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File #: TMP-7160    Name:
Type: Agenda Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/25/2024 In control: Public Safety Committee
On agenda: 4/2/2024 Final action:
Title: Amended Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Joliet and the Will County Sheriff's Office for Warrant Processing Fees
Attachments: 1. Intergovernmental Agreement between City of Joliet and Will County Sheriff for Warrant Processing Fees

TO:                                           Public Safety Committee

 

FROM:                      William Evans, Police Chief

 

SUBJECT:

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Amended Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Joliet and the Will County Sheriff’s Office for Warrant Processing Fees

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BACKGROUND:

In the past, the Will County Sheriff’s Office has stored and maintained warrants originating from law enforcement agencies throughout Will County including the Joliet Police Department.  Through this service, the County has borne the responsibility of picking up wanted subjects being held in other jurisdictions, transporting them to the Will County Jail, and entering the warrants into various law enforcement databases (the Illinois Law Enforcement Agencies Data System [LEADS] and the National Crime Information Center [NCIC]).

 

Pursuant to Illinois Statute 55 ILCS 5/3-6019, the Will County Sheriff’s Office can require law enforcement agencies throughout Will County to not only store and maintain its own warrants, but also pick up wanted subjects being held in other jurisdictions and transport them to the Will County Jail.  The Will County Sheriff’s Office has decided to exercise the provisions set forth in the statue and require all Will County law enforcement agencies to implement their own warrant program or, for an annual fee payable to the Will County Sherriff’s Office, contract with Will County to continue this service.

 

CONCLUSION:

Due to the expense associated with implementing a warrant program locally, the Police Department has determined that it would be cost effective to contract with the Will County Sheriff’s Office to continue the existing warrant service rather than hire and train additional staff members within the department.  The annual cost of $45,263.83 and will be funded from (Org: 06001000, Object: 523300). 

 

RECOMMENDATION:

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Based on the above, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Council approve a amended Intergovernmental Agreement with the Will County Sheriff’s Office to contract warrant services.

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