[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Horseheads
3-27-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Village of Horseheads Board of Trustees finds that the objective
of protection of property from damage and prevention of personal injuries
may necessitate the request of aid in the form of personnel, equipment and
other resources from other police agencies. Conversely, other communities
having the same objectives may make requests for mutual aid from the Village
of Horseheads Police Department. Historically, the Village of Horseheads Police
Department has both granted and requested police assistance from other agencies.
General Municipal Law § 209-m addresses the subject of outside service
by local police permitting the delegation of authority to request and grant
police assistant to the Chief of Police.
The Village Manager may, whenever he deems that the public interest
requires it, request the chief executive officer of any other local government
to detail, assign and make available for duty and use in the Village of Horseheads
any part of the forces, equipment and supplies of the former local government,
including the New York State Police Department. Conversely, the Village Manager
is authorized and empowered to grant a similar request made by any other local
government.
The power of the Village Manager, with respect to requests for and grants
of police assistance as provided herein, in addition to being vested in the
Manager, is delegated to the Chief of Police of the Village of Horseheads
Police Department.
As a condition of the granting of police assistance, the Village of
Horseheads police officers shall, when engaged in duty and rendering services
to any other local government, have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges,
benefits and immunities as if they were performing their duties in the Village
of Horseheads. Conversely, the officers and members of any other local government's
police department shall have the same powers, duties, rights, benefits, privileges
and immunities, while engaged in duty and rendering services to the Village
of Horseheads, as if they were performing their duties for their respective
local government.
A.
The Village of Horseheads shall, when receiving police
assistance pursuant to this chapter, assume liability for all damages arising
out of any act performed in rendering such aid and shall reimburse the assisting
local government for any moneys paid by it for salaries or other expenses
incurred by it, including damages to or loss of equipment and supplies. The
local government rendering such aid or assistance shall satisfactorily and
adequately document liability assumed, expenses, causes and losses incurred
in rendering aid. Conversely, when the Village of Horseheads Police Department
renders aid or assistance to any other local government, such local government
shall assume the liability for all damages arising out of any act performed
in rendering such aid and shall reimburse the Village of Horseheads for any
moneys paid by it for salaries or other expenses incurred by it, including
damage to or loss of equipment and supplies.
B.
When the Village of Horseheads Police Department provides
police assistance or aid to any other local government, the Board of Trustees
may assume such loss, damage, expense or cost for such equipment and supplies
and donate such services to the receiving local government.
