ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL NARCOTICS SUPPRESSION PROGRAM (RNSP)

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in accordance with the Attorney General's Guidelines on Seized and Forfeited Property, the US Department of Justice A Guide to Equitable Sharing of Federally Forfeited Property of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies ("A Guide") and the US Department of Treasury Guide to Equitable Sharing for Foreign Countries and Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Agencies ("Green Book"). a. Asset Sharing: To support and continue joint participation of local law enforcement in RVSP, it has been agreed that assets seized may be divided and returned to the agencies involved based upon their respective sworn contribution to the effort. An estimate of money due each RNSP member agency will be forwarded to every department's chief executive on a quarterly basis. Participating agencies must maintain participation in and compliance with the Federal Equitable Sharing Program in order to receive asset sharing from the Program. In addition, no Federal Department of Justice or Treasury asset forfeiture funds received by the program will be utilized for the purpose of offsetting other agency expenses without the participating agencies' continued compliance in the Federal Equitable Sharing Program. It shall be incumbent upon the head of each participating agency to submit to the Executive Board a claim form for funds due pursuant to this Agreement. This claim must include, in addition to a reference to the RNSP case in question, a statement stipulating that the assets or property will only be used for general law enforcement purposes. In addition, the Board has determined to further offset various expenses of the participating agencies through asset forfeiture funds, where possible, to encourage local department participation. OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES b. Site Location: The site of this Program shall be 2651 Hotel Terrace Drive, Santa Ana, California. a. Structural Command: i. The Program Manager will be a designee from the Orange County Sheriffs Department with sufficient rank level to provide wide-ranging operational authority. The Program Manager will report directly to the Executive Board on all matters of RNSP concern. ii. The Operations Manager will be a designee from one of the participating agencies with sufficient rank level to be responsible for the management responsibilities of the task force. The Operations Manager will be directly accountable to the Program Manager. iii. The Administrative Manager will be a designee from the Orange County Sheriffs Department and is responsible for all financial aspects of the Program. The Administrative Manager will be accountable to both the Operations and Program Managers. Last Updated 6/24/16 Page 2 of 9