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APPENDIX A PAGE 1 OF 2 AGREEMENT FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE NORTH DAKOTA ALCOHOL HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN PROJECT NO. PHSP4100803 SP 02 Ph 02 SCOPE OF WORK The purpose of this contract is to provide funding to the Cass County Sheriff's Office for the purchase of in-car, digital surveillance systems. Funding for these in-car, digital surveillance systems is provided through the North Dakota Highway Safety Plan. The primary use of this equipment must be for the apprehension and enforcement of alcoho1- and drug-impaired driving. The Cass County Sheriff's Office will be responsible for ordering and installing the surveillance equipment. Control over and proper maintenance of equipment purchased with traffic safety funds will be the direct responsibility of the Cass County Sheriff's Office. Any equipment purchases required to be maintained on equipment inventory must be maintained in good working order and available for inspection. It will be the responsibility of the Cass County Sheriff's Office to ensure that all officers are trained in the correct operation of equipment and procedures for securing quality, evidentiary, digital files. The Cass County Sheriff's Office will also provide the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) with a copy of their in-car surveillance operating procedures. Units costing $5,000 or more MUST receive prior approval from the OTS PRIOR TO purchase. The Cass County Sheriff's Office will submit a final evaluation report to the OTS. The report should include any data relating to the use of the in-car surveillance cameras on impaired driving, including the impact on impaired driving in the geographical area of use, savings in court time, conviction rates, and equipment performance. The final evaluation report must be submitted to the OTS by November 14, 2008. Failure to meet the terms of this contract may result in the sanction of returning the surveillance equipment to the state or reimbursing the state for the cost of the surveillance equipment purchased, not to exceed the amount of the budget listed in this contract. The agency is encouraged to follow the guidelines for vehicular pursuits issued by the International Association of Chiefs of Police that are currently in effect. If the agency has a policy related to vehicular pursuit, a copy must be provided to the Office of Traffic Safety. The Cass County Sheriff's Office must have a mandatory safety belt policy and provide a copy to the OTS prior to any reimbursement. All persons reimbursed with traffic safety funds are required to wear safety belts and obey all traffic safety laws while on official business of this project.