TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve and Authorize the Mayor to Execute the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) and the City of North Port, Florida, on Behalf of the North Port Police Department Regarding Access to the Biometric Facial Analysis System (BFAS).
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) and the City of North Port, Florida, on behalf of the North Port Police Department regarding access to the Biometric Facial Analysis System (BFAS).
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) and the City of North Port, Florida, on behalf of the North Port Police Department regarding access to the Biometric Facial Analysis System (BFAS).
Pros: The North Port Police Department will be able to continue to use this resource to access Florida driver’s license and identification card photographs.
Cons: Staff have not identified any foreseeable consequences to approving the MOU.
Option 2: Deny the approval and authorization of the Mayor to execute the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) and the City of North Port, Florida, on behalf of the North Port Police Department regarding access to the Biometric Facial Analysis System (BFAS).
Pros: Staff have not identified any foreseeable benefits to denying the MOU.
Cons: The North Port Police Department would lose the ability to use this investigative tool for the identification of suspects and victims.
Background Information
The North Port Police Department (NPPD) is a current user of Pine...
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