2009-060-RES-North Texas Council of Governments

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND the City of Paris 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. De-Confliction - A database analysis tool will provide agencies a query of both narcotics targets and narcotics events anonymously to enhance the safety of law enforcement officers and tactical operations. 4. Additional hosted software tools to complement the effectiveness and efficiency of justifications that request services, such as a hosted RMS which allows agencies access to hosted services at affordable prices by subscriptions rather than capital expenditure. 5. 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 developmenY'. Authority for local and state agencies to enter into this MOU: • Chapter 771 - Interagency Cooperation Act -"In 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. 1 of 3 EXHIBIT A .