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OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
Introduced by Councilmember ___________________
RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND (CITY) TO ALLOW THE
OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT (OPD) TO ENTER INTO A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH THE FEDERAL
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) LABORATORY DIVISION FOR
THE CONTINUED USE OF CODIS AND ITS ADMINISTRATION
WITHIN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
WHEREAS, the OPD Criminalistics Division has been using CODIS for approximately 23 years; and
WHEREAS, CODIS was created to assist crime laboratories in solving cases in which DNA analysis have been conducted on biological evidence; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City Council make a finding and a determination that it is in the best interest of the City to authorize the City Administrator, or his designee, to renew an MOU with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Laboratory Division; and
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby authorizes the City Administrator to enter into an MOU with the FBI; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or his designee is hereby authorized to complete all required negotiations, certifications, assurances, and documentation required to accept, modify, extend, and/or amend the MOU; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Attorney shall review and approve said MOU as to form and legality and copies of said MOU shall be filed with the Office of the City Clerk.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, __________________________________
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES – KAPLAN, KALB, FIFE, RAMACHANDRAN, GALLO, JENKINS, REID, and PRESIDENT BAS NOES -
ABSENT -
ABSTENTION -
ATTEST: ______________________________
Asha Reed
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council
of the City of Oakland, California
Approved as to Form and Legality
City Attorney