17-028 - Tukwila et al - Valley Narcotics Enforcement Team (VNET)

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which the decision is made. A majority of Board members, or their designees, must be present at each meeting for any action taken to be valid. The Board shall meet monthly, unless otherwise determined by the Board. The Chair, or any Board member, may call extra meetings as deemed appropriate. The Chair shall provide no less than 48 hours' notice of all meetings to all members of the Board; PROVIDED, that in emergency situations, the Chair may conduct a telephonic meeting or a poll of individual Board members to resolve any issues related to such emergency. X. PERSONNEL The following personnel shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. Personnel may be removed for any reason by majority vote of the Board. Team Supervisor: A Team Supervisor with the rank of sergeant or equivalent from his/her respective jurisdiction shall be appointed by the Board, The Team Supervisor shall act as the first level supervisor for the team and shall report directly to the VNET Chair. Office Manager: The VNET Office Manager shall be provided by the City of Kent on a reimbursable basis and shall work under the direction of the Board. The Office Manager reports directly to the Team Supervisor and is responsible for unit accounting, reports, office support, and other duties as appropriate. VNET Detectives: Each jurisdiction shall contribute one full-time commissioned officer to perform investigation work for the Team. Attorney: While King County is not a participating jurisdiction, King County will provide an attorney who shall be a de-facto member of the Team. The King County Prosecutor's Office shall select and interview candidates and make a recommendation to the Executive Board. The Executive Board will make the selection after considering the recommendation. The attorney will be responsible for reviewing and filing cases, wire orders, search warrants, the prosecution of forfeiture cases, and other prosecutorial services as needed. Employees of Contributing Jurisdictions: The personnel assigned to the Team shall be considered an employee of the contributing jurisdiction. That jurisdiction shall be solely and exclusively responsible for the compensation and benefits for that employee. All rights, duties, and obligations of the employer and the employee shall remain with that individual jurisdiction and none of the rights, duties, and obligation of the employing jurisdiction shall shift to VNET or any other participating jurisdiction. Each jurisdiction shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable laws with regard to employees, and with provisions of any applicable collective bargaining agreements and civil service rules and regulations of the employing jurisdiction. Valley Narcotics Enforcement Team Interlocal Agreement - 3