15-140 - King County - AFIS Fingerprint Capture Equipment

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15 -140 Council Approval 7/20/15 REVISED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN KING COUNTY AND TUKWIILA for use of ELECTRONIC FINGERPRINT CAPTURE EQUIPMENT OPY THIS AGREEMENT is entered into between King County ( "County ") and the city of Tukwila ( "Agency "). The County and the Agency may be referred to individually as a "Party" or collectively as "Parties." WHEREAS, the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) has proven to be an effective crime - fighting tool in furtherance of the health, welfare, benefit and safety of the residents within King County; and WHEREAS, since January 1, 2013, the County has continued to provide effective AFIS services to public law enforcement agencies within King County, through a voter approved six (6) year levy, as authorized by King County Ordinance No. 17381; and WHEREAS, the Agency wishes to use AFIS services through Electronic Fingerprint Capture Equipment ( "FP Equipment ") including the necessary software and computer equipment, and system maintenance services; NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the promises and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties hereto agree as follows: I. PURPOSE The purpose of this Interlocal Agreement is to establish the terms under which FP Equipment, which the County approves for placement in the Agency, will be used and maintained. This applies to FP Equipment previously approved for placement in the Agency and FP Equipment approved for placement in the Agency during the term of this agreement. The goals of this Agreement are to: • Protect the public by assisting law enforcement in identifying potentially wanted or dangerous subjects before they are released from custody. • Protect law enforcement officers by providing information important to officer safety prior to the release of detained individuals. • Provide efficiency and accuracy in criminal record reporting to the Washington State Patrol ( "WSP ") and the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"). • Improve the quantity and quality of fingerprints available for search in the King County Regional AFIS Database. FP Equipment is defined as: • Livescan: stationary electronic fingerprint capture equipment used to obtain full sets of fingerprints for purposes of searching and storing in AFIS; • Mobile ID: mobile electronic fingerprint capture equipment used to obtain prints from two fingers for purposes of searching AFIS to determine an individual's identity. These prints are not stored in AFIS. Page 1 of 10 Revision Date: 02/26/2015