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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Between
City of Waterloo,
City of Cedar Falls, and
Black Hawk County, Iowa
441
This Agreement is made and entered into this 24 day of May , 2009, by and
between City of Waterloo, Iowa; City of Cedar Falls, Iowa: and Black Hawk County, Iowa.
WHEREAS, funds have been allocated by the 2009 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) for
the cities of Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and the county of Black Hawk in the amount of four hundred
forty one thousand, five hundred eighty nine dollars ($441,589.00). It is mutually agreed that
Waterloo Police Chief Thomas Jennings, Cedar Falls Police Chief Jeff Olson, Black Hawk
County Sheriff Tony Thompson and Black Hawk County Attorney Thomas Ferguson have been
designated as representatives for their respective governing bodies.
WHEREAS, all parties agree that the JAG Grant will be used for personnel costs for the
investigation and prosecution efforts of the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Task Force.
WHEREAS, The City of Waterloo, City of Cedar Falls, and Black Hawk County believe
it to be in their best interests to reallocate the JAG funds.
NOW THEREFORE, the CITY OF WATERLOO, CITY OF CEDAR FALLS and BLACK HAWK
COUNTY agree as follows:
Section 1.
THE CITY OF WATERLOO agrees to pay CITY OF WATERLOO a total of$334,105.00 of JAG
funds.
THE CITY OF WATERLOO agrees to pay CITY OF CEDAR FALLS a total of $75,734.00 of
JAG FUNDS.
THE CITY OF WATERLOO agrees to pay BLACK HAWK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE a
total of$15,875.00 of JAG funds.
THE CITY OF WATERLOO agrees to pay BLACK HAWK COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE a
total of$15,875.00 of JAG funds.
Section 2.
THE CITY OF WATERLOO agrees to use $66,821.00 for Byrne funding.
THE CITY OF CEDAR FALLS agrees to use $15,147.00 for Byrne funding.
THE BLACK HAWK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE agrees to use $3,175.00 for Byrne funding.
THE BLACK HAWK COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE agrees to use $3,175.00 for Byrne
funding.
1. All parties hereto agree that the Waterloo Police Department shall be the
administrator for this Grant and that said Department will follow generally accepted accounting
principles to appropriately record revenue and expenses for this grant.
2. All parties to this Agreement agree that they will follow the regulations for the
receipt and administration of these funds promulgated by the Justice Assistance Grant
administrators.
3. Nothing in the performance of this Agreement shall impose any liability for claims
against Black Hawk County other than claims for which liability may be imposed by the Iowa
State Tort Claims Act.
4. Nothing in the performance of this Agreement shall impose any liability for claims
against the City of Waterloo or the City of Cedar Falls other than claims for which liability may
be imposed by the Municipal Tort Claims Act.
5. Each party to this Agreement shall be responsible for its own actions in providing
services under this Agreement and shall not be liable for any civil liability that may arise from the
furnishing of the services by any other party.
6. The parties to this Agreement do not intend for any third party to obtain a right by
virtue of this Agreement.
7. By entering into this Agreement, the parties do not intend to create any
obligations, express or implied, other than those set out herein; further, this Agreement shall not
create any rights in any party not a signatory hereto.
Thomas J. Jennings Jeff Olson
Chief of Police Chief of Police
City of Waterloo, Iowa City of Cedar Falls, Iowa
Tony Thompson Thomas Ferguson
Black Hawk County Sheriff Black Hawk County Attorney
Black Hawk County, Iowa