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Bluff City board approves MOU to join Tennessee drug task force
Summary
The board approved a memorandum of understanding with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to designate local officers to the regional drug task force; TBI will provide overtime and equipment support and the agreement passed on a voice vote.
The Bluff City Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted to approve a memorandum of understanding with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to allow local officers to participate in the TBI Narcotics Investigative Division and the Drug‑Related Death Task Force.
The board motion to approve the MOU was moved by Alderman Payne and seconded; the motion carried on a voice vote. A presenter described the arrangement as enabling cross‑jurisdictional investigations and noted that the TBI covers overtime and certain equipment costs for participating agencies, which can expand local capacity for seizures and complex investigations.
A board member asked whether the town would continue existing local partnerships; the presenter said the city would remain aligned with neighboring agencies already participating in the task force. No additional financial appropriation was specified in the meeting discussion beyond the overtime and equipment the TBI will provide under the MOU.
