REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 8, 2021
FROM: PACO BALDERRAMA, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: LARRY BOWLAN, Police Lieutenant
Investigations Division
SUBJECT
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Approve a two-year MOU between the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the Fresno Police Department to have six (6) part-time Task Force Officers (TFO) assigned to the ATF for an annual allotted federal overtime amount of $19,180.25 for each TFO position, or a total of $115,081.50 annually.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council approve a two-year MOU with the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) for six (6) parttime Task Force Officers (TFO) and allow the Chief of Police to pay the upfront overtime cost for the six (6) ATF - Task Force Officer positions in the maximum amount of $115,081.50 annually. These overtime costs will be reimbursed to the police department annually by the ATF. This agreement (MOU) between the ATF and Fresno Police Department also authorizes the Chief of Police to execute all agreements, modifications, and extensions on behalf of the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Agreement (MOU) between the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the Fresno Police Department is to have six (6) parttime Task Force Officers (TFO) assigned to the ATF. The only upfront costs for these positions are the annual federal overtime allotted to each Task Force Officer (TFO) in the amount of $19,180.25 per position. The police department would cover these costs through their annual department Patrol Support Fund budget. The ATF, like all federal agencies that have TFO positions from local municipalities on their task forces, will reimburse the police department annually for the overtime costs the department endures while the parttime TFO's are working ATF related investigations.
BACKGROUND
This Agreement will allow the department to pay the overtime of the Task Force Officer (TFO) positions through the police departme...
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