2011/09/14 Council Agenda Packet

8 5.0 ASSET FORFEITURE 5.1 The Participating Jurisdictions shall refer all potential asset forfeitures initiated or investigated by officers assigned to the Task Force during the pendency of this agreement to the Task Force for disposition at the discretion of the Task Force Executive Board or prosecuting authority (Prosecuting Attorney or United States Attorney). Any such referred asset forfeiture that is pursued in state court will be prosecuted in the name of Snohomish County on behalf of the Task Force and its Participating Jurisdictions. 5.2 The Task Force Commander, under the direction of the Task Force Executive Board, shall manage the acquisition and disposition of assets seized or forfeited as a result of this agreement in compliance with law and Task Force Procedures. 5.3 A portion of the net monetary proceeds of each asset forfeiture made by the Task Force shall be distributed to the involved investigating agencies commensurate with their participation as determined by prior agreement between the Task Force Commander and said agencies, or in the absence of such agreement, by the Task Force Executive Board, prior to dedication of the remaining proceeds to the Task Force as specified in section 3.4. As long as the personnel, equipment, and related supply assignments stated in Exhibit "B" remain unchanged, distributions to Snohomish County and the City of Everett under this subparagraph shall be 40 percent each of the net monetary proceeds remaining after distributions under this subparagraph to Participating Jurisdictions other than Snohomish County and the City of Everett. If assignments change from those stated in Exhibit "B", the Task Force Executive Board may modify the relative percentage allocations to Snohomish County and the Interlocal Agreement Establishing Snohomish Regional Drug&Gang Task Force—Page 8 35