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13. MOU WITH INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION FOR DETECT FINANCIAL CRIMES TASK FORCE Approve the Detect Financial Crimes Task Force Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, for joint operations/task force expenses from the Treasury Forfeiture Fund and acceptance of up to $15,000 per officer per federal fiscal year. This MOU is for a period of two years from the date signed. Also, approve the MOU Addendum 1) changing the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office will be referred to “agency” or “agencies” instead of “department” or “departments” 2) the following is added to the end of paragraph 19: “IRS-CI will make written request for a Giglio/Henthorn prior to task force assignment” and 3) the final sentence of paragraph 21 is clarified to say: “In the event that prosecution does not lie within the office that was referred to by the United States Attorney’s Office, or there is a conflict as to proper venue or jurisdiction, any dispute shall be resolved by agreement of all parties having an interest in the investigation.” These revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditures of these revenues are not prohibited by the budget law. The Sheriff’s Office indirect cost rate for FY17 is 19.8%. Unrecoverable indirect costs associated with this funding are estimated to be $2,970. (C-50-17-056-G-00)

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