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OPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT
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Witnesseth
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WHEREAS, In recognition of the existing and continuing pos-
sibility of law enforcement intensive situations and emergencies
within the County of Lake, and in order to insure that the
preparation of law enforcement resources will be adequate to deal
with such activity, protect the public peace and safety, and
preserve the lives and property of the people of the county; and
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WHEREAS, the Sheriff of Lake County is by law the chief law en-
forcement officer of and responsible for law enforcement services
within Lake County; and
WHEREAS, the Sheriff of Lake County and the Police Chief of each
city within Lake County have the authority under Part I of Chap-
ter 23, Florida Statutes (1987), Florida Mutual Aid Act, to enter
into a requested Operational Assistance Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT KNOWN that the Sheriff of Lake County and
subscribed Police Chiefs of Lake County, hereby approve and enter
into this agreement whereby each of the agencies so represented
may request and render law enforcement assistance to the others
in emergencies under Section 252.34(2), Florida Statutes, and law
enforcement intensive situations including, but not limited to
the following:
1.
Civil affray or disobedience, disturbances, riots,
large protest demonstrations, controversial trials,
political conventions, labor disputes and strikes.
2.
Any natural disaster.
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Incidents which require rescue operations and crowd and
traffic control measures including, but not limited to,
large scale evacuations, aircraft and shipping dis-
asters, fires, explosions, gas line leaks, radiological
incidents, train wrecks and derailments, chemical or
hazardous waste spills, and electrical power failures.
4.
Terrorist activities including, but not limited to,
acts of sabotage.
5.
Escapes from or disturbances within detention
facilities.
6.
Hostage and barricaded subject situations.
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Sporting events, concerts, and parades.
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Security and escort duties for dignitaries.
9.
Incidents requiring utilization of specialized units;
e.g., underwater recovery, aircraft, canine, motor-
cycle, bomb and crime scenes.
Emergency or intensive situations in which one agency
needs additional assistance to perform its functional
objective.
County wide narcotic investigations.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
Section I:
need of assistance as set forth above, such party shall notify
In the event that a party to this agreement is in
the agency or agencies from whom such assistance is required.
The sheriff or chief whose assistance is sought shall evaluate
the situation and his available resources, and will respond in a
manner he deems appropriate.
Section II:
resources and facilities and to render services to any other
Each party agrees to furnish necessary equipment,
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party to the agreement as set forth above; provided however, that
no party shall be required to deplete unreasonably its own equip-
ment, resources, facilities, and services in furnishing such
mutual aid.
Section III:
The party which furnishes any equipment pursuant
to this agreement shall bear the loss or damage to such equipment
and shall pay any expense incurred in the operation and main-
tenance thereof.
The partr furnishing aid pursuant to this part
shall compensate its employees during the time of the rendering
of such aid and shall defray the actual travel and maintenance
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expenses of such employees while they are rendering such aid, in-
eluding any amounts paid or due for compensation due to personal
injury or death while such employees are engaged in rendering
such aid.
Nothing herein shall prevent the requesting agency
from requesting supplemental appropriations from the governing
authority having budgetary jurisdiction to reimburse the assist-
ing agency for any actual costs or expenses incurred by the as-
sisting agency performing hereunder.
Section IV:
Each sheriff or chief will bear the liability aris-
ing from acts undertaken by his personnel pursuant to this agree-
men t .
All of the privileges and immunities from liability, ex-
emption from laws, ordinances and rules, and all pension, in-
surance, relief, disability, workers' compensation, salary, death
and other benefits which apply to the activity of such officers,
agents, or employees of any such agency when performing their
respective functions within the territorial
limits of their
respective public agencies shall apply to them to the same
degree, manner, and extent while engaged in the performance of
any of their functions and duties extraterritorially under the
provisions of this section shall apply with equal effect to paid,
volunteer, and auxiliary employees.
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Section V:
Personnel assigned to another city or sheriff shall
under the terms of this agreement be under direct command of a
supervising officer designated by the assisting party.
Section VI:
In accordance with Section 23.127(1}, Florida
Statutes, whenever the employees of the responding agency or
agencies are rendering aid outside their jurisdiction pursuant to
this agreement, such employees shall have the same powers,
duties, rights, privileges, and immunities as if they were per-
forming their duties in the political subdivision in which they
are normally employed or appointed.
With the exception of civil
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process which is solely the responsibility of the Sheriff of Lake
County.
Section VII:
This agreement shall be in effect from ddte of
signing, through and including, January 4,
1993.
Under no cir-
cumstances may the agreement be renewed, amended, or extended ex-
cept in writing.
Section VIII:
Any party may withdraw from this agreem~nt upon
written notice to all other parties.
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto cause their signature to
be affixed.
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