[Adopted 1-28-1980 by Res. No. 80-03]
A Fingerprint Analysis Unit shall be established for the purpose of providing cooperative fingerprint analysis and identification services for said municipalities and said municipalities[1] hereby legally bind themselves as follows.
[1]
Editor's Note: This resolution established a joint municipal cooperation agreement between the Townships of Haverford, Marple, Newtown, Radnor and Springfield.
The purpose of the Fingerprint Analysis Unit will be to provide analysis and comparison of any and all fingerprints arising from a violation of state and federal laws.
This agreement shall be for an indefinite term subject to dissolution by the respective municipalities as hereinafter set forth. It is the intention of the parties to continue the program, if it is successful in meeting its goals, beyond the expiration date of federal funding.
Boundaries of police districts for those individuals participating in the Fingerprint Analysis Unit shall be the corporate limits of the participating townships.
A. 
The Fingerprint Analysis Unit will provide analysis and comparison of any and all fingerprints arising from a violation of state or federal law. The collection of fingerprints will remain the responsibility of the individual participating departments.
B. 
In incidents of a violent or major violation of those laws listed in Part I of the Uniform Crime Report, the Fingerprint Analysis Unit will, upon request, process the scene of such an incident and conduct fingerprint processing procedures wherever possible.
C. 
When subpoenaed, the Fingerprint Analysis Unit will provide expert testimony and evidence in criminal court.
D. 
The Fingerprint Analysis Unit will act as a repository for all fingerprint records collected and those past records from participating departments deemed valuable for future investigation.
The local share of all costs incurred through the Fingerprint Analysis Unit shall be divided equally among the five townships. Such costs shall include but shall not be limited to wages, employee benefits, travel, equipment supplies, operating expenses, training and insurance.
Those individuals participating in the Fingerprint Analysis Unit shall be subject to the existing policies of jurisdiction and power of the municipality where they are working at any given time. Such individuals shall be responsible to and supervised by the Chief of Police in the township where they are working at any given time.
A headquarters and laboratory space for the unit shall be established at the Marple Police Building.
In the event that any township wishes to withdraw from this agreement and participation in the Fingerprint Analysis Unit, it may do so by giving six months written notice prior to the start of the next fiscal year, which begins on December 11 of each year.