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:
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Legal Approval:
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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
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to him a criminal mcods rewmheMnvotigator.
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