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PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
Department: Department of Law Enforcement
Other Part(ies): Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Martinsburg, West Virgina
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to enter into and execute a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for the purpose of utilizing eTrace for submitting, retrieving, storing and querying firearms trace related information.
Goods or Services: The parties desire to share services for firearms tracing related information.
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Agreement Period: Continuous term subject to termination by either party.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Accounts: N/A
District(s): Districtwide
Summary: The proposed MOU would serve to memorialize the process by which Forest Preserves of Cook County Police Department may engage the eTrace system for firearms tracing. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) would like to extend their on-going commitment to the law enforcement community by providing participating agencies with a paperless submission system and trace analysis module that is readily accessible through a connection to the World Wide Web (Internet). The application known as eTrace provides the necessary utilities for submitting, retrieving, storing and querying firearms traced related information. The firearms tracing process is a valuable service offered by ATF to the global law enforcement community. Information acquired through the firearm tracing process can be utilized to solve individual cases, to maximize the investigative information available for use in identifying potential illegal firearms traffickers, and to supplement the analysis of crime trends and trafficking patterns. Final MOU is subject to legal review and approval.
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