[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Lower Salford 11-7-1977 by Ord. No. 77-6.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is the intention of Lower Salford Township to enter into an intergovernmental
agreement in accordance with the Joint Municipal Activity Act, Act 180 of
July 12, 1972,[1] to receive and supply police protection in conformity with the
guidelines set forth herein.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2301 et seq.
A.
The Chief of Police or the commanding officer in his
absence shall have authority to request assistance from other municipalities
in the event of emergency.
B.
Only the Chief of Police or, in his absence, the officer
in command of the municipality in which the emergency occurs may request assistance
under this plan.
C.
The employing chief shall initiate the request for assistance
through the Montgomery County Communication Center in accord with the procedure
agreed upon by participating municipalities.
D.
The Chief of Police of the requesting municipality shall
be the commander in chief of all personnel sent into an emergency.
E.
Responding departments shall provide up to 10% of their
departmental strength when possible.
F.
The responding police shall have the same authority as
that of the requesting department when acting in response to a request for
assistance pursuant to this agreement.
G.
The District Attorney shall assign an Assistant District
Attorney to the requesting chief to act as legal supervisor.
H.
The Sheriff shall immediately dispatch vans for transport
of prisoners if requested by the supervising chief and shall determine the
availability of adult and juvenile detention facilities.
I.
In every instance where aid is requested, personnel supplied
will be relieved of duty not more than eight hours after reporting.
J.
The participating police chiefs, together with Montgomery
County authorities, may establish procedures under which to implement this
agreement.
A.
Montgomery County shall provide insurance to cover liability
of the mutual aid squad and its individual members. Each municipality shall
pay the cost of its own personnel when on duty in an emergency covered by
this agreement.
B.
Montgomery County shall supply equipment required by
the mutual aid squad other than the regular issued equipment of each member.
This agreement shall continue in effect until terminated by subsequent
ordinance of the municipality. This agreement is binding on all municipalities
adopting it.