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Resolution approving Memoranda of Understanding with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), the Park City Police Department, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO); the Village of Grayslake, the Lake County Forest Preserve and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), establishing goals and working arrangements related to the Lake County Gang Task Force.
Staff Summary
• The Sheriff’s Office has been working with the Lake County Forest Preserve, many Lake County Police Departments and Federal agencies such as the FBI, the DHS and HSI to establish and implement a gang task force.
• The main objective of the task force is to prevent, combat, and interdict criminal gang activity in Lake County.
• These Memorandums of Agreement, establish the commitment of all participants to support the goals of the task force and to maintain and sustain managerial, financial and administrative functions related to the operation of the force.
• Participating in the task force is a two year commitment which will expire in 2017.
• Participating staff members appointed by outside agencies will be approved by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is entering into Memorandums of Understanding with the above listed municipal Police Departments and Federal agencies; and
WHEREAS, said understandings formalize the arrangement regarding participation on the Lake County Gang Task Force.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is entering into Memorandums of Understanding with the FBI, the Park City Police Department, the DHS, ICE, ERO; the Village of Grayslake, the Lake County Forest Preserve and HSI for the purpose of establishing an operating a Lake County Gang Task Force.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on November 10, 2015.