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<br />jurisdiction of the peace officers called upon to <br /> <br /> <br />investigate the crime; and <br /> <br /> <br />WHEREAS, past experience in the North East Texas area <br /> <br /> <br />has indicted that a cooperative effort between the cities <br /> <br /> <br />and counties in the area has been effective in detecting <br /> <br /> <br />and deterring the activities of individuals engaged in <br /> <br /> <br />burglary and other crimes to the mutual benefit of all the <br /> <br /> <br />cities and counties in the North East Texas area; and <br /> <br /> <br />WHEREAS, funding for such specialized operations is <br /> <br /> <br />very limited. There exists the possibility of obtaining <br /> <br /> <br />funding through fedeeal and state grants and this <br /> <br /> <br />possibility will be enhanced by a coopeeative effort of law <br /> <br /> <br />enfoecement agencies wi thin these counties and cities and <br /> <br /> <br />possibly lead to the forfeituee of assets which funds could <br /> <br /> <br />defeay the costs of such coopeeation, thereby lessening the <br /> <br /> <br />bueden to local taxpayees; and <br /> <br /> <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to State Legislation, V.C.T.A., <br /> <br /> <br />Local Goveenment Code, ~362.002, the Police <br /> <br /> <br />Departments of the cities of Paris, Gainesville, <br /> <br /> <br />Geeenville, Muenstee, Saint Jo, Rockwall, Emoey, Nocona, <br /> <br /> <br />Denison, Sherman, Bonham,and Commeece, Texas, and the <br /> <br /> <br />Sheeiff's Offices of Montague, Hopkins, Delta, Rains, <br /> <br /> <br />Collin, Cooke, Lamar, Hunt, Fannin, and Grayson Counties, <br /> <br /> <br />Texas desiee to foem a mutual aid law enforcement task <br /> <br /> <br />foece and to be a part of a coopeeative investigative and <br /> <br /> <br />enforcement effort to be known and designated as the <br /> <br />- 2 - <br />