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<br />RESJIDrICIl ID. 021494 <br /> <br />A RESJIDrICIl AOlBRIZOO 'lEE CITY MANlliER OF <br />'lEE CITY OF llHmM, 'lFJCAS, TO EXFmIE AN ~ <br />REXiMIDOO PARl.'ICIPATICIl BY 'lEE CITY OF B:tiEmM m 'lEE <br />REXiICIlAL <mIroLrm SOBSTAR::E AP~~ICIl P.R:GWl <br /> <br />WBERE'AS, the detection and apprehension of individuals operating in the <br />area of controlled substances cr:i.nes and other related offenses is often hindered <br />because the range of operations of the criminal offender is greater than the <br />jurisdiction of the peace officers called upon to investigate the criIre; and <br />~, individuals engaged in controlled substance crines arxl other <br />crirres often carmit criminal offenses in nunerous counties and cities during a <br />brief pericd of titre in a continuing schene of criminal conduct; and <br />WBERE'AS, individuals engaged in controlled substance cri.rres and other <br />crines are often involved in the cannission of controlled substance related <br />crines such as burglary, robbery, and theft; and <br />WBERE'AS, the Northeast Texas area. is so structured that the efforts of a <br />single law enforcerrent agency are often inadequate to dete::t and apprehend <br />individuals carmitting criminal acts in mmerous counties and cities; and <br />WBERE'AS, past experience in the Northeast Texas area has indicated that a <br />cooperative effort between the cities and counties in the area has been effective <br />in detecting and deterring the activities of individuals engaged in controlled <br />substance crines and other crines to the nutual benefit of all the cities and <br />counties in the Northeast Texas area; am <br />~, the Texas legislature has enacted V.T.C.A. Ia::al Govenment Ccxie <br />362. 00 to en:ourage the formation of nutual aid law enforcerrent task forces to <br />cooperate in the investigation of criminal activity and enforcement of the laws <br />of this state; and <br />WBERE'AS, under the provisions of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Public <br />law 100-690), Texas will receive federal funds to provide funding for the Texas <br />Narcotics Control Program (TNCP), and the Criminal Justice Division, Office of <br />the Governor, has been designated to administer the program in the fonn of grants <br />to units of goverrurenti and <br />