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Ordinance No. 8,453981124 -2 ORDINANCE NO. 8453 ® AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST TO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON FOR THE ANTI - VIOLENT CRIME INITIATIVE OVERTIME PROGRAM; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby authorizes and directs the Mayor to execute and City Clerk to attest to an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Houston for the Anti - violent Crime Initiative Overtime Program. A copy of said agreement is attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A," and made a part hereof for all intents and purposes. Section 2: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown. INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown this the 24th day of November, 1998. /".art (I - "_'r - PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor ATTEST: EILEEN P. IIALL, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: efURACIO RAMIREZ, WCity Attorney 0 ' cklh 1201 Counc MOW inancellnterlocalAgreementWithCityo( 1- Iouston4 Anti - fiolentCrimelnitiativeOvertimeProgram • INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ANTI- VIOLENT CRIME INITIATIVE OVERTIME PROGRAM THE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF HARRIS § This Interlocal Agreement ( "Agreement ") is entered into between the City of Houston, Texas ( "City"), a municipal corporation, and the City of Baytown, Texas ( "Baytown "), a municipal corporation situated in Harris County, Texas, pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, Tex. Gov't Code Ann., ch. 791 (Vernon 1994 & Supp. 1998). WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the Houston Police Department, the Harris County Sheriffs Department and representatives of the Baytown Police Department, Humble Police Department, Galveston County Sheriffs Department, the Pasadena Police Department, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Public Safety are participating in the Anti- Violent Crime Initiative Overtime Program ( "Program "); and' WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Justice, through the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, has allocated supplemental funds under the Anti- Violent Crime Initiative Overtime Program to assist in fugitive investigation and apprehension and to reduce the number of wanted persons currently at large and associated with violence, narcotics, and weapons - related crimes; and WHEREAS, the City has agreed to administer the grant for the U.S. Attorneys Office. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS: ARTICLE I Term of Performance This Agreement shall be deemed effective on the date of countersignature by the City Controller of the City of Houston, and shall continue until overtime funds are exhausted. This Agreement supersedes and replaces the Anti- Violent Crime Initiative Overtime Program Agreement entered into between the parties pursuant to Ordinance No. 96 -254, passed March 13, 1996. uA AM:dplw-pfiICS \contmct\am120494 EXHIBIT A octobcr 14. 1998 ® ARTICLE II Consideration As consideration for Baytown's performance under this Agreement, the City agrees to reimburse Baytown for actual overtime expenses for Baytown personnel assigned to the Program while performing services for the Program, as set out in Exhibit "A ". It is understood overtime expenses shall only be payable from Justice Department fluids. The City's obligation for payment under this Agreement, if any, is limited to funds received from the Justice Department; unless adequate funds are received, the City shall have no obligation to Baytown. Baytown must look to these designated funds only and to no other funds for the City's payment under this Agreement. Baytown will be paid on the basis of monthly itemized invoices submitted by Baytown and approved by the City showing actual overtime services performed and the attendant expense incurred. The City shall make payment to Baytown within thirty days of the receipt and approval of such invoices. If any items in any invoice submitted by Baytown are disputed by City for any reason, including lack of supporting documentation, City shall temporarily delete the disputed item and pay the remaining amount of the invoice. City shall promptly notify Baytown of the dispute and request clarification and/or remedial action. After any dispute shall have been settled, Baytown shall include the disputed amount on a subsequent scheduled invoice or on a special invoice for the disputed item only. The decision of City regarding all disputes involving Baytown invoices shall be final. ARTICLE III Notices All notices required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered when actually received or, if earlier, on the third day following deposit in a United States Postal Service post office or receptacle with proper postage affixed (certified mail, return receipt requested) addressed to the respective other party at the address prescribed below or at such other address as the receiving party may have prescribed by notice to the sending party. All notices to the Baytown shall be mailed to: City of Baytown P. O. Box 424 Baytown, Texas 77522 -0424 Attn: City Manager All notices to the City shall be mailed to: City of Houston P. O. Box 1562 Houston, Texas 77251 Attn: Craig E. Ferrell, Jr. u.1AM:dp%wpfiIcskonuut1Lm120494 2 ociobcr 14, 1998 CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS ATTEST /SEAL: ATTEST /SEAL: City Secretary APPROVED: Houston Police Chief APPROVED AS TO FORM: Assistant City Attorney L.D. File No. ATTEST /SEAL: City Cleric 7 AP OVED: Baytown Police Chief APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney Mayor COUNTERSIGNED BY: City Controller DATE COUNTERSIGNED: CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS APPROVED: Mayor COUNTERSIGNED BY: Finance Director DATE COUNTERSIGNED: By Finance Director uAAMAp%wpfileslcontmct\amUO494 October 14. 1998 10,04,81 FEDERAL GRANT GUIDELINES PURPOSE The Executive Office of the U. S. Attorney in Washington, D. C. awarded a grant for funding of overtime for state and local officers and administrative staff. Guidelines for the use of these funds are minimal and are outlined below. PARTICIPANTS The officers and staff to be paid overtime are listed by agency: HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT 1 Sergeant 4 Officers HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT 1 Sergeant 7 Officers 1 Admin. GALVESTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT 1 Officer BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT 1 Officer PASADENA POLICE DEPARTMENT 1 Sergeant DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY i Sergeant TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1 Officer A total of 18 sworn officers and 1 administrative person will be funded overtime. The number of overtime hours each person participating in the program will be funded depends upon his /her hourly overtime rate. In any event, no person will be allowed to exceed $666 per month in overtime. The Houston Police Department has agreed to administer the grant. Each agency has agreed to pay its personnel the applicable overtime. Each agency will then bill the Houston Police Department on a monthly basis. The Houston Police Department will process the invoice and make the payment to each agency. Under no circumstances will the Houston Police Department make a direct payment to the individual person participating in the program. Federal Grant Guidelines - 2 - October 1, 1998 v For tracking purposes, the Houston Police Department Overtime Request Form HPD# - 00057 will be used by all of the recipients. Each agency may require additional forms to be completed by its employees. The Houston Police Department will receive the grant funds in advance from the Justice Department. REQUIREMENTS 1. Each person participating in the program will be allocated a block of overtime to work each month, commensurate with his /her overtime rate. This overtime block will be allocated on a weekly basis. Under no circumstances will a person participating in the program be permitted to exceed $666 per month in overtime. 2. If a person participating in the program is unable to complete a weekly block of overtime, he /she will require supervisor's permission to carry into the following week. No overtime can be carried over to the following month. 3. All persons participating in the program shall complete an HPD overtime form and obtain a supervisor's signature in order to be paid. 4. The U. S. Attorney's Office, Houston, will receive periodic statements of overtime funds expended by participating agencies. •