Item K3 County BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
.of Monroe M C � Mayor Heather Carruthers,District 3
Mayor Pro Tern Michelle Coldiron,District 2
The Florida Keys � ss y Craig Cates,District 1
David Rice,District 4
Sylvia J.Murphy,District 5
County Commission Meeting
January 22, 2020
Agenda Item Summary #6520
ADD ON DAY OF MEETING: WILL BE COMMISSIONER'S ITEM K-3
BULK ITEM: Yes DEPARTMENT: BOCC District 3
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Carol Schreck(305) 292-3430
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AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Florida
Council Against Sexual Violence, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Monroe County
Sheriffs Office and the State Attorney to collaborate and make application to the Improving
Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking
Grant Program and authorization for the County Administrator to execute the final revised MOU.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The Florida Council Against Sexual Violence (FCASV) reached out to
Monroe County to collaborate and enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with their
organization, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Monroe County Sheriffs Office and
the State Attorney's Office in order to apply for an Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual
Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program grant.
The attached MOU has been circulated amongst the MOU participants however the MOU has not
been finalized. The time constraints for the grant application require that the MOU be
approved at the January 2020 meeting, which requires presentation of the MOU in its present
draft form. This item cannot wait until the February 2020 meeting for consideration due to a
January 31st submission deadline.
This grant program is authorized by 42 U.S.C. §§ 3796hh-3796hh-4, formerly known as the Grants
to Encourage Arrest and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (Arrest Program), and is
designed to encourage partnerships among state, local, and tribal governments, courts, victim service
providers, coalitions and rape crisis centers, to ensure that sexual assault, domestic violence, dating
violence, and stalking are treated seriously, requiring the coordinated involvement of the entire
criminal justice system and community-based victim service organizations.
If awarded, with FCASV as the lead agency, this grant funding would provide much needed funding
for greater victim advocacy and the delivery of critical victim services throughout Monroe County.
Pursuant to Article VIII, §, 1(e) & (f) of the Florida Constitution, as a non-charter county, the Board
of County Commissioners is the unit of local government partner for purposes of this grant
application. The Board's approval of this MOU:
1) Designates Assistant County Attorney Christine Limbert-Barrows as the County's contact person
for purposes of this agreement;
2) Commits the County to serving as the unit of local government partner for the purpose of this
agreement and all grant applications; and
3) Commits the County to assisting the Sheriff's and his designees in implementing this agreement.
This MOU involves no direct cost to the County or County match.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
2/15/2017 (L9) BOCC approved Memorandum of Understanding
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
DOCUMENTATION:
2020.ICJR.MOU.Draft Memorandum of Understanding
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date: 10/01/2020 (to coincide with anticipated grant period)
Expiration Date: 09/30/2023 (to coincide with anticipated grant period)
Total Dollar Value of Contract:
Total Cost to County: No direct cost to the County.
Current Year Portion: N/A
Budgeted: N/A
Source of Funds: N/A
CPI: N/A
Indirect Costs: Staff time for County's designated contact person for purposes of this agreement.
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts: N/A
Revenue Producing: Grant funding If yes, amount: TBD
Grant: Yes
County Match: None
Insurance Required: N/A
Additional Details:
REVIEWED BY:
Heather Carruthers Completed 01/21/2020 4:27 PM
Bob Shillinger Completed 01/21/2020 4:44 PM
Kathy Peters Completed 01/21/2020 4:47 PM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 01/22/2020 9:00 AM
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®►A Florida Council Against Sexual Violence
Because Sexual Violence Shatters Lives, Wounds Communities & Perpetuates Injustice
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WHEREAS, the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence (FCASV) (applicant]; the
Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE); the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe, FL ("BOCC" or "Monroe County");the Monroe County Sheriffs Office (MCSO); and
the Office of the State Attorney, 16t1'Judicial Circuit have come together to collaborate and to
make an application for an Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault, Domestic
Violence,Dating Violence,and Stalking Program grant;and
WHEREAS, the partners listed above have agreed to enter into a collaborative
agreement in which FCASV will be the lead agency and named applicant and the other agencies
will be partners in this application; and
WHEREAS, the partners herein desire to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding
setting forth the services to be provided by the collaborative; and
WHEREAS, the application prepared and approved by the collaborative through its
partners is to be submitted to the Office of Justice Programs on or before February 27,2020;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the patties as follows;
Description of Partner Agencies
Non-profit Sexual Assault Organization Partner
Florida Council Against Sexual Violence (FCASV) is Florida's federally recognized state sexual
assault coalition and a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The agency serves as the statewide
voice for rape crisis centers, advocating for improved state and local responses to survivors of
sexual violence. FCASV is also the certifying entity for Florida's rape crisis centers, ensuring
compliance with core service and governance standards. FCASV collaborates with criminal
justice system partners and delivers technical assistance and training to rape crisis programs, law
enforcement agencies, hospitals and medical professionals, prosecutors, and other allied
professionals.
Governmental Partners
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) was created by Section 20.201, Florida
Statutes. FDLE's mission is to "promote public safety and strengthen domestic security" by
providing services in partnership with local, state, and federal criminal justice agencies to
prevent, investigate, and solve crimes while protecting Florida's citizens and visitors. Through
its seven Regional Operations Centers and Crime Laboratories, FDLE delivers investigative,
forensic, and information system services to Florida's criminal justice community, and is the
State of Florida partner on this project.
The Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County (BOCC) is the governing body of the
County of Monroe, Florida acting pursuant to the authority set foith in Article VIII, § 1(e) & (f), a
non-charter county under the Florida Constitution. As the Monroe County's governing body,the
Board of County Commissioners is the unit of local government partner for the purpose of this
appl ication.
The Office of the State Attorney, 16th Judicial Circuit prosecutes persons charged with state
crimes in Monroe County, including sexual battery and related offenses reported in the circuit.
Monroe County Sheriffs Office (MCSO) is the primary law enforcement entity serving Monroe
County, Florida.The MCSO deputies, victim advocates, and detectives respond to and investigate
sex crimes in Monroe County against victims who report the attacks to law enforcement.
History of the Relationships
Statewide Collaboration to Improve the Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Assault
The Florida Council Against Sexual Violence and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement
have a thirteen-year history of successful collaboration, beginning in 2007 with the establishment
of a multidisciplinary workgroup convened by FCASV to provide guidance to local jurisdictions
on compliance with the new forensic exam, polygraph, and HIV-testing provisions of the Violence
Against Women Act. The success of "Non-Reporting Victims Workgroup" was in no small part
due to the contributions of Harry "Hap" Hopkins, FDLE Crime Lab Analyst Supervisor, now
retired. That workgroup became what is now known as the Statewide Sexual Assault Response
Team Advisory Committee, and representatives from FDLE's Forensic Services Division have
been constant and active members each year.
As the State Attorney's Office, 4th Judicial Circuit developed its application for the Department
of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance 2015 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative program,
Jacksonville-based FDLE crime lab personnel engaged FCASV in discussions about whether kits
from non-reporting victims should be tested and how victims/survivors should be notified. In
2015, the Florida Legislature directed the Department to conduct a one-time audit of and provide
the Legislature with a report on untested rape kits held by law enforcement agencies across the
state. During that audit, FDLE Assistant Commissioner Jennifer Cook Pritt and Forensic Services
Director David Coffman provided regular updates to FCASV.
In 2016, Assistant Commission Pritt and FCASV Executive Director Jennifer Dritt worked with
representatives of the Office of the Attorney General; the Florida Sheriffs Association; the Florida
Police Chiefs Association; and members of the Florida Legislature on legislation to ensure that
Florida would never again have a backlog of untested sexual assault kits. That legislation, signed
into law by Governor Scott in March 2016, required FDLE, in coordination with FCASV, to
adopt and disseminate guidelines and procedures for the collection, submission, and testing of
DNA evidence obtained in connection with an alleged sexual offense. FDLE and FCASV continue
to work closely to review law enforcement agencies' compliance with the
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statutory requirement to submit those sexual assault kits accompanied by a law enforcement report
for processing within 30.days of receipt.
Finally, FDLE personnel are key members of the Trauma Informed Sexual Assault Investigations
training project development team,which is responsible for advising FCASV's STOP Formula Grant-
funded trauma-informed investigations training initiative. Marcella Scott, Jacksonville Crime Lab
Supervisor; Kristin Macias, Governmental Analyst II; and Najah Jackson, Research and Training
Specialist are the FDLE personnel assigned to this collaborative project. The two agencies' history
of meaningful collaboration to improve Florida's response to crimes of sexual violence —
particularly in regard to forensic evidence collection and submission -- has led to the proposed
project.
Monroe County Collaboration
In 2004, the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, the State Attorney's Office, 16th Judicial
Circuit, and the Monroe County Sheriffs Office' began a partnership to provide counseling and
forensic exam services to sexual assault victims/survivors. In response to appeals from now:-retired
MCSO Det. Janine Gedmin for assistance in developing sexual assault services where none existed,
the Office of the Attorney General asked FCASV to work with MCSO; the State Attorney's
Office, 16th Circuit; the Key West Police Department; and the Florida Department of Health to
make services available to child, adolescent, and adult survivors of sexual assault/abuse. The Key
West Police Department donated a three-bedroom townhouse; a local architect planned necessary
modifications; a local contractor donated the labor to make those modifications; the Department
of Health contributed exam equipment and supplies; MCSO staff donated and installed the flooring;
MCSO and KWPD staff donated the paint; FCASV hired an experienced therapist, contracted
with the only SANE-A/P in Monroe County to provide on-call coverage for forensic exams, and
purchased office'furniture; and all partners, including several Assistant State Attorneys, cleaned
and painted in preparation for the opening of Christina's Courage —The Poinciana Advocacy Center.
The collaboration to provide counseling/therapy and forensic exam services to victims of sexual
violence at Christina's Courage is ongoing. FCASV continues to fund the full-time sexual assault
counselor/therapist who provides services to/for survivors and contracts with a nurse examiner
for on-call coverage. MCSO representatives serve on the Board of Directors, coordinate
fundraising events, such as the February 11, 2017 Christina's Courage 5K Challenge, and work
to ensure victims/survivors know that services are available.
Development of the Initial Application
FCASV had planned for several years to build on its successful statewide SANE training project
by adding a SANE program administration technical assistance and training initiative, having
learned that without proper administrative and programmatic support,trained nurses leave SANE
programs and SANE programs are unsustainable. When the Victims of Crime Act fund cap was
raised by Congress in 2015 FCASV began consulting with the state administering agency about
this project. However, the state administering agency required more time to rollout distribution
of the significant increase in funding the state received, and delayed funding new projects until
2016. It subsequently decided that as the SANE Training and SANE Program Sustainability
Project was not a direct victim service project, it was not eligible for Victims of Crime Act
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finding. When OVW released the 2017 Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault,
Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Grant solicitation, FCASV staff began reaching
out to potential project partners.
Over the last thirteen years, the Monroe County collaboration to provide forensic exam and
counseling services to victims of sexual assault has remained strong. An MCSO representative
has always served on the advisory board; FCASV contracted with Darene Cahill, SANE-A/P for
forensic nursing services and provided a full-time VOCA-funded therapist; the City of Key West
has continued to donate and maintain the facility; and the State Attorney's Office, 16th Circuit,
has consistently supported the project, often through advisory board membership. Nevertheless,
community-based sexual assault victim-advocacy services were unavailable, forensic exams
provided by a qualified examiner are available only in Key West, and Monroe County has never
established a Sexual Assault Response Team. Though FCASV conducted a 40-hour SANE training
in Key West in 2006, not one of the nurses who attended that training went on to take call or
conduct exams. Recruiting nurses to attend another 40-hour SANE training has been complicated
by Monroe County's isolation, the time it takes to drive from the Florida Keys to the central Florida
locations where most training events are conducted, and the cost of airfare to and from Key West.
In an effort to make exams conducted by SANE-trained nurses available in the middle and upper
Florida Keys, in September 2016, FCASV began planning a 40-hour training to be held in January
2017. The three Keys-based nurses who completed the January 2017 training must still conduct
enough pelvic exams to achieve competence before being evaluated for competence by a qualified
examiner. In the absence of local SANE program direction and coordination, not only will it be
difficult to sustain the nurses' interest in becoming SANEs, but the logistics of arranging the
clinical practice training and evaluation component become daunting. Mindful of this reality,
when planning for the January 2017 SANE training, Darene Cahill and Jennifer Dritt began a
conversation about establishing a SANE program that would ensure exams are available in Key
West, Marathon, and Tavernier.
In January 2017, 16th Circuit State Attorney Dennis Ward announced the formation of a major
crimes unit to provide sexual battery and homicide cases in the Middle and Upper Keys the same
level of attention typically given to cases in Key West. Shortly thereafter, Jennifer Drift reached
out to Mr. Ward's office requesting that an Assistant State Attorney contribute to the SANE training
scheduled later in the month. Mr. Ward offered the assistance of two members of the newly-
established major crimes team. At the same time, Jennifer Drift reached out to Det. Lissette
Quintero, President of the Christina's Courage advisory board, to assess the Monroe County
Sheriff's Office interest in collaborating to develop a Sexual Assault Response Team and Sexual
Assault Nurse Examiner program serving the entire county.
In early February, Jennifer Dritt, Theresa Prichard, and Melissa Ashton were able to meet via
Skype with Darene Cahill and Carla Fuquay, FCASV's therapist providing services at Christina's
Courage in Key West. Unfortunately, Det. Quintero was unable to attend the scheduled meeting
as her presence at a case meeting was required. Jennifer Drift and Det. Quintero spoke two days
later by phone and discussed the outlines of the project. Det. Quintero then met with MCSO
command staff, and Ms. Dritt followed up with Lt. James Norman, head of MCSO's Major Crimes
Unit, before reaching out to Sheriff Rick Ramsey.
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At the recommendation of Darene Cahill, Jennifer Dritt contacted Monroe County
Commissioner Heather Carruthers and explained the need for the project, while Ms. Cahill
followed up with her by email. Monroe County Attorney Bob Shillinger and Assistant County
Attorney Pedro Mercado reviewed and revised the MOU for presentation to the Board of
County Commissioners. Jennifer Dritt also reached out to FDLE Assistant Commissioner
Jennifer Cook Pritt, who worked with the General Counsel's Office on the MOU.
Development of the Current Application
Work on the current application began on September 26, 2019 with an initial meeting of FCASV
personnel involved in the current project, after which Ms. Sneider-Cotter spoke with all current
project partners and reached out to Key West Police Department personnel about the possibility
of joining the collaboration. Between the September meeting and December 3, 2019, when
FCASV staff met to discuss the just-released solicitation,Ms.Sneider-Cotter and Ms.Dritt worked
with the City of Key West to ensure that therapy, advocacy, and forensic exam services could
continue, without interruption, in the space and location donated by the City; and, Ms. Sneider-
Cotter engaged with County Commissioner Heather Carruthers about the County's ongoing
support for the project. Ms. Sneider-Cotter's advocacy and SART coordination responsibilities
require regular contact with the State Attorney's Office, 16th Circuit,as well as the Monroe County
Sheriffs Office,whose continued support and MOU partnership was secured early.
Roles and Responsibilities
The Florida Council Against Sexual Violence will:
> Coordinate the project.
> Continue to contract with Cheryl Bradley, RN to provide Monroe County SANE
Program coordination and direction, including establishing protocols, supervising the
call schedule, and coordinating peer review and continuing education events.
> Continue to employ and support the full-time, Monroe County-based staff person,Rita
' Sneider-Cotter, to provide advocacy for victims of sexual violence and coordinate the
Sexual Assault Response Team developed during the current award.
> Contract with the Center for Information Management and Educational Services at the
Florida State University Institute of Science and Public Affairs,who are experts in
producing effective instructional media using the design-thinking approach,to develop
and create the first two days of the 40-hour Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner training as
web-based training.
> Dedicate 15% of Executive Director Jennifer Drift's time to providing programmatic
and administrative direction to the project partners, and direct supervision of the
SANE Training and Sustainability Program Director, the Associate Director/General
Counsel, the Outreach Counselor at Christina's Courage in Key West, the Operations
and Events Manager, and the Director of Finance and Accounting.
> Dedicate 10% of Associate Director/General Counsel Theresa Prichard's time to
oversee the project, provide legal services to victims of sexual violence in Monroe
County, and provide technical assistance and training on victims' rights to SANE
programs and SARTs statewide, including those in Monroe County. Direct legal
assistance will be available to victims of sexual violence in such areas as housing,
employment, public benefits, immigration, victim compensation, coerced prostitution,
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sex trafficking, and their rights in criminal proceedings.
> Dedicate 75% of SANE Training and Sustainability Project Director Kris-Tena
Albers'time to statewide provision of SANE training, including coordination of web-
based SANE training development project; technical assistance on SANE program
development, administration, and quality assurance; supervision of SANE
Coordinator, Cheryl Bradley; and,technical assistance to certified Sexual Assault
Nurse Examiners on competent, ethical practice consistent with Florida Board of
Nursing standards and International Association of Forensic Nursing standards.
> Dedicate 10% of Director of Programs Melissa Ashton's time to providing direct
assistance to the Monroe County SART, and supervision of the SART
Coordinator/Advocate.
➢ Dedicate 5% of Information and Member Services Coordinator Nneka Abara's time to
developing and impleienting strategies for effectively communicating to public
officials and policy makers the projects goals and outcomes, including
recommendations for legislation and policies that enhance best practice for
responding to crimes of sexual assault.
> Dedicate appropriate percentages of the Operations/Event Manager's and Finance
Director's time to support the meeting, travel, and finance and accounting tasks
required by the project.
> Direct Carla Fuquay, FCASV's VOCA-funded Outreach Counselor in Key West,to
attend Monroe County SART meetings when the advocate is unavailable.
> Assist Monroe County project partners in further developing, implementing, and
maintaining their Sexual Assault Response Team and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
program. Staff will assist Monroe County partners in establishing comprehensive
advocacy services for adult primary and secondary survivors of sexual assault.
➢ Conduct two, STOP Formula Grant developed, approved, and funded one-day Trauma-
Informed Sexual Assault Investigations trainings in Monroe County for Monroe County
Sheriffs Office detectives and investigators.
➢ Provide two, full-day SART trainings for project partners and stakeholders in Monroe
County-one at the beginning of the grant period and another mid-way through.
> Coordinate and facilitate quarterly onsite project team meetings to assess Monroe
County SART and SANE Program implementation.
> Provide 8 hour trainings on basic forensic medical evidence collection and working
with sexual assault victims to medical professionals at Fishermen's Hospital in
Marathon (Monroe County) and Mariners Hospital in Tavernier(Monroe County).
> Pay the travel and lodging costs for two medical professionals from each of these
hospitals to attend one of the FCASV's 40-hour Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
(SANE)trainings.
> Coordinate quarterly meetings between FCASV project staff and FDLE Director of
Forensic Services, David Coffman, and/or his designated staff to discuss areas of the
state which, based upon FDLE's assessment of sexual assault kits submitted for
processing, may need targeted training and technical assistance to improve the
collection, packaging, storage, and submission of such evidence. "
> Provide targeted technical assistance and training to improve collection, packaging,
storage, and submission of sexual assault kits, in consultation with FDLE,to examiners
in need of same.
> Update, as necessary, and continue to make available on FCASV's website the SANE
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Program Administrators Manual specifically for administrators/coordinators of non-
medical facility based Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs in the State of Florida.
> Continue to distribute posters statewide informing citizens of the availability of forensic
exams for victims of sexual assault,regardless of reporting status.
> Provide three 40-hour Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner training- designated as meeting
the IAFN 2015 Educational Guidelines - across the state.
> Provide three SANE clinical skills trainings consisting of day-long series of pelvic
exams utilizing volunteers and SANE-A certified preceptors who provide clinical
supervision necessary to support competence in forensic evidence collection for those
preparing to sit for the national SANE-A certification exam.
> Provide, for SANE-A certified nurses,three one-day Advanced SANE trainings focused
on learning new and emerging practices, didactic skills training, protocol updates,
photography, and new technologies used during evidence collection.
> Provide travel and lodging costs, consistent with State of Florida travel policies, for one
representative of each MOU partner agency to attend FCASV's Biennial Statewide
Sexual Assault Training Summit in 2022.
> Pay travel, meals, and lodging costs for Cheryl Bradley, RN; Rita Sneider-Cotter, the
• SART Coordinator/Advocate; and one representative from each MOU partner agency to
attend technical assistance and training activities sponsored by the Office on Violence
Against Women.
➢ Conduct three regional trainings and various webinars for Florida certified rape crisis
centers around the state on SANE program sustainability.
• Submit all financial and programmatic reports required by the terms of the award.
> Commit to continue working together with all project partners to maintain the Monroe
County SANE program, and SART; sustain sexual assault advocacy services in Monroe
County; and maintain the statewide SANE Training and Sustainability Project once
grant funds are no longer available.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will:
> Serve as the State of Florida governmental partner for the purpose of this agreement and
application.
> Designate David Coffinan, Director of Forensic Services, to participate in statewide
project team planning, development, and implementation, and attend quarterly
meetings with FCASV SANE Training and Program Sustainability Project staff. The
Director of Forensic Services may designate an appropriate member of his staff to
attend, in his stead,the aforementioned meetings to:
1. Identify jurisdictions from which submitted sexual assault kits indicate a need for
technical assistance and/or training on evidence collection, packaging, or storage;
2. Set short and long-term goals for improving evidence collection; and
3. Determine strategies for effecting such improvement.
➢ Commit to working with FCASV to identify strategies to maintain statewide SANE
training and SANE program sustainability efforts once grant funds are no longer
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The Office of the State Attorney, 16th Judicial Circuit will:
> Designate Assistant State Attorney Christine Poist to participate in the project team
planning, development and implementation. and attend monthly Monroe County SART
meetings, and along with the other team members:
1. Identify desired changes to the collaborative response to sexual assault.
2. Set short and long-term goals.for the team process.
3. -Determine how to gather feedback from responders, community members and
• victims as part of a community needs assessment.
4. Implement strategies for making changes.
5. Revise, as necessary, written protocol or guidelines outlining how each agency will
respond to victims of sexual violence and interact with each other.
➢ Train staff using the new/updated protocol or guidelines.
➢ Designate Assistant State Attorney Christine Poist to attend two one-day SART trainings
over the course of the grant period.
> Commit to continue working together with the other project partners to maintain the'
SART and SANE program, and sustain sexual assault counseling and advocacy services to
residents of the rural counties once grant funds are no longer available.
Monroe County Sheriffs Office will:
➢ Designate a Commander to participate in the project team planning, development and
implementation and attend monthly Monroe County SART meetings, and along with the
other team members:
1. Identify desired changes to the collaborative response to sexual assault.
2. Set short and long-term goals for the team process.
3. Determine how to gather feedback from responders, community members and
victims as part of a community needs assessment.
4. Implement strategies for making changes.
5. Revise, as necessary the written protocol or guidelines outlining how each agency
will respond to victims of sexualviolence and interact with each other.
> Train new staff using the protocol or guidelines.
> Designate a Commander to attend two one-day SART trainings over the course of the
grant period.
> Commit to continue working together with the other project partners to maintain the •
SART and SANE program, and sustain sexual assault.counseling and advocacy services to
residents of Monroe County once grant funds are no longer available.
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The Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County will:
> Designate Christine Limbert as the County's contact person for purposes of this •
agreement.
> Serve as the unit of local government partner for the purpose of this agreement and all
• grant applications;
> Assist the Monroe County Sheriff and his designees in implementing this agreement.
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Timeline
The roles and responsibilities described above are contingent on the Florida Council Against
Sexual Violence receiving funds requested for the project described in the OVW grant application.
Responsibilities under this Memorandum of Understanding would coincide with the grant period,
anticipated to be 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2023.
Commitment to Partnership
a) The collaboration service area encompasses the State of Florida, with continued, focused
SART and SANE program development collaboration in Monroe County. The partners
agree to collaborate and provide SART and SANE program coordination for Monroe
County, and to provide forensic nursing services to primary victims of sexual assault, and
sexual assault advocacy services to victims and secondary victims of sexual assault, in
Monroe County, pursuant to the program narrative of the grant application attached to this
agreement.
b) The partners agree to continue to collaborate and provide SANE training and
SANE program sustainability technical assistance and training statewide, pursuant
to the program narrative of the grant application attached to this agreement.
c) The partners agree to continue their collaboration to identify jurisdictions in which
training and technical assistance on sexual assault forensic evidence collection,
packaging, and storage would improve the quality of sexual assault evidence kits
submitted to the statewide crime laboratory system for processing.
d) Compensation for contributions to this project by the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement; the Monroe County Sheriffs Office; and the State Attorney's Office, 1en
Judicial Circuit will be provided as outlined in the attached OVW budget detail.
e) We, the undersigned have read and agree with this MOU. Further, we have reviewed the
proposed project and approve it.
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Richard L. Swearingen, Commissioner Date
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Jennifer L.Dritt,Executive Director Date
Florida Council Against Sexual Violence
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Heather Carruthers,Mayor Date
Board of County Commissioners,Monroe County
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Dennis W. Ward, State Attorney Date
16`h Judicial Circuit
Rick Ramsay, Sheriff Date
Monroe County Sheriffs Office
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