Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 1/6/2026
Item Status: New
From: Anthony E. Lowery, Baldwin County Sheriff
Submitted by: Jessica Parker, BCSO Budget Support Specialist
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ITEM TITLE
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Sheriff’s Office - Memorandum of Understanding with Town of Loxley and Loxley Police Department for Unified Highway Interdiction Program
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding between the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), the Town of Loxley, and the Loxley Police Department (LPD) for the purpose of operating a Unified Highway Interdiction Program (UHIP).
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Background: The Memorandum of Understanding formalizes the relationship between the participating law enforcement agencies to help coordinate their efforts and aids them in more effectively conducting highway interdiction of criminal activities to better safeguard their respective communities.
The mission is to work collectively, and in concert, to identify, investigate, and ultimately arrest and prosecute criminals who utilize the highways of Baldwin County for illegal purposes. The program is deemed necessary to best address the problem of motorists who carry contraband from one location to another in their vehicles and commit other criminal activity across jurisdictional lines.
Participating agencies shall share in forfeited items seized in Baldwin County by the Unified Highway Interdiction Program (UHIP), including real property, U.S. currency, vehicles, jewelry and any other property. Forfeitures received through Baldwin County UHIP cases will be shared between each participating agency based upon the individual agency’s participation in the actual case. The Sheriff’s Office will retain 10% of all forfeited assets and the remainder will be divided between the Sheriff’s Office and all agencies participating in the case.
Previous Commission action/date: N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT
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If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents?
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ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
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If the proof of publication affidavit is not attached, list the reason: N/A
FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
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Individual(s) responsible for follow up: N/A
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): N/A
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