HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_166-2018MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND
REHABILITATION — DIVISION OF PAROLE OPERATIONS
AND
REDLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation — Division of Parole Operations
(CDCR-PAROLE) and City of Redlands Police Department (RPD), through their
respective agency heads, hereby agree to the following terms and conditions
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation — Division of Parole
Operations agrees to assign one Parole Agent to the Redlands Police Department
Multiple Enforcement Team (MET) for the purpose of conducting high level gang
investigations, identifying and documenting existing and emerging gang members and
criminal street gangs, gather criminal street gang intelligence, suppress and eliminate
criminal street gang activity, and arrest and assist in the conviction of criminal street gang
members The CDCR-PAROLE Agent assigned to RPD will be required to maintain a
full caseload of documented, known, and registered gang members per CDCR-PAROLE
policy, and will consult with RPD regarding persons of interest for that caseload The
assigned CDCR-PAROLE Agent will also be required to conduct duties as needed by the
CDCR-PAROLE Agency, including mandatory training and Officer of the Day duties in
the San Bernardino Parole Complex This caseload may include persons convicted of
gang crimes and/or those involved in criminal gang activity
Effective Date and Term. This agreement will be effective as of 09/04/2018, and
shall remain in effect until 06/30/2021 During this term the CDCR-PAROLE will
provide one peace officer personnel
2 Scope of Service The CDCR-PAROLE peace officer shall provide point law
enforcement/gang investigations primarily within San Bernardino County
Occasionally, RPD investigations may take place in other areas of the State of
California
3 Payment The CDCR-PAROLE shall pay its peace officers their regular salary plus
any overtime hours worked pursuant to this agreement Overtime is discouraged
except when necessitated by abnormal or unanticipated work load situations
4 Employer of Officers The RPD and CDCR-PAROLE agree, at all times and for all
purposes relevant to this Agreement, CDCR-PAROLE shall remain the sole and
exclusive employer of its peace officer(s) personnel and in the following regard
a The CDCR-PAROLE shall remain solely and exclusively responsible for the
direct payment to the peace officer personnel of any and all applicable wages,
compensation, expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement benefits, travel
expenses, mileage allowances, training expenses, transportation cost, and/or
other allowances or reimbursements of any kind, including but not limited to
Page j 1
I Icaldjm\Agreements\Parole MOU doc
workers' disability compensation, unemployment compensation, Social
Security Act protection and benefits, all CalPERS benefits, and employment
taxes, and/or other statutory or contractual right or benefit based, in any way,
upon any peace officer personnel's status as an employee of the CDCR-
PAROLE
5 Insurance The RPD and CDCR-PAROLE are authorized self-insured public entities
for purposes of Professional Liability, General Liability, Automobile Liability and
Worker's Compensation and warrant that through then respective programs of self-
insurance,
elfinsurance, they have adequate coverage or resources to protect against liabilities
arising out of the performance of the terms, conditions or obligations of this
Agreement
6 Termination The RPD and CDCR-PAROLE shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement at any time, in the sole discretion of the Chief of Police or from the chief
of the CDCR-PAROLE or designees, with of without cause, by giving written notice
to the RPD or CDCR-PAROLE In the event of termination, CDCR-PAROLE shall
immediately cease rendering services pursuant to this Agreement
7 Indemnification The CDCR-PAROLE agrees to defend, indemnify and hold
harmless the City of Redlands/RPD, its officers, employees, agents, and volunteers
fol any and all claims, losses, actions, damages and/or liability arising out of this
Agreement resulting from the negligent acts, errors or omissions of the CDCR-
PAROLE, its officers, employees or agents and for any costs or expenses incurred by
the City of Redlands/RPD, except where such indemnification is prohibited by law
The City of Redlands/RPD agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the
CDCR-PAROLE, its officers, employees, agents, and volunteers for any and all
claims, losses, actions, damages and/or liability arising out of this Agreement
resulting from the negligent acts, errors or omissions of the City of Redlands/RPD, its
officers, employees of agents and for any costs or expenses incurred by CDCR-
PAROLE, except as prohibited by law
In the event the City of Redlands/RPD and/or CDCR-PAROLE are determined to be
comparatively at fault foi any claim, action, loss or damage which results from then
respective obligations under this agreement, the City of Redlands/RPD and/oi CDCR-
PAROLE shall indemnify the other to the extent of its comparative fault
8 General Orders and CDCR-PAROLE Policy and Procedures Manual The
CDCR-PAROLE agrees the assigned peace officer shall act in accordance with
CDCR-PAROLE policy, General Orders, rules, procedures and other directives of the
CDCR-PAROLE, which by this reference are hereby incorporated herein CDCR-
PAROLE assigned peace officers also agree to adhere to the following procedures
a CDCR-PAROLE involved shogj s All weapons discharges by the CDCR-
PAROLE peace officer assigned pursuant to this Agreement shall be
Page 12
I 1ca\djm\Agreements\Paro1e MOU doc
immediately reported to a CDCR-PAROLE supervisor or managet for
documentation regardless of any documentation by RPD
b Disciplinary Process In cases of misconduct by the CDCR-PAROLE peace
officer requiring documentation of potential adverse action for their conduct
pursuant to this Agreement, the RPD supervisor shall advise the CDCR-
PAROLE The CDCR-PAROLE will be responsible for performing the
investigation and subsequent disciplinary action, including any appeals or
court action by the peace officer employee The RPD supervisor may take
appropriate action of a coaching nature not requiring documentation or
discipline
c Citizen Complaints Any complaints of the CDCR-PAROLE peace officers'
conduct pursuant to the scope of services in this Agreement resulting in
documentation or further investigation shall be reported to the CDCR-
PAROLE which will proceed with the processing of the complaint Citizen
complaints reported to RPD will be referred to the CDCR-PAROLE for
handling in its entirety
d Uses of Force. All uses of force shall be reported and investigated by the RPD
supervisor Additionally, the CDCR-PAROLE peace officer shall adhere to
their parent agency's policy regarding uses of force
9 Vehicles In furtherance of this Agreement, the CDCR-PAROLE will provide their
peace officer a CDCR-PAROLE owned vehicle to be driven for official RPD
business and only in accordance with applicable CDCR-PAROLE policies and
procedures The CDCR-PAROLE and RPD also agree to the following terms
a Maintenance and fuel costs of the CDCR-PAROLE owned vehicle will be
paid by the CDCR-PAROLE
b The RPD will not be responsible for any act or omission on the part of the
CDCR-PAROLE and/or its employee or for any liability resulting from the
use of the CDCR-PAROLE owned vehicle utilized by a CDCR-PAROLE
relative to RPD activities
c To the extent permitted by applicable law, the CDCR-PAROLE agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the RPD for any claims for property damage of
personal injury arising from any use of a CDCR-PAROLE owned vehicle by a
CDCR-PAROLE MET Team member which is outside the scope of his or her
official duties and assignment pursuant to this Agreement RPD and CDCR-
PAROLE agree this provision is intended to be consistent with paragraph 7 of
this Agreement and in no way, alters the terms of that paragraph
Page 13
I \ca\dim\A-reements\Parole MOU doc
10 Forfeitures Asset forfeitures will be conducted in accordance with federal law, and
the rules and regulations set forth by the FBI and DOJ Forfeitures attributable to the
RPD MET investigations will be equitably shared with the CDCR-PAROLE
II Conflict of Agency's Policy In cases where differences in policy between the
agencies, the CDCR-PAROLE personnel will be held to the standards set forth in
CDCR-PAROLE policy
12 Authority The person signing this Agreement for the CDCR-PAROLE hereby
represents and warrants that he or she is fully authorized to sign this Agreement on
behalf of the CDCR-PAROLE
13 Notices All notices pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and served on the
other party by personal delivery or by mail to the respective addresses as set forth
below
To RPD Christopher R Catren, Chief of Police
Redlands Police Department
30 Cajon Street, Redlands, CA 92373
To CDCR-PAROLE Eric Summers, Parole Administrator
California Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation — Division of Adult Parole
303 W 5th Street
San Bernardino, CA 92401
WE EACH FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY AGREE TO ALL OF THE ABOVE TERMS
Date
Date
Eric Summers, Parole Administrator Christopher R Catren, Chief of Police
California Department of Corrections and Redlands Police Department
Rehabilitation — Division of Adult Parole
Page 14
I 1ca\djm\Agreements\Paro1e MOU doe