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Meeting Date:	11/13/2017
ICAC MOU
Submitted for:	Martin Cuellar	Submitted By:	Anita Guerra
Department:	Sheriff

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to authorize a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Office of the Attorney General and the Webb County Sheriff’s Office for a term of one (1) year for the continuation of Internet Against Children Crimes Task Force activities from September 1, 2017, to August 31, 2018; and authorizing the Webb County Judge to execute all relevant documents in all matters related to this agreement; and any other matters incident thereto. This is only a cooperative agreement with no financial aspects; and, thus, there is no impact to the general fund.

Issue: Among the most pernicious and harmful cyber crimes is online child predation. The Webb County Sheriff’s Office cyber crimes law enforcement unit has successfully worked with multiple federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, including the Office of the Attorney General, to arrest over fifty (50) child predators in the Laredo/Webb County area. However, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Office of the Attorney General and the Webb County Sheriff’s Office for Internet Crimes Against Children Crimes Task Force activities expired on August 31, 2017.

Solution: Authorization of a new Memorandum of Understanding to extend the agreement between the Office of the Attorney General and the Webb County Sheriff’s Office until August 31, 2018.

Result: The children of Laredo/Webb County will be better protected from online predators through the combined law enforcement efforts of the Office of the Attorney General and the Webb County Sheriff’s Office.

Background:

Cyber crimes against children and other technology-based crime is an ongoing challenge to local law enforcement as constitutional law, continually advancing technology, technology-based forensic protocols, and jurisdictional issues are all significant contributing factors that challenge local law enforcement agencies to develop viable criminal cases. Through cooperative working relationships with other relevant entities, such as the Office of the Attorney General, the Webb County Sheriff’s Office is better able to address and/or mitigate these extremely challenging factors.

Previous Court Action:

The original MOU was approved on August 26, 2013 (Item No. 39) by the Webb County Commissioners' Court. An amendment to this MOU was approved on 07/27/2015.

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	N/A
Funding Source:	N/A
Balance:	N/A
Financial Impact:
Not applicable-no financial impact. This is only a cooperative working agreement/memorandum of understanding (MOU) between law enforcement agencies.

Attachments
ICAC MOU