The council shall:
(1) encourage, advise, and assist in the creation of crimestoppers organizations;
(2) foster the detection of crime and encourage persons to report information about criminal acts;
(3) encourage news and other media to broadcast reenactments and to inform the public of the functions of crimestoppers organizations' operations and programs;
(4) promote the process of crimestoppers organizations to forward information about criminal acts to the appropriate law enforcement agencies;
(5) help law enforcement agencies detect and combat crime by increasing the flow of information to and between law enforcement agencies;
(6) approve applicants to become members of the council as crimestoppers organizations;
(7) foster creation of crimestoppers organizations; and
(8) certify crimestoppers organizations to receive reimbursed funds.