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This agreement is between the above named State or Local law enforcement agency and the <br /> Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Program. This agreement shall be <br /> effective when signed by an authorized State or Local agency official, the sponsoring Federal <br /> agency Special Agent-In-Charge, the agency OCDETF Coordinator, and the Assistant United <br /> States Attorney OCDETF Coordinator. <br /> 1. It is agreed that the State or Local law enforcement officers named on this agreement <br /> will assist in Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigations and <br /> prosecutions as set forth in the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces State <br /> and Local Overtime and Authorized Expense Pro¢xam, Policies and Procedures <br /> Manual, October, 2006. <br /> 2. No individual agreement with a State or Local deparhnent may exceed $20,000, and <br /> the cumulative amount of OCDETF State and Local overtime monies that may be <br /> expended on a single OCDETF investigation in a single fiscal year may not exceed <br /> $30,000 without express prior approval from the OCDETF Executive Office. The <br /> OCDETF Executive Office will entertain requests to exceed these funding levels in <br /> particulaz cases. Please submit a written request including justification approved by <br /> the AUSA Regional Coordinator to the OCDETF budget officer when seeking to <br /> exceed the above stated funding levels. <br /> 3. Each Reimbursable Agreement will be allowed four (4) modifications per year. In <br /> addition, if the funds for a particular agreement are completely deobligated with the <br /> intention of closing that agreement, it will not count as a modification for purposes <br /> of this policy. These amendments or changes must be transmitted by a memorandum <br /> approved and signed by the AUSA OCDETF Coordinator or designee for the region <br /> and forwarded to the OCDETF Executive Office. <br /> 4. If an Agreement does not have any activity during the last ninety (90) days, the funds <br /> shall be deobligated. The OCDETF Executive Office will assist with the monitoring <br /> of the aging Agreements. Further, if a State or Local agency indicates that it is no <br /> longer performing work under a particulaz Agreement, the State and Local Overtime <br /> Procedures Manual requires that a modification memorandum identifying the amount <br /> to be deobligated be submitted to the OCDETF Executive Office within five (5) <br /> working days of determining that no work is being performed. <br /> 5. The State and Local Police Departments are to provide monthly billing estimates or <br /> activity upon request. <br /> 6. The State or Local law enforcement agency agrees to provide experienced drug law <br /> enforcement officers who are identified in this agreement to work on the specified <br /> OCDETF investigation. Any change in law enforcement officers assigned must be <br /> agreed to by all approving officials. <br /> 7. Officers who are not deputized shall possess no law enforcement authority other than <br /> that conferred by virtue of their position as a commissioned officer of their parent <br /> agency. <br /> 8. Officers who are deputized may possess Federal law enforcement authority as <br /> specified by the agency affording the deputation. <br /> 9. Any State or Local officers assigned to an OCDETF investigation in accordance with <br /> this agreement are not considered Federal employees and do not take on the benefits <br /> of Federal employment by virtue of their participation in the investigation. <br /> <br /> Agreement (Oct. 06), Page 2 <br /> 12 <br /> <br />