ORANGE, COUNTY OF - HEALTH CARE AGENCY (2) - 2016

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All matters governing operating procedures, standards and guidelines will be designated to balance the rights of citizens and the needs of law enforcement to detect, arrest and prosecute individuals and groups engaged in the sophisticated manufacturing of clandestine laboratories, drug-related and money laundering activities. Effective control of major narcotics offenses depends, to a large degree, on the close working relationship among agencies at all levels of law enforcement. Therefore, all assigned personnel will assist, to their fullest individual ability, in the development of inter- agency cooperation. Personnel not meeting acceptable standards of performance or refusing to comply with ProAct Task Force policies and procedures, may be removed from and assigned to other duties at his/her department. If the Operations Manager determines that it would be appropriate to replace or remove a member, the Operations Manager will discuss the 'issue with the contributing parent agency. If the participating agency does not concur with the decision of the Operations Manager to remove and replace the participating member, the issue shall be forwarded to the ProAet Taslc Force Council for final resolution. E. Outside Agencies Requests for Assistance/Notification: It shall be, the policy of the ProAct Task Force to respond to the site of a clandestine laboratory and/or requests for case development assistance from any law enforcement agency. The Program Manager will be informed of all requests for assistance. The ProAct Task Force recognizes that the jurisdictional makeup of Southern California lends itself to investigative overlap during the course of narcotics case development. Therefore, strict adherence to standard notification procedures, such as the Los Angeles Clearing House and the Western States Information Network, as outlined in the ProAct Task Force Policy and Procedures, in order to minimize any chance of conflicting with the enforcement routine of the affected jurisdiction, F. Prosecutorial Support It shall be incumbent on the Program members to coordinate a firm and positive relationship between the United States Attorney, the State Attorney General designees and the Orange County District Attorney's office designees. G. Equipment Pool The resource inventory required for this program is provided by the ProAct Task Force and includes, but is not limited to: vehicles, office equipment, radio equipment, and specialized items necessary to effect a laboratory response. In addition, non-standard issued tactical entry vests, unique vehicles, surveillance equipment, and mobile phones will also be supplied to personnel at ProAct Task Force expense. fT. Reporting Format The Orange County Sheriff's Department standard report forms and Division of Records numbers shall be utilized for case development and to track program activity. In addition, an internal numbering system, administered by ProAct Task Force support personnel will be ProAct MOU Effective.hily 1, 2016 5