The definitions of terms or titles used in this chapter shall
be those definitions set forth in Subdivision 1 of § 209-m
of the General Municipal Law.
Those powers and the authority granted to the Mayor of the Village
of Lake Placid by Subdivision 4 of § 209-m of the General
Municipal Law of the State of New York are hereby delegated to the
Chief of Police of the Village of Lake Placid in emergency situations
and the Chief of Police is hereby authorized and empowered to request
the chief executive officer of any other local government to detail,
assign and make available for duty and use in the Village of Lake
Placid any part of the forces, equipment and supplies of that local
government's police department whenever he deems that the public
interest requires it; and said Chief of Police of the Village of Lake
Placid is further authorized and empowered to grant police assistance
from the Village of Lake Placid to any other local government in emergency
situations when requested to do so by the chief executive officer
of said other local government or by the Chief of Police of the other
local government if the latter is delegated to make such requests
pursuant to § 209-m of the General Municipal Law.
The local government receiving police aid pursuant to § 209-m
of the General Municipal Law shall assume the 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 for other expenses incurred by it, including damage to or loss
of equipment and supplies. An assisting local government may assume
such loss, damage, expense or cost for such equipment and supplies
and donate such services to the receiving local government. While
engaged in duty and rendering services in such local government, the
officers and members of such police department or police force shall
have the same powers, duties, rights, benefits, privileges and immunities
as if they were performing their duties in the local government in
and by which they are normally employed.