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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-07-14 97-322 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION Date: , AIIVY'.14.-A997 Recipe . 97-322 Deas/Subject: Authorizing the City Manager to apply for a Maine Department of Public Safety Want to hire a criminal rc«ada meamber/iweatigamr. Restrict Department: Police Department Commentary: Currently the Bangor Police Departnwnt has one police detective working with the US. Attorney's Violent Crime Task force. Over the Wt three years this task main has discovered tom a large number of the people which they are investigating have musical histones of dramatic violence. Many of these wane people are found in possession of famous which they nsay legally possess because they were not convicted of felonies Recently emacued fedeal law makes it illegal fm cerin domestic violence ofendem to peeress freamur The problem is inidentifying which domestic violence ofenders cannot prase eapbms. We to the way departmentsm police departments have traditionally kept ods it requires a heat deal of research to determine who may be a firearms violator. The U.S. Attorneys of6ce:demified bolster funding that was available through the Stairs which would allow Bangor Police Department to hire a prison to do the research and function as a part-time investigator on Use Violent Crimes Task force. This funding does not require a cash match and would ohms us to hire one pursue for a year. At the end dthe year we would evaluate the effectiveness d the program and other recommend continued /ending or move the person into one of several currently funded positions that we expect to he vacated due to pending retiremenu. This encwould also had Weer benefit to Bangor poli«imeatigema vwe/ min other a agencies s. Department Head Manager's Comments Associated Intervention: I � / Legal Approval: feitor Introduced For %Paeeage _4tiMReading _Rdemal Pairs _of_ (TITLE.) Re 9y-322 Assigned to Councilor Woodcock ,tuly 14, 1997 CITY OF BANGOR Authorizing the City Manager to apply for a Maine Department of public Safety gent to him a criminal records meaahedin.estigatm. By Ne city Conan athe Lip Of8ampor. RESOLVED, The City Manager is authonzed to apply for a Maine Department of Public Safety @Sant through the Justice Assistance Council under the S*T*0*P* Violence Alums Women Use Enforcement and Pasecmion magnet. The purpose of this application is to hire one police macer to msemrh domestic violence convictions and work with the U.S. Attorney's Violent Crimen Task Form. IN CITY COUNCIL July 16, 1997 Passed In 97-322 EE50LVE Audmeiniog&a City Nana to apply for a Naim Dep atmeal of public Safety postal to him a criminal mcods rewmheMnvotigator. j)6g e