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FILE ID: 15-0 '1 1 24
Date: g // 1t
Commission Meeting Date: I0/8 / 15
Type: ® Resolution n Ordinance
n Other
Requesting Department: Police
District Impacted: All
Emergency Ordinance 1 1 Discussion Item
Law Department
Matter ID No.
Subject: Electronic Surveillance Support Team, Multi -Agency Voluntary Cooperation, Mutual Aid
Agreement between the City of Miami, Florida Department of Law Enforcement and various law
enforcement agencies.
Purpose of Item:
A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Mutual Aid Agreement, in substantially the
attached form, between the City of Miami "City," Florida Department of Law Enforcement "FDLE",
and other participating agencies to receive and extend mutual aid in the form of Electronic
Surveillance Support, pursuant to the Florida Mutual Aid Act, Section 23.12-23.127, in furtherance of
their respective duties under law for the purpose of facilitating and providing technical assistance and
equipment in criminal investigations in Florida.
Background Information:
See Attachment
Budget Impact Analysis
NO Is this item related to revenue?
NO Is this item an expenditure? If so, please identify funding source below.
General Account No: N/A
Special Revenue Account No: N/A
CIP Project No: N/A
NO Is this item funded by Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bonds?
Start Up Capital Cost: N/A
Maintenance Cost: N/A
Total Fiscal Impact: N/A
Final Approvals
(SIGN AND DATE)
CIP N/A Budget
If itsin or receiving capital Bands
Grants iYA
Purchasing
Chief
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Risk Management
Dept. Director
City Manager,,.
N/A
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Background Information:
FDLE and the City have the authority under Section 23.12, Florida Statutes, et seq., the Florida Mutual
Aid Act, to enter into a Mutual Aid Agreement.
FDLE and each agency party to this agreement has custody and control of technical assets including
but not limited to covert camera systems (including internet-based systems), global positioning satellite
(GPS) tracking equipment, and video and audio enhancement equipment for use in criminal
investigations. Technical assistance is necessary for the deployment and effective use and operation
of these technical assets, and certain requests for Electronic Surveillance Support (ESS) services may
require more resources, specially trained personnel or advanced technical equipment than a single
agency can provide.
This Mutual Aid Agreement establishes and governs regional Electronic Surveillance Support Teams
(ESST) in the state of Florida that may provide resources and equipment and the personnel to operate
them anywhere in Florida upon request by any law enforcement agency within the state.
Pursuant to Section 23.127(1), Florida Statutes, employees of agencies that are parties to this
agreement participating in the ESST shall, when engaging in authorized mutual cooperation and
assistance pursuant to this MAA, have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities as if
the employees were performing duties inside the law enforcement jurisdictional area of their respective
agencies.
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