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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS-1979-006-R-79,t I I ' 1/24/79 6-R-79 A RESOLUTION ' I Agreeing To Intergovernmental Police Service Assistance I I WHEREAS, in the opinion of the City Council of the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, there would be a substantial benefit to the safety of the citizens of the City of Evanston if the City were to obtain additional police services from neighboring municipalities in times of special need, and i also to provide such services where local manpower was adequate; r 1 LJ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of + lEvanston, Cook County, Illinois, that by this Resolution the City of Evanston does hereby enter into the agreement with all existing chartered members of the Northwest Municipal Conference for intergovernmental police service assis- , tance set forth in and incorporated into this Resolution. Said agreement is tol be effectuated by passage of this Resolution, and to continue until further resolution. I ' BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk shall immediately transmit .la certified copy of this Resolution to the Northwest Municipal Conference ,office. • NORTHWEST MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE AGREEMENT FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL POLICE SERVICE ASSISTANCE THIS AGREEMENT, made and executed this day of , 1979, by and among the existing chartered membership of the Northwest Munici- pal Conference, herein called the "CONFERENCE", described as each Municipal Signatory to this part, herein called "MUNICIPALITY", provides as follows: Section 1. Intergovernmental Police Service and Assistance This Agreement for "Intergovernmental Police Service and Assistance" is executed pursuant to Article VII, Section 10 of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and Chapter 127, paragraphs 741 through 748 of the Illinois Revised Statutes. Section 2. Purpose of Agreement It is recognized that in certain situations the use of police officers to perform police duties outside of the territorial limits of the MUNICIPALITY where such officers are legally employed, may be desirable and necessary in order to preserve and protect the health, safety and welfare of the public. Section 3. Authorization Intergovernmental Police Service and Assistance may be pro- vided between and among MUNICIPALITIES during those times of emergency and routine police work, when mutual aid would best serve the interests of each participating MUNICIPALITY and its residents. Section 4. Power and Authority (a) Each CONFERENCE MUNICIPALITY does hereby authorize and direct its police chief or the officer commanding in his absence to render and request mutual police aid to and from other member MUNICIPALITIES to the ex- i tent of available personnel and equipment not required for adequate protection of the MUNICIPALITY rendering aid. The judgment of the police chief or officer com- manding in his absence, of each MUNICIPALITY rendering aid, as to the amount of personnel and equipment avail- able, shall be final. (b) Police officers who shall be commanded by their super- ior authority to maintain the peace or perform police • duties outside the territorial limits of the MUNICIPALITY which regularly employs such officers, shall be under the direction and authority of one person designated by each police chief of each participating MUNICIPALITY. Such person shall in turn be under the direction and authority of the local commanding police officer of the MUNICIPALITY • IQ • to which they are called to perform police or peace. duties, and shall be peace officers thereof., They=shall have all powers and authority of police and peace offi- cers as provided by law, including the power of arrest. Section 5. Compensation (a) Cooperative police service and assistance shall be ren- dered without charge to a CONFERENCE MUNICIPALITY during the normal conduct of police business. (b) Requests for remuneration due to unusual or burdensome costs incurred in the performance of mutual aid, shall be submitted by the assisting MUNICIPALITY to that MUNI- CIPALITY receiving such assistance. Judgment for payment of such costs shall be the mutual responsibility of the respective elected municipal Boards of Councils. Section 6. Liability (a) Any municipality requesting and receiving assistance from another jurisdiction shall be liable or obligated to indemnify the furnishing department for any of its equipment damaged or destroyed, and the individual officers. so furnished for any material damage to his/her property, injury to his/her person, or on account of his/her death resulting from performance under this agreement. (b) unicipalities requesting assistance under this agreement shall also indemnify the furnished policeman, their legal representa- tives in case of death, or the furnishing municipality for any liability or obligation to indemnify created by Chapter 24, Section 1-4-5 and 1-4-6 of the Illinois Revised Statutes, which may occur as a result of any police assistance furnished under those sections. (c) No participating municipality shall under any circumstances be held liable for any loss or damage by reason of its failure to effectively combat or handle any police problem in the territory of the other party. (d) All individuals retain all pension and disability rights while performing duties in accordance with this agreement. Section 7. Rules and Regulations The police chiefs of the CONFERENCE MUNICIPALITIES shall establish uniform rules and regulations for giving and receiving aid, which shall be subject to the approval of each governing body. A copy thereof shall be filed with the clerk of each member municipali.ty and with the CONFER- ENCE office. The rules and regulations may be revised and amended from time to time by the police chiefs upon their unanimous agreement, subject to the approval of each governing body, and a copy of each revision or amendment shall be filed with the clerk of each member MUNICIPALITY and with the CONFERENCE office. Section 8. Effective Date of Agreement (a) This Agreement shall be in full effect and legally binding upon such time as signed and certified by each.parti'ci:pating MUNICIPALITY. (b) The CONFERENCE: office will retain the original signed Agreement, and will be responsible for circulating such Agreement among the MUNICIPALITIES for purposes of s,i:gna;-. ture and record. Section 9. Termination of Agreement (a) This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until such time as a MUNICIPALITY, through its elected Board or Council, passes a resolution terminating this Agreement. 16 (b) Copies of such resolution shall be filed with the Clerk of each MUNICIPALITY and with the CONFERENCE office within thirty (30) days of passage. ATTEST: City C1erY, is Adopted: /`� 1979 0