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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Nnv, 19 1979 AGZNgA SECT IOW ORaZlTlATJhdC, DE P7. /:DIV.: -D:EP7_ FFEA P VA L, Reports and Recommendations I -Pa licla . 1 IT: ' Q .: I TE M � �c F?F PT I ON' M GR- R a �W� �� - 1�1i�i� 1�1�� = �. Joint Power~ Agreement Interagency Special Investigations qa d Ll The greatest deficiency that any law enforcement agency has in the conduct of a major case Investigation i s nut a lack of expertise, hW t r"atfier it is a lack of available manpower. A large ge nunber~ of individuals are usually r equ i r Ed to thoroughly investigate all of the leads in a major case, thus placing extreme burden upon the effective operation o f the department. Very few departments have the luxury of sufficient manpower in order~ to he able to s imu 1 tan - ecusly investigate a major case to provide adequate police protection of service to the community at the same time. In the event of a major investigation, the police executive faces a d i 1 ema in m. a k i ng a t r~ad e- o f f be twos n the general op era t i on of the department and the continued Investigation of the case The Inter Agency Special Investigation Squad (ISIS) is a couper,a tI ve, multi-jurisdictional project designed to supplement the resource neEd s of a law enforcement agency in the i nvesti - gat ion of a single r a j or cri -ime or a s er i e� of similar, major crimes, Under the ISIS approach, in the event of a major crime, member police agencies would provide manpower and equipment to the requesting agency in order, to facilitate the investigation and to avoid placing an excessive h u rd upon manpower and equipment resources o f any member department, With the assistance of the squad, a department could tha rcughl y investigate the case and still maintain i tS 113cai police servicEs to the cumnityr ISIS is to be implemented a s a project on a limited basis , with 10 to 20 metropolitan communities participating in the initial effort, There is no intent cf' e p ding C i t funds -h�i fir , . pt t#� usual t� �� fl n r' a11Y found in any major, i nvest i gati ion I�L dues provide for the squad to apply for grants should they be needed. It is the opinion of the City Attorney's of most member cities, that a joint powers agreement is needed for such a venture. Attached is a joint powers agr eament for the Council's cons i der atin n t The City Attorney has reviewed t b i s joint p owern agreement and fInds it in order. Council action requested, Mct i on adopting the attached resolution authorizing the Mayor are City Manager to enter into a joint powers agreement for the Inter, Agerric Special Investigative Squad.