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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 127 11 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PURSUANT TO HRS 46 -7, FOR A JOINT HAWAII AIRPORT TASKFORCE BETWEEN THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION AND THE HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEREAS, the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has authorized funding for the purpose of creating and maintaining a joint task force with the Hawaii Police Department for a period not less than two (2) years from the agreement date of October 1, 2011; and WHEREAS, the monies, derived from Federal Funds, will be used to disrupt illicit drug traffic in Hawaii, gather and report intelligence data relating to trafficking in narcotics and conduct covert operations; and WHEREAS, the Hawaii Police Department officers assigned to the task force shall be deputized as Task Force Officers of the DEA pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 878; and WHEREAS, the Agreement is for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funded positions, with overtime incurred by Hawaii Police Department personnel associated with this task force, to be reimbursed by HIDTA up to a sum equivalent to 25 percent of the salary of a GS -12, Step 1, Federal employee (currently $17,202.25) per officer; and WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 46-7, requires that County departments obtain the consent of the Council to enter into agreements with the Federal or State governments respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by law to furnish, expend, and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those powers; now, therefore,