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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 37556 (2),` , r, �r I �:4ECrJETARY Of\4i`114'A�; i N0iihao ORGANIZED CRIME DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCES areement FORTHE USEOHE STATE AND LOCAL VE RTIME AND AUTHORIZED EXPENSE PROGRAM Federal Tax Identification #: (S 000 �>L%6 Amount Requested: $ 47,562.75 Number of Officers Listed: From: Beginning Date of Agreement To: 09/30/2008 Ending Date of Agreement State or Local Agency Contact Person: Telephone Number: Sponsoring Federal Agency(ies): OCDETF Investigation Number: SW TXN 0264 Federal Agency Investigation Number: 245D-DL4 05971 State or Local Agency Name and Address: Fort Worth Police Department 320 W. Belknap St Fort Worth Texas 76102 Please provide the name, telephone number and e-mail address for the administrative or financial staff person at the State or Local agency, who is directly responsible for the billings under this Reimbursement Agreement: Name: ( eo*w L , CRODl,ei Telephone Number: 39 Z E-mail Address: Fax Number: F�:1�VCJRiii, TX This agreement is between the above named State or Local law enforcement agency and the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Program. This agreement shall be effectivb when signed by an authorized State or Local agency official, the sponsoring Federal agency Special Agent -In -Charge, the agency OCDETF Coordinator, and the Assistant United States Attorney OCDETF Coordinator. 1. It is agreed that the State or Local law enforcement officers named on this agreement will assist in Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigations and prosecutions as set forth in the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces State and Local Overtime and Authorized Expense Program, Policies and Procedures Manual, October, 2006. 2. No individual agreement with a State or Local department may exceed $20,000, and the cumulative amount of OCDETF State and Local overtime monies that may be expended on a single OCDETF investigation in a single fiscal year may not exceed $30,000 without express prior approval from the OCDETF Executive Office. The OCDETF Executive Office will entertain requests to exceed these funding levels in particular cases. Please submit a written request including justification approved by the AUSA Regional Coordinator to the OCDETF budget officer when seeking to exceed the above stated funding levels. 3. Each Reimbursable Agreement will be allowed four (4) modifications per year. In addition, if the funds for a particular agreement are completely deobligated with the intention of closing that agreement, it will not count as a modification for purposes of this policy. These amendments or changes must be transmitted by a memorandum approved and signed by the AUSA OCDETF Coordinator or designee for the region and forwarded to the OCDETF Executive Office. 4. If an Agreement does not have any activity during the last ninety (90) days, the funds shall be deobligated. The OCDETF Executive Office will assist with the monitoring of the aging Agreements. Further, if a State or Local agency indicates that it is no longer performing work under a particular Agreement, the State and Local Overtime Procedures Manual requires that a modification memorandum identifying the amount to be de obligated be submitted to the OCDETF Executive Office within five (5) working days of determining that no work is being performed. 5, The State and Local Police Departments are to provide monthly billing estimates or activity upon request. 6. The State or Local law enforcement agency agrees to provide experienced drug law enforcement officers who are identified in this agreement to work on the specified OCDETF investigation. Any change in law enforcement officers assigned must be agreed to by all approving officials. 7. Officers who are not deputized shall possess no law enforcement authority other than that conferred by virtue of their position as a commissioned officer of their parent agency. 8. Officers who are deputized may possess Federal law enforcement authority as specif ed by the agency affording the deputation. 9. Any State or Local officers assigned to an OCDETF investigation in accordance with this agreement are not considered Federal employees and do not take on the benefits of Federal employment by virtue of their participation in the investigation. Agreement (Oct. 07); Page 2 ®FFICIAL 09='�4RD CITY SECRETARY FT, WORTH, TX 10. OCDETF and the sponsoring Federal law enforcement agency(ies) for the approved OCDETF investigation will provide to the assigned State/Local officers the clerical, operational and -administrative support that is mutually agreed to by the parties to this agreement. ll.Officers assigned to OCDETF investigations must work full-time on the investigation(s) in order to be paid overtime. In order to satisfy the "full-time" requirement, a law enforcement officer must work forty (40) hours per week or eight (8) hours per day on a single or multiple OCDETF investigation(s). Any established exceptions or waivers to this definition shall be requested by the Regional Coordination Group and attached as Addendum A to the Agreement. [The parent State or Local agency must pay the base salary of their officers. In the event officers must work overtime on the OCDETF investigation, the OCDETF Program will reimburse the parent State or Local law enforcement agency for a limited amount of those overtime costs.] The agency is responsible for paying its law enforcement officer(s) for their overtime, travel and per diem expenses. To ensure proper and complete utilization of OCDETF overtime and expense allocations, reimbursement claims must be submitted monthly on the OCDETF Reimbursement Request Form. The OCDETF Executive Office may refuse payment on any reimbursement request that is not submitted to the OCDETF Regional Coordination Group within thirty (30) days of the close of the month in which the overtime was worked. 12. Analysis of reimbursement claims by the Regional Coordination Group may result in a modification of the obligation of funds contained within this agreement as well as the time period covered. The agency affected by any such modification will be telephonically advised ten (10) business days in advance of such modification with follow-up confirmation in writing. 13. Overtime payments, in any event, may not, on an annual per person basis, exceed 25% of the current approved Federal salary rate in effect at the time the overtime is performed. The State or Local agency is responsible for ensuring that this annual payment is not exceeded. The field office of the sponsoring Federal agency and the Agency OCDETF Coordinator also will monitor these payments. 14. The overtime log must be attached to the reimbursement request when submitting the monthly invoices. The Sponsoring Federal Agency Supervisory Special Agent and the State or Local official authorized to approve the Reimbursement Request must certify that only authorized expenses are claimed and that overtime has not exceeded 25% of the current Federal salary rate in effect at the time the overtime was worked: 15. Under no circumstances will the State or Local agency charge any indirect costs for the administration or implementation of this agreement. 16. The State or Local agency shall maintain complete and accurate records and accounts of all obligations and expenditures of funds under this agreement for a period of six (6) years and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles to facilitate inspection and auditing of such records and accounts. Agreement (Oct. 07), Page 3 OFFICIAL RECBRD CITY SECRETARY FTv WORTH, TX 17. The State or Local agency shall permit examination and auditing by representatives of the OCDETF Program, the sponsoring Federal agency(ies), the U.S. Department of Justice, the Comptroller General of the United States, and/or any of their duly - authorized agents and representatives, of any and all records, documents, accounts, invoices, receipts, or expenditures relating to this agreement. 18. The State or Local agency will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and all requirements applicable to OCDETF agreements pursuant to the regulations of the Department of Justice see 28 C.F.R. Part 42, Subparts C and G; 28 C.F.R. 50,3 (1991) relating to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, national origin or handicap. 18. This agreement may be terminated by any of the parties by written notice to the other parties ten (10) business days prior to termination. Billing for outstanding obligations shall be received by OCDETF within thirty (30) days of the notice of termination. 18. The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 requires that most payments made by the Federal government, including vendor payments, must be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT}. In accordance with the act, all OCDETF reimbursement payments will be issued via EFT. All participating State and Local agencies must complete and submit the attached EFT form. The OCDETF Executive Office must receive one EFT form from each participating agency or police department prior to processing their reimbursement payments. In certain circumstances the OCDETF Executive Office will make exceptions for agencies that are unable to accept this form of payment, however, they must include written justification in the addendum of each new agreement. 21. All changes made to the original agreement must be approved by the OCDETF Executive Office and initialed by the Executive Assistant of the Regional Coordination Group making the revision. The OCDETF AUSA Coordinator or designee must initial all funding changes. [ REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] Agreement (Oct. 07), Page 4 �)��i�`i�L RECORD CfT�' aECRETARY FT: WORTH, TX in This agreement is not a contract or obligation to commit Federal funds in the maximum amounts projected. Funding allocations for the time period set forth and agreed to herein represent projections only and are based upon consultation between the sponsoring Federal agency and the State or Local law enforcement agency. They are, therefore, subject to modification by OCDETF based upon the progress and needs of the OCDETF investigation. Additionally, resources are contingent upon the availability of funds per the approval and signature of the AUSA OCDETF Coordinators obligating authority. The OCDETF Executive Office will verify and accept that all the terms and conditions of the agreement have been i et. Approved By: Approved By: Approved By: Approved By: Official Title Federal Agency Special Agent in Regional Sponsoring Federal Agency OCDEFT Coord. Regional Assistant United States Attorney OCDEFT Coord. Date Date Date Funds are encumbered for the State/Local Agency overtime costs and authorized expenses specified above. Subject to availability of Funds. Accepted By: OCDEFExeca�tive Offtce Date CITY OF FORT WORTH APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY MIA • ,• • ••� M&C: No M&C Required OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX ORGANIZED CRIME DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCES STATE OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE AND LOCAL OVERTIME AND AUTHORIZED EXPENSE PROGRAM State or Local Agency: Fort Worth Police Department OCDETF Investigation Number: SW TXN 0264 The law enforcement officers listed below will assist with the above identified OCDETF investigation. Any modification of the list of law enforcement officers must be agreed to in writing by all of the parties to this Agreement, made a part of the Agreement, and forwarded to the OCDETF Executive Office. NAME 1. Charles Combs 2. Gary Jamiolkowslci 3. Joseph Kalbfleisch 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Agreement (Oct. 07), Page 6 TITLE/RANK Corporal -Detective Officer Off cer �•C 06/26/1968_ 08/25/1958 10/03/1965 Addendum A Definition of "Full -Time Participation" Exemption The Southwest Region Coordination Group includes in the definition of "full-time participation" as the State/Local Law Enforcement Officer working the same hours on the assigned investigations as that of the case agent. Some regular hours must be worked before overtime will be reimbursed. Additionally, there will be exceptions for special circumstances for one-time events such as canine searches and aerial surveillance etc. All special circumstances must be approved in writing via &Mail by the Regional Coordination Group prior to use. If special circumstances are not approved in advance, the exception may not be granted. Any Other Exceptions or Justifications NK rr: Agreement (Oct. 07), Pane 7 ACH VENDORMISCELL.A.NEOUS PAYMENT EN��LLMENT k'OR1VI PAXEE�COlY1PANX XNPaRN�ATION (include State and Local agency name as written an a�retmenf cover sheet) Name: p ,pj Address: loon { f .T � 4 Taxpayer ID Number:(PODP04 Contact' Person Name: G E PALA L • CRAO D c&L Telepone Number: I�1.>i►l,•�►�Iial�J�(.y Y i! i 1►1 ! t �f � � ►l Routing Please return with the reimbursable Agreement The IiPbt Collection Improvement Act of 1946 requires that most payments made by the Federal government, Including vendor payments, must be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT). A benefit of receiving payments by 1rFT is that your funds are directly deposited to your account at a financial institution and are available to you on the date of payment. If you have any question regarding the delivery of remittance information, please contact the financial institution {bank} where your account is held. tf you have any question on the completion of this form, please contact Keith Matthews, EFT Coordinator, 202-307- 2042 To inquire about a bill please contact; ililp:l/fmsagps.freas.goylpaic#/PAtD#aq.asq Agreement (Oct. 07), Page $ A N v a 0 an a b � •� c awn .n O y b�A .Q O ,Q A w F� i A � x b U � 0 U �s U O U DO 0 ORGANIZED CRIME DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCES NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS State or Local Agency: OCDETF Investigation No: Current Total Number of Officers: Revised Total Number of Officers: AUSA Coordinator or Designee Approval: YREGDOC No: The law enforcement officers listed below are added to the above identified. OCDETF investigation. Any modifications must be agreed to in writing by all of the parties to this Agreement and forwarded to the OCDETF Executive Office. NAME TITLE/RANK DOB 1. 2. I 4. 5. 6. ill ORGANIZED CRIME DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCES REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FOR OVERTIME COSTS AND AUTHORIZED EXPENSES FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL DATE OF REQUEST: FEDERAL TAX IDENTIFICATION #: SEND PAYMENT TO: BILLING CONTACT PERSON:. Telephone/E-mail:. YREGDOC: H - OS - (State Or Local Agency, Address, Zip Code) OCDE I r INVESTIGATION NUMBER: - DATES FOR WHICH REIMBURSEMENT IS REQUESTED: FROM TO AMOUNT REQUESTED: OVERTIME $ EXPENSES TOTAL Number Of Officers Involved In This Billing: Total Number Of Overtime Hours Claimed In This Request: Total Number Of Regular Hours Worked During This Time Period On This OCDETF Investigation(s): In accordance with the executed State and Local Agreement, reimbursement is hereby requested for overtime and for authorized expenses of law enforcement officers from the above -named agency. I hereby certify that total overtime from all sources, inclusive of this request; for each officer covered by this request does not exceed 25% of the current approved Federal salaryrate in effect at the time the overtime was performed. I further certify that the funds requested are for overtime and travel and per diem expenses incurred by the officer(s) identified in the Agreement for work on the cited OCDETF investigation, and that the State and Local officer(s) have been paid. Note: DIRECT PAYMENTS TO OFFICERS ARE NOT ALLOWED, Certified: Authorized State or Local Official Title Date Certified: Sponsoring Federal Agency Supervisory Special Agent or Designee Date Approved: Regional Sponsoring Federal Agency OCDETF Coordinator Date Approved: Regional Assistant United States Attorney OCDETF Coordinator Date Approved for Payment: OCDETF Executive Office Date Reimbursement Request - (Oct. 07) ORGANIZED CRIME DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCES OFFICERS OVERTIME LOG OCDETF Investigation Number: State or Local Agency: Billing Period for Fiscal Year: State or Local Employee Name Number of Regular Hours Worked on case Number of Overtime Hours Worked on case Officer's Overtime Rate Authorized Expenses Claimed Overtime Amount Claimed Other Federal Overtime Earned Cumulative Overtime Charged from Federal Sources Totals Page I of 1 Tidwell, Allison From: Chandler, Gerald Sent. Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:09 AM To: Tidwell, Allison Subject: IRE: FBI Contracts Allison...no, those signatures are not required; only the one signature is required. Thank you vfery much. Jerry From: Tidwell, Allison Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 10246 AM To: Chandler, Gerald Subject: FBI Contracts Importance: High Gerald, The contracts you wanted processed are missing signatures from the OCDEFT Coordirlator, the Assistant United Stated Attorney OCDEFT Coordinator and the OCDEF Executive Office. Are those signature required? Administrative/Records Technician City Secretary's Office Phone: (817) 392-6090 Fax: (817) 392-6196 w ww.for{.-worthgov.org/cs ec "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do snore and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams TO: Gerald Chandler, Contract Compliance FROM: Allison Tidwell, City Secretary's Office DATE: September 9, 2008 SUBJECT: AGREEMENT FOR USE OF STATE AND LOCAL OVERTIME AND AUTHORIZED EXPENSE PROGRAM These documents are being forwarded to you for original signature from the Federal Bureau of Investigations. All signed copies of the contract must be returned with original signatures for final processing. Failure to return the documents will delay the final processing of the contract. Once we have received all of the documents, we will assign a contract number. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please call me at 817-3 92-6090. Attached: 1 Set ;'lit er% TARY -Gr`�i"r`tv t ORGANIZED CRIME DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCES 6"v�0. A reement FOR THE USE OF HE STATE AND LOCAL OVERTIME AND AUTHORIZED EXPENSE PROGRAM Federal Tax Identification #: t 4 DO DZ� O Amount Requested: $ 47,562.75 Number of Officers Listed: From: Beginning Date of Agreement To: 09I30/2008 Ending Date of Agreement State or Local Agency Contact Person: Telephone Number: Sponsoring Federal Agency(ies): Federal Bureau of Investigation OCDETF Investigation Number: SW TXN 0264 Federal Agency Investigation Number: 245D-DL4 05971 State or Local Agency Name and Address: Fort Worth Police Department 320 W. Belknap St. Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Please provide the name, telephone number and e-mail address for the administrative or financial staff person at the State or Local agency, who is directly responsible for the billings under this Reimbursement Agreement: Name: quo Telephone Number: E-mail AddrE Fax Number: Agreement (Oct. 07), Page 1