[CC 1976 §21-50; Ord. No. 1037 §1, 11-27-1967]
The City hereby contracts and agrees to cooperate with each and every City, town and village within St. Louis County, Missouri, and with the City of St. Louis, for common police service, under the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. This contract shall become effective with respect to each such municipality upon the adoption of a like ordinance by the legislative body of such City authorizing such contract by such City.
[CC 1976 §21-51; Ord. No. 1037 §2, 11-27-1967]
The Police Department of the City will respond if consistent with the public safety of the City to a request for assistance from the Police Department of any municipality which is a party to this contract, pursuant to the directions and regulations provided by the Chief of Police of the City.
[CC 1976 §21-52; Ord. No. 1037 §3, 11-27-1967]
Each Overland Police Officer performing services in any other municipality in accordance with the terms of this contract shall have all of the powers, rights, privileges, duties and immunities as the members of the police force of the municipality requesting assistance, provided that no Police Officer, officer or employee of any participating municipality shall be considered a Police Officer, officer or employee of any municipality other than the one by which he/she is regularly employed.
[CC 1976 §21-53; Ord. No. 1037 §4, 11-27-1967]
The consideration for this agreement shall be the service given for the protection of lives and property by the Police Department of each participating municipality and no compensation shall accrue or be paid by any participating municipality to any other.
[CC 1976 §21-54; Ord. No. 1037 §5, 11-27-1967]
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 owning same and any loss or damage thereto shall be borne by such owner-municipality; providing that nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the liability of any municipality or its agents, servants or employees arising out of tortious conduct.
[CC 1976 §21-55; Ord. No. 1037 §6, 11-27-1967]
No municipality 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 (3rd) person.
[CC 1976 §21-56; Ord. No. 1037 §7, 11-27-1967]
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to mean that a Police Officer of any municipality participating in this agreement who is injured, killed or who dies of injuries sustained while performing services in the City of Overland under this agreement shall be covered by Worker's Compensation insurance of the City of Overland or by the Police Pension Fund of the City.
[CC 1976 §21-57; Ord. No. 1037 §8, 11-27-1967]
No Police Officer of the City of Overland otherwise entitled to the benefits of Worker's Compensation insurance, and/or the benefits or protection of any other insurance carried by the City of Overland, and/or the benefits of the Police Pension Fund of the City of Overland, 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, under the authorization of the Chief of Police of the City of Overland.
[CC 1976 §21-58; Ord. No. 1037 §9, 11-27-1967]
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.