will follow the LEAP "MAOG" for
the submission, query, crime and link analysis and all other uses of contributing agencies shared
information.
h. LEAP is a law enforcement officer safety, crime and link analysis, tool and is not an intelligence
analysis tool. If an Intelligence Agency accesses LEAP for analysis, that agency shall ensure that
data remains law enforcement sensitive and will not insert classed data into the LEAP Data
Cache.
i. Each party to this agreement agrees that it shall have no liability whatsoever for the actions and/or
omissions of the other party's employees, officers, or agents, regardless of where the individual's
actions and/or omissions occurred. Each party is solely responsible for the actions and/or
omissions of its employees, officers, and agents; however, such responsibility is only to the extent
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required by Texas law. Where injury or property damage result from the joint or concurring acts
and/or omissions of the parties, any liability shall be shared by each party in accordance with the
applicable Texas law, subject to all defenses, including governmental immunity. These provisions
are solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and not for the benefit of any person or entity not a
party hereto; nor shall any provision hereof be deemed a waiver of any defenses available by law.
j. NCTCOG shall have the authority to inspect and audit the records and operation of the contributing
agency to determine compliance with this agreement, LEAP policy, procedures, and all applicable
state and federal laws.
k. NCTCOG reserves the right to immediately suspend service to the contributing agency when
NCTCOG determines that this agreement or any applicable state or federal law, rule, or regulation
has been violated by the contributing agency or an employee of the contributing agency.
NCTCOG may reinstate the service upon receipt of satisfactory assurances that such violations
have been corrected and measures have been taken to prevent future violations by the
contributing agency.
I. Either NCTCOG or the contributing agency may upon 30 days written notice discontinue service or
participation in LEAP. NCTCOG shall not be required to give notice prior to suspending services
as stated above in Paragraph (k.).
m.The point of contact for LEAP and this MOU is the Manager of Criminal Justice Programs, North
Central Texas Council of Governments, currently Robert P. Neff, who can be reached at 817-695-
9174, or email at Rn@Mneteog.org.
n. The point of contact for LEAP and this MOU for the contributing agency will be reported to the
NCTCOG point of contact after execution of this agreement prior to assignment of authorized user
names and pass words for the LEAP Gateway by a private security company licensed in the state
of Texas.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this MOU by the signatures of the duly authorized
representative of each on the dates indicated. A photocopy or facsimile signature is as valid as the.
original. This agreement is effective upon the last signature date.
FOR THE CONTRIBUTING AGENCY: FOR NCTCOG:
Signature Signature of Executive Director
Kyle Hayes
Print Name Mike Eastland
City Manager
Title Date
Date
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Current RMS Vendor
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