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This a~n'eemenl 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 aeency OCDETF Coordinator, and the Assistant United <br />States Attorney OCDETF Coordinator. <br />It is agreed that the State or Local law enforcement officers named on this agreement <br />will assist in Organized Crime Dmg Enforcement Task Force investigations and <br />prosecutions as set forth in the Organized Crime Drue Enfm'cement Task Forces State <br />2. No individual agreement with a State or Local department 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 />particular 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 />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 monitorine <br />of the aging Agreements. Further, if a State or Local aeency indicates That it is no <br />longer performing work under a particular 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 />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 />Aereement (Oct 06), Page 2 <br />12 <br />