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<br />CASSCOUNlY <br />GOVERNMENT <br />..-.. <br /> <br />Office of the Sheriff <br /> <br />Paul D. Laney, Sheriff <br /> <br />August 13, 2007 <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br /> <br />Michael Montplaisir, Auditor <br />Cass County Government <br />211 9th Street South <br />Fargo, North Dakota 58103 <br /> <br />AUG 1 7 20011 <br /> <br />CASS COUNTY COMMISSION <br /> <br />Auditor Montplaisir: <br /> <br />The Cass County Sheriff s Office is the lead law enforcement agency for The Cities Readiness <br />Initiative (CRI), a federal effort designed to increase bioterrorism preparedness in the nation's <br />larger cities. The goal is to save lives in these selected cities by rapidly dispensing medication to <br />their entire population. <br /> <br />Law Enforcement has been tasked to establish a set of guidelines to ensure adequate staffing and <br />reliable security to ensure security of the Strategic National Stockpile during a mass <br />inoculation/vaccination of the public. <br /> <br />There is $10,000 dollars in (CRI) funding that needs to be requested by invoice from your office <br />to Fargo Cass Public Health which will cover the hours spent by law enforcement for planning. <br />The invoice should be directed to: <br /> <br />Fargo Cass Public Health <br />ATTN: Kym Overland <br />401 Third Avenue North <br />Fargo, ND 58102 <br /> <br />I would request assistance from your office to set up a line item to receive the (CRI) dollars. The <br />law enforcement agencies involved with the planning process will be required to send a billing to <br />your office requesting reimbursement for staff hours. <br /> <br />If you have any further questions, please call. <br /> <br />~. ully, ~ <br />G~.~r <br /> <br />Sheriff Paul D. Laney <br />Cass County Sheriff s Department <br /> <br />SUGGESTED MOTION: <br /> <br />Move to amend the Sheriff s Department grant budget for 2007 in the amount of $10 000 in <br />revenues and $10,000 in expenditures for the Cities Readiness Initiative federal pro~am. <br />