IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area member agencies relating to the sharing of electronic data information in support of law enforcement and public safety, at no cost to the County.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21193, March 14, 2023
INTRODUCED BY Venessa Huskey, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HHIDTA), is a multi-jurisdictional public safety program that was established to reduce drug trafficking and production in the United States; and,
WHEREAS, the Sheriff recommends the execution of the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the HHIDTA for the sharing of electronic data information, specifically relating to the County’s automated license plate readers, at no cost to the County; and,
WHEREAS, the MOU contains an indemnification provision that requires the Legislature’s specific authorization; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of the attached MOU is in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached Memorandum of Understanding with the Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, at no cost to the County.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 21193 of March 14, 2023, was duly passed on March 20, 2023 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8__________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____1_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature