[Ord. No. 874, § 1, 7-12-1982]
This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Plymouth Township Intermunicipal Police Cooperation Ordinance."
[Ord. No. 874, § 2, 7-12-1982]
It is the purpose and objective of any agreement entered into pursuant hereto to enable Plymouth Township and municipalities bordering upon Plymouth Township to mutually aid and assist one another in times of emergency when available manpower may not be sufficient to cope with the conditions then existing.
[Ord. No. 874, § 3, 7-12-1982]
The council of Plymouth Township is hereby authorized to enter into intermunicipal police cooperation agreements with municipalities which border upon Plymouth Township in accordance with the authority granted therefor by Act 180 of 1972 and under and subject to the following limitations:
(a) 
Assistance will be furnished only upon request by the chief of police or officer in charge of the municipality requesting such assistance made directly to the chief of police or officer in charge of the Plymouth Township Police Department.
(b) 
It shall not be mandatory that police assistance be furnished the requesting muncipality and, upon receipt of such request, the chief of police or officer in charge of the Plymouth Township Police Department shall determine whether such assistance can be provided and the nature of the assistance be rendered.
(c) 
Any such assistance furnished by the police department of Plymouth Township may be withdrawn at any time by the chief of police or officer in charge of the Plymouth Township Police Department.
(d) 
A police officer of an assisting municipality, when serving within the territorial limits of Plymouth Township pursuant to an agreement, shall have all rights, authority, and privileges of a police officer, including the right to make arrests, and that police officer shall be under the supervision of the chief of police or officer in charge of Plymouth Township.
(e) 
A Plymouth Township police officer, when serving within the territorial limits of another municipality pursuant to an agreement, shall be under the supervision of the chief of police or officer in charge of the municipality requesting assistance.
(f) 
Police officers employed by Plymouth Township, while serving within the territorial limits of another municipality pursuant to a request under an agreement, shall, at all times, remain employees of Plymouth Township and Plymouth Township shall be responsible for the payment of such officer's wages, insurance coverage, and fringe benefits.
(g) 
No charge or expense shall be made against a municipality requesting police assistance for the service of Plymouth Township police officers responding thereto.
(h) 
The agreement shall continue until terminated by either party thereto on 30 days' written notice.