[Ord. No. 90-38 §20-120, 4-18-1990]
A.
The City
of Bridgeton hereby contracts and agrees to cooperate with the City
of St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis County, Missouri, and the City of
St. Charles, Missouri, and with each and every City, town and village
within St. Louis County, Missouri, for certain common Police services
under the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. This contract
shall become effective with respect to each such municipality or county
upon the passage of a like ordinance by the legislative body of such
municipality or county authorizing such contract by such municipality
or county.
B.
The members
of the Police Force of the City of Bridgeton shall respond, if consistent
with the public safety of the City of Bridgeton, to requests for assistance
within the boundary limits of any other contracting municipality or
county pursuant to the directions and regulations provided by the
office of the Chief of Police of the City of Bridgeton.
C.
Each
Bridgeton Police Officer performing services in any other municipality
or county in accordance with the terms of this contract shall have
all the powers, rights, privileges, duties and immunities as the members
of the Police Force of the municipality or county requesting assistance,
but shall remain in the employment and under the direction, supervision
and control of the office of the Chief of Police of the City of Bridgeton.
D.
The consideration
for this contract shall be the mutual agreement of the parties hereto
for the services to be given for the protection of lives and property
by the Police Department of each participating municipality or county
and no compensation shall accrue or be paid by any participating municipality
or county to any other.
E.
Equipment
and property utilized in the carrying out of the common Police service
provided by this agreement shall be at the risk of the municipality
or county owning same and any loss or damage thereto shall be borne
by such owner-municipality, provided that nothing herein contained
shall be construed to limit the liability of any municipality or county
or its agents, servants or employees arising out of tortious conduct.
F.
No municipality
or county participating in this agreement shall be liable to any other
for failure to respond to any call by the other, or for delay or negligence
or mistake in receiving or responding to any call, nor shall this
agreement be interpreted as being an agreement for the benefit of
any third person.
G.
Nothing
herein contained shall be construed to mean that a Police Officer
of any municipality or county participating in this agreement who
is injured, killed, or who dies of injuries sustained while performing
services in the City of Bridgeton under this agreement shall be covered
by any insurance provided by the City of Bridgeton for its Police
Officers.
H.
No Police
Officer of the City of Bridgeton otherwise entitled to the benefits
and protection of any insurance carried by the City of Bridgeton shall
be deprived thereof by reason of the fact that such Officer was injured,
killed, or death occurred as a result of injuries sustained in another
municipality, provided that any such injury or death occurred while
such Officer was performing services pursuant to this agreement.
I.
This
contract, insofar as it is applicable to any particular municipality,
may be terminated at any time by any party hereto thirty (30) days
after service upon the Clerk of each remaining contracting municipality
of a certified copy of an ordinance terminating the agreement of such
municipality.
[Ord. No. 90-38 §20-125, 4-18-1990]
A.
Under
an emergency situation, a Bridgeton Police Officer, having received
minimum training as set forth under Chapter 590, RSMo. may respond
outside his jurisdiction and, acting under the full powers of arrest
and authority granted him by the City of Bridgeton and under policies
and procedures which cover him as a Police Officer for the City of
Bridgeton may respond in his official capacity as a Police Officer
to any unforeseen combination of circumstances or events involving
danger or imminent danger to human life or property which requires
immediate action.
B.
Officers
of the City of Bridgeton Police Department are authorized to participate
in and cooperate with any Law Enforcement Officers of jurisdictions
in any Major Case Squad operation or formation. The Officers designated
to act as the Major Case Squad operation will so be designated by
the Chief of Police and, when acting outside the City of Bridgeton
as a member of the Major Case Squad operations, shall be considered
to be on active duty, the same as if he is acting within the boundaries
of the City of Bridgeton. This power shall only be exercised during
the time the Peace Officer is an active member of an active Major
Case Squad and only within the scope of the investigation on which
the Squad is working.
C.
The Major
Case Squad may operate within the City of Bridgeton on the request
of the Chief of Police.
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State Law Reference — RSMo. §§70.820, 70.835
