TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Javaro Sims, Police Department
THROUGH: Jennifer Alvarez, Interim City Manager
DATE: July 7, 2020
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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR BIOLOGY PROCESSING LABORATORY BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOCA RATON, THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH AND THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to Approve an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Boca Raton, the City of Boynton Beach and the City of Delray Beach that will allow the parties to pre-screen their DNA sample evidence in a shared Biology Processing Laboratory for the cost of $66,200 for the initial year. After the initial year, the fee will be adjusted annually to reflect the proportional shares of the actual costs. The fees, per this agreement, are not expected to increase more than 10% per year. The estimated amount for the initial five-year agreement term is $404,158.
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Background:
The Interlocal Agreement between the City of Boca Raton, the City of Delray Beach and the City of Boynton Beach will allow the Parties to pre-screen their DNA sample evidence in a shared Biology Processing Lab. Pre-screening is a process by which evidence is evaluated by an analyst to determine if there is usable and recoverable DNA in the sample. Without pre-screening, the analysis of the evidence sent directly to the Sheriff's Forensic Biology Unit would be very time consuming and could take months depending on the case. The Biology Processing Lab does not only increase the efficiency and effectiveness of pre-screening DNA sample evidence, but the evidence screened in this lab is given priority by the Sheriff's Forensic Biology Unit for analyzing DNA samples for use in investigations and trials, pursuant to the Interlocal Agreement between The City of Boca Raton and the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office.
The City has previously entered into Interlocal Agreement with the parties for pre-screening DNA evidence in 2010. This agreement was effective for five years and has ended in...
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