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HCGTF operations and decisions on assignment of personnel, expenditures of funds <br />and all other administrative matters shall be made jointly by the Hays County <br />Sheriff, the San Marcos Chief of Police, the Kyle Chief of Police, Buda Chief of <br />Police and the Texas State University — San Marcos Chief of Police. <br />8. HCGTF RESPONSIBILITIES: <br />a. The Hays County Gang Task Force has a three -fold responsibility. First, <br />the HCGTF is responsible for identifying gang activity and gang members <br />and properly documenting those identified as per the requirements as set <br />forth in Chapter 61 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Second, the <br />HCGTF is responsible for educating local law enforcement and the <br />general public on gang - related activity, how to properly report such <br />activity and provide educational resources for documented gang members <br />to be able to remove themselves from the gang life and specific gang with <br />which they have been identified. Third, the HCGTF will be responsible <br />for coordinating suppression efforts in Hays County in an attempt to <br />reduce gang activity while raising the quality of life in those areas where <br />gang activity is prevalent. The HCGTF will also handle other assignments <br />as directed by the San Marcos, Kyle, Buda and Texas State University — <br />San Marcos Chiefs of Police and /or the Sheriff of Hays County. <br />b. The mission of the Hays County Gang Task Force is to provide a <br />centralized data base, consisting of documented gang members and <br />activities, throughout Hays County, provide administrative, education and <br />training assistance to all members of the Hays County Sheriffs Office, <br />San Marcos Police Department, Kyle Police Department, Buda Police <br />Department Texas State University — San Marcos Police Department, and <br />other Law Enforcement Agencies. The mission is also to provide <br />education to the citizenry and to strive to enhance the basic premise upon <br />which the concept of the Gang Task Force is based, identifying and <br />suppressing the gang element from communities throughout Hays County <br />to enhance the quality of life. <br />9. FUNDING AND EXPENDITURES: <br />a. Funds for those expenditures for equipment, supplies, and operation of the <br />Gang Task Force listed on the attached Exhibit A shall be provided by the <br />respective agencies of each designated officer to the Gang Task Force. <br />b. The Hays County Sheriffs Office, the San Marcos Police Department, <br />the Kyle Police Department, Buda Police Department and the Texas State <br />University -- San Marcos Police Department acknowledge that funding <br />under this Agreement will be made from current revenues available to <br />each of the entities. Funds for the participation in this Agreement have <br />been provided through the Parties' respective budgets approved by the <br />Commissioner's Court, the City Councils and Texas State University — <br />San Marcos for the current fiscal year only. State statues prohibit the <br />obligation and expenditure of public funds beyond the fiscal year for <br />which a budget has been approved. However, the cost of services covered <br />3 <br />