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Home My WebLink AboutContract 46757 Cat y BECRETAW CONTRACT 40. �4O� CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (submit with copy of current Fully-Executed MOU) NAME: lea a- Rob&�6-y� POSITION/TITLE: C� T pb //'C,& AGENCY: f f-74- Gtb-f-Y Po l/,CC DcPar NAME OF CAC: m/r'a,n Ce- �� C4 I have read and fully comprehend the attached Memorandum of Understanding for the Children's Advocacy Center program. My signature below indicates that I hereby pledge my support to the continued development and operation of the Children's Advocacy Center in my community.I understand that my signature,as presented on this addendum,will be added to the current Memorandum of Understanding and carries with it the same responsibilities and commitment as those signatures appearing on the original document. I further understand that the Memorandum of Understanding, along with the multidisciplinary team's Working Protocols/Guidelines,must be reviewed and fully re- executed by all parties, at a minimum,every three years. t SIGNATURE: O. P /e Ke DATE: / J� rn rr� OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT.WORTH,TX N O CA Rev.5/09 Memorandum of Understanding Addendum Multidisciplinary Team Enhancement Program We the undersigned agencies,by and through our supervisory heads and through our designated representatives,do agree to the following policy supporting the implementation and operation of the Multidisciplinary Team Enhancement Program of the Alliance For Children. Whereas,we acknowledge that the multidisciplinary team approach is at the core of the children's advocacy center model,and therefore commit to participation in the Multidisciplinary Team Enhancement Program with the intent to achieve the following goals: • to proactively strengthen and sustain the children's advocacy center multidisciplinary team; • to fortify the overall multidisciplinary component within the children's advocacy center to ensure effective communication,coordination,and collaboration at all stages of child abuse cases;and • to ensure timely access to the full array of children's advocacy center/multidisciplinary team services for all children within the children's advocacy center's official service area and existing protocol case criteria. Whereas,we recognize that one of the primary tools to be utilized in the achievement of the aforementioned goals will be intake reports generated by Department of Family and Protective Services Statewide Intake and delivered to the children's advocacy center.We understand that the children's advocacy center's role in reviewing the reports is to review and identify Statewide Intake reports within the case acceptance criteria as defined by the children's advocacy center's Working Protocol,and facilitate children's advocacy center/multidisciplinary team services related to case investigation,assessment,and intervention. Whereas,we understand that the children's advocacy center's access to the Statewide Intake reports shall not be construed to change,reduce,or expand the authority or jurisdiction of the children's advocacy center or any multidisciplinary team partner agency as it relates to initiating and conducting investigations,assessments, and/or interventions.No part of the Multidisciplinary Team Enhancement Program supplants any statutorily required duties of the children's advocacy center or any multidisciplinary team partner agency. Whereas,we understand that this addendum does not replace or supersede the children's advocacy center's current,executed.memorandum of understanding to which this addendum is made. All State and Federal confidentiality laws will be followed in connection with this agreement.This agreement can be terminated by any party without cause by giving written notice to the other parties. Memorandum of Understanding Addendum Multidisciplinary Team Enhancement Program We the undersigned have reviewed and accepted the attached Alliance For Children Memorandum of Understanding Addendum pertaining to the MDT Enhancement Program.We hereby approve of the contents and agree,on behalf of our respective agencies,to abide by the goals,objectives and activities addressed therein. �gn re Date \f`n � v-t I J f i e c CJh,�•t'�1VK-H• ��. Printed Name Title/Agency y/!�/i S Signature Date — A, 7:-'/'C-le C'�',J &Ile yl e Printed Name Title/Agency 4L 7 42 11 s- Signature Date 6L Printed Name Title/Agency azk,,00 P , e Glivis Signature Date 9 Qy1 /�C�:in IFoI•ce Cot ` �f"t,�PO _ d Printed Name V Title/Agency Memorandum of Understanding Addendum Multidisciplinary Team Enhancement Program We the undersigned have reviewed and accepted the attached Alliance For Children Memorandum of Understanding Addendum pertaining to the NOT Enhancement Program. We hereby approve of the contents and agree,on behalf of our respective agencies,to abide by the goals,objectives and activities addressed therein. i Signature Date --WILL—TO SoPOLIG� CF}IEF 1�eLtrJ�,ToN Printed Name Title/Agency Signature Date Printed Name Title/Agency Signature Date Printed Name Title/Agency Signature Date Printed Name Title/Agency APPROVED AND AGREED CITY OF FORT WORTH: By: Rudolph on Interim Assistant City Manager Date: &-Aa - i S APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: By: ictoria D. Honey Assistant City Attorney Date: 1,9,0 CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION: No M&C Required ATTE T: By: 'SDN- Mary J. Kayser 8 A0.0 City Secretary 60 8� Date: Z-2 F�Xlo►S OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT.WORTH,TX ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Reviewed May 2014 We, the undersigned, by and through our supervisory heads, (and through our designated representatives, listed below) do hereby agree to the following policy supporting the creation, development, and implementation of Children's Advocacy Centers In the County of Tarrant, Texas. To wit: At present the number of child sexual and physical abuse cases in Tarrant County Is Increasing with alarming frequency, representing not only an Immediate danger to each child victim Involved, but also a continuing threat to the mental, physical and emotional welfare and safety of Tarrant County. We recognize that the current systems that deal with these young victims, although comprised of agencies committed to the protection and best Interest of every child In Tarrant County, cannot meet many of their needs In practice, We are a system designed for and oriented to adults, a system that has few provisions or concessions to the specific needs and fragile state of those children who are, through no choice of their own, expected to enter into yet another threatening adult environment. As participants In this system, we recognize many children within our current system are often "revlctimized" by excessive Interviews, lack of communication between agencies, Incomplete Investigations and the unavailability of Immediate and long term medical and therapeutic treatment. Having recognized these problems, we are supportive of the creation, development and Implementation of child-oriented facilities, which serve as a cooperative effort between the undersigned agencies, wherein a multi- disciplinary approach Is utilized in the Investigation, prosecution, medical and therapeutic treatment Involving child victims of sexual and physical abuse. We do further agree that the stated purpose of each Alliance For Children center is set forth as follows: 1. To develop, achieve, and maintain interagency and inter-professional cooperation and coordination in the case management and handling of child sexual and physical abuse cases(those specific cases to be enumerated and outlined in agreed interagency protocol); 2. To provide for a multidisciplinary team and case management approach which is focused first on the suspected child victim's needs, second on the law enforcement, prosecution, and civil proceedings involved, and third on the family members who are supportive of the child and whose Interests are consistent with the best interest of the child; 3. To obtain evidence useful both for criminal prosecution as well as protective action in civil proceedings; 1 4. To provide extensive, initial case screening and validation procedures so as to minimize the number of false allegations of sexual and physical abuse reports,with the early detection of such cases leading to the timely exoneration of innocent parties; 5. To provide and coordinate the therapeutic treatment program for child victims and their families; 6. To reduce to an absolute minimum number of interviews of child sexual and physical abuse victims so as to minimize the "revictimization" of the child; 7. To provide for the extensive and continued training and education of those professionals working within the multidisciplinary team center, and for those outside professionals in the community who deal with child victims of sexual and physical abuse; 8. To serve as a continuing resource and focus of information, education, and referral for the community, and for future as well as existing multidisciplinary team facilities within the State of Texas and nationwide. While each of the undersigned agencies has specific responsibilities with regard to the investigation, prosecution, medical and therapeutic treatment of cases of child sexual and physical abuse,we do hereby acknowledge that the multidisciplinary team approach through the institution of Alliance For Children, in the County of Tarrant Texas,will serve to enhance the individual efforts of each agency and will unify our community, through these respective agencies, and through public support and awareness, in the daily struggle to ensure the protection and preservation of the children of Tarrant County. All State and Federal confidentiality laws will be followed in connection with this agreement. This agreement can be terminated by any party without cause of giving written notice to the other parties. This agreement shall become effective upon signature of the parties listed below: 8 Will John n, Chief (date) Gary F r, Chi (date) Arlington Police Department Mansfield Police Department 9u � ' Beverly bAffith (date) y P ue, Chief (date) City Manager, City of Bedford ort chland Hills Police Department 2 Michael Holder, Chief date Barbara Childress Chief (date) (d te) Colleyville Police Department Richland Hills Police Department Nancy Cych resid t (date Stephen Mylett, Chief (date) Cook Children edical Center Southlake Police Department Ml ael Br , Chief (date) Jo hannon, District Attorney (date) Euless Pol Department Tarrant County Wi •'w• ,,P.i`� ?� �7 Jeffrey Halstead, hief (date) Dee Anderson, Sheriff (date) Fort Worth Police Department Tarrant County Steve Dye, Chief (date) Colleen McCall, CPS tkect&of Field (date) Grand Prairie Police Department Department of Family and Protective Services - _ oY / , 5113111 Eddie Salame, Chief (date) Kez i Wold, APS Director of Field (date) Grapevine Police Department Department of Family and Protective Services o 5Z Keit Lon , hief (da e) Paul Morris, CCL Asst. Commissio er(got Haltom ity olice Department Department of Family and Protective Services Leve NToore, Chie (date) Lowell C nnaday, Chief e) Hurst Police Department Watauga olice Departme ark Hafner, Chief (da e) Ju' Evans, Executive Direar (date) Keller Police Department Alliance For Children 3