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Authorizing the Police Department to enter into a Joint Powers Agreement with the State of Minnesota, BCA.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Police Department (SPPD) wishes to enter into a Joint Powers Agreement with the State of Minnesota, acting through its Commissioner of Public Safety on behalf of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA); and
WHEREAS, the SPPD and BCA wishes to work together to investigate and prosecute human trafficking and sexual exploitation of children and, along with other agencies, have formed the Minnesota Human Trafficking Investigators Task Force (MNHITF) to coordinate their efforts, and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that council authorizes the City of Saint Paul to enter into and Assistant Chief Kathleen Wuorinen to implement the Joint Powers Agreement with the State of Minnesota.