[Adopted 6-8-1981 by Ord.
No. 101]
The Intermunicipal Police Cooperation Agreement (the "agreement") among
Souderton Borough, Telford Borough and Franconia Township (the "municipalities"),
which is attached to and made a part of this article, is hereby approved and
authorized.
The conditions of the agreement are as follows:
A.
Each party to this agreement agrees that it may provide
assistance in police protection to the other, said assistance to be rendered
by police officers and with such equipment as is available and necessary.
B.
Such assistance may be furnished upon request by the
Chief of Police or officer in charge of the municipality requesting assistance,
made directly to the Chief of Police or officer in charge of the municipality
providing such assistance.
C.
It is hereby agreed and understood that it is not mandatory
under this agreement that assistance be furnished to a requesting municipality.
The Chief of Police or officer in charge of the municipality receiving a request
shall determine whether such assistance will be provided and will specify
the nature of assistance to be rendered. Any assistance furnished may be withdrawn
at any time by order of the Chief of Police or officer in charge.
D.
Any police officer employed by a party to this agreement,
serving within the territorial limits of any other municipality, pursuant
to a request under this agreement, shall have all rights, authority and privileges
of a police officer employed by the requesting municipality.
E.
Supervision of any police officer serving within the
territorial limits of any other municipality, pursuant to a request under
this agreement, shall be vested in the Chief of Police or officer in charge
of the requesting municipality.
F.
Any police officer employed by a municipality to the
agreement, serving within the territorial limits of any other municipality,
pursuant to a request under this agreement, shall at all times remain the
employee of the municipality originally employing him, and the municipality
furnishing assistance shall at all times be responsible for his wages, workmen's
compensation, appropriate insurance and all other duties and responsibilities
pertaining to his employment. Any equipment used in furnishing such assistance
shall be considered as equipment used in performance of police duties within
the territorial limits of the municipality furnishing the equipment. No charge
or expense shall be imposed against any party to this agreement for assistance
rendered hereunder.
G.
Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, the following
situation shall be deemed to be a request for assistance under the terms of
this agreement with the same force and effect as though a specific request
were made by the Chief of Police or officer in charge of the municipality
requesting assistance: a report that a police officer of a neighboring municipality
is in dire need of assistance and unable to manually request said assistance,
which report is received from a citizen believed to be responsible by the
officer or department receiving the report.
H.
Each party to this agreement shall provide to the other
parties a list of all police officers employed, including names, rank and
designation of full-time or part-time status. This list shall be corrected
as required.
I.
Each party to this agreement shall provide to the other
parties a copy of the procedure for designating an officer in charge. This
information shall be corrected and updated as required from time to time.
The duration of the term of the agreement is indefinite; subject, however,
to termination by any of the municipalities on 30 days' notice.
The purpose and objectives of the agreement are to provide mutual aid
or assistance in police protection and thereby to make available for use throughout
the territorial limits of the municipalities the services of police employed
by any of the municipalities.
There is no financing required to implement the provisions of the agreement.
The provisions of the agreement require no organizational structure
and shall be implemented within the organizational structure of the police
departments of the municipalities.
The provisions of the agreement do not require the acquisition, management
or disposal of real or personal property.
