MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING RE: US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG)MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
THE CITIES OF ST. PETERSBURG, CLEARWATER, DUNEDIN, MADEIRA BEACH,
OLDSMAR, SAFETY HARBOR, SEMINOLE, GULFPORT, LARGO, PINELLAS
PARK, ST. PETE BEACH, TARPON SPRINGS,
AND
THE PINELLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
RE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG)
The Cities of St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Dunedin, Madeira Beach, Oldsmar, Safety
Harbor, Seminole, Gulfport, Largo, Pinellas Park, St. Pete Beach, and Tarpon Springs
(Cities) and the County of Pinellas (County), Florida are units of local government
appearing on the FY 2009 Units of Local Govemment list established by the United
States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) as being eligible to
apply for JAG funds.
BJS has determined that the Cities and the County have a disparate allocation of JAG
funds in that the Cities are scheduled to receive at least 4 times more than the County,
while the County bears more than 50% of the costs of incarceration and court security
that arise for Part 1 violent crimes reported by the geographically constituent units (i.e.
Cities).
As a result of the United States Department of Justice disparate jurisdiction certification,
the Cities and the County must submit a joint application for the aggregate of JAG funds
applicable to all the entities ($3,129,032). The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, as
designated by the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, and with the
agreement of all the parties hereto, will serve as the Applicant and Fiscal Agent and will
submit the required application. The Applicant/Fiscal Agent will ensure that the
application is made public through the Applicant's public web site.
The parties have agreed that all of the funds, except $1,303,348 which is to be
separately retained by the City of St. Petersburg, will be jointly used to supplement and
improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Cities' and the County's delivery of
countywide law enforcement services. More specifically, $1,825,684 will be used to
fund a new countywide prisoner transportation unit than benefits the Cities and the
County. The City of St. Petersburg will have limited access to the countywide prisoner
transportation services, as it will retain certain funds as set forth for its unilateral use.
The Cities will provide the County with information to assist with the development of any
fiscal and/or programmatic reports that are required by the JAG program.
In acknowledgment and execution of the MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
REGARDING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, BUREAU OF
JUSTICE ASST TANCE, JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG), I hereby set my
hand this ay of 2009:
PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
IM 0 A Sheriff
In acknowledgment and execution of the MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
REGARDING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, BUREAU OF
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE, JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG), the parties hereto
have set their hands and seals on this //10" day of Atj 2009.
Countersigned: %Q
rank V. Hibbard
Mayor
Approved as to form:
Robert urette
Assistan City Attorney
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
By:
W am B. Horne, II
City Manager
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