Res 10-038
Res 10-038
CITY COMMISSION AGENDA
- Meeting Date:
- 04/07/2010
- Title:
- Mutual Aid Law Enforcement Agreement Between the Municipalities of Galveston County and the County of Galveston
- Submitted For:
- Robert Burby
- Submitted By:
- Carla Costello, Police Department
- Department:
- Police Department
ACTION REQUEST (Brief Summary)
Request Approval for the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between various Municipalities, including the City of Texas City Police Department, whose jurisdiction is wholly or partially within Galveston County and the County of Galveston. It is being executed pursuant to Chapter 791 of the Government Code, commonly known as the Interlocal Cooperation Contract Act and Chapter 362 of the Local Government Code commonly known as the Mutual Aid Law Enforcement Services Act.
BACKGROUND
The Purpose of this Interlocal Agreement is is enable a Requesting Agency to contact the County and the appropriate Municipality’s law enforcement agency to request the establishment of a joint task force. The request will define the scope of the task force and the time when the Requesting law enforcement agency desires to jointly perform investigations, interviews and execute warrants outside of the Requesting Agency’s jurisdictional boundaries but within the jurisdictional boundaries of the other Participating Agencies for criminal offenses having allegedly occurred within the jurisdiction of the Requesting Agency’s jurisdiction.
Agencies shall cooperate and share information with County law enforcement officers and the other Participating Agencies during such times the task force performs the activities described in (a) above.
The ILA shall allow law enforcement officers employed by any of the Participating Agencies, upon observing a criminal offense being conducted within the officer’s presence or view or while acting in furtherance of the execution of a properly issued warrant of arrest, to make an arrest outside the Municipality in which the officer is employed but within the areas covered by this Agreement.
It shall provide available deputy sheriffs to all other Participating Agencies to cooperate in task force criminal investigations and other law enforcement duties set forth in this Agreement and during times of natural or man-made disasters or other Emergency Situations in accordance with §362.002 of the Texas Local Government Code.
The Agreement provides available municipal law enforcement officers to all other Participating Agencies to cooperate in task force criminal investigations, and other aw enforcement duties set forth in this Agreement and during times of natural or man-made disasters or other Emergency Situations in accordance with §362.002 of the Texas Local Government Code.
Agencies shall cooperate and share information with County law enforcement officers and the other Participating Agencies during such times the task force performs the activities described in (a) above.
The ILA shall allow law enforcement officers employed by any of the Participating Agencies, upon observing a criminal offense being conducted within the officer’s presence or view or while acting in furtherance of the execution of a properly issued warrant of arrest, to make an arrest outside the Municipality in which the officer is employed but within the areas covered by this Agreement.
It shall provide available deputy sheriffs to all other Participating Agencies to cooperate in task force criminal investigations and other law enforcement duties set forth in this Agreement and during times of natural or man-made disasters or other Emergency Situations in accordance with §362.002 of the Texas Local Government Code.
The Agreement provides available municipal law enforcement officers to all other Participating Agencies to cooperate in task force criminal investigations, and other aw enforcement duties set forth in this Agreement and during times of natural or man-made disasters or other Emergency Situations in accordance with §362.002 of the Texas Local Government Code.