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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1987-002 Resolution No. 87-? Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, that: 1. The City Manager be, and is hereby, authorized to execute the attached "Greater Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Law Enforcement Interlocal Assistance Agreement" as the act and deed of the City. Passed and approved this 12th day of January , 1987. ~c.M Mayor ATTEST: 9-~y~ At GREATER DALLAS-FORT WORTH REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERLOCAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT WHEREAS, pursuant to the powers granted under Article XI, Section 5, of the Texas Constitution, and under Article 4413(32c) and Article 999b, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated, counties, municipalities and the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport desire to form a mutual aid law enforcement task force to cooperate in the investigation of criminal activity and enforcement of the laws of this state, and to provide additional law enforcement officers to protect health, 1 ife and property against riot, unlawful assembly accompanied by the use of force and violence, and during times of natural disaster or man-made calamity; Now, therefore, it is mutually agreed by the parties that: I. The following terms shall have the following meanings when used in this agreement: (a) "1 aw enforcement offi cer" means any po 1 iceman, sheriff, constable or deputy constable, marshal, or deputy sheriff; (b) "police personnel" means any sworn police officer, public service offi cer, reserve po 1 ice offi cer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, deputy constable, marshal or employee of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport security force; (c) "member" means a county or municipality which is a party to this agreement, or the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport; (d) "municipality" means any city or town, including home rule city or a city operating under the general law or a special charter; (e) "chief law enforcement officer" means the chief of pol ice of a municipality, the sheriff of a county, or the Director of Public Safety of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport; (f) "chief administrative officer" means the mayor or city manager of a municipality or the county judge of a county. II. The members agree to form and by this agreement do form a mutual aid law enforcement task force, to be known as the Greater Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Law Enforcement Task Force (the "Task Force"). 1 I I I. The purpose of the Task Force is to cooperate in the investigation of criminal activity and enforcement of the laws of this state, and to assist in providing additional law enforcement officers to protect health, life and property against riot, unlawful assembly characterized by the use of force and violence, and during times of natural disasters or man-made calamity. IV. A member (the "respondi ng member") other than the Da 11 as-Fort Worth Regional Airport will assign its law enforcement officers to perform law enforcement duties outside the responding member's territorial limits, subject to the responding member's determination of availability of personnel and discretion as to participation, when: A. requested by the chief law enforcement officer, or his designee, of another member (the "requesting member") and B. the chief law enforcement officer, or his designee, of the responding member has determined, in his sole discretion, that the assignment is necessary for the investigation of criminal activity and for law enforcement. V. A respondi ng member other than the Da 11 as-Fort Worth Regi ona 1 Airport wi 11 ass i gn its 1 aw enforcement offi cers to perform 1 aw enforcement duties outside the responding member's territorial limits, subject to the responding member's determination of availability of personnel and discretion as to participation, when: A. requested by the chief administrative officer, or his designee, of another member (the "requesting member") and B. the chief law enforcement officer, or his designee, of the responding member, in his sole discretion, has determined that the assignment is necessary to protect the health, life and property of the requesting county or municipality, its inhabitants, and the visitors thereto, by reason of riot, unlawful assembly characterized by the use of force and violence, or threat thereof, by three or more persons acting together or without lawful authority, or during time of natural disaster or man-made calamity. 2 VI. A responding member will assign police personnel to perform police protection and detention services outside the responding member's territorial limits, subject to the responding member's determination of availability and discretion as to participation, when: A. requested by the chief law enforcement officer, or his designee, of the requesting member, and B. the chief law enforcement officer, or his designee, of the responding member has determined, in his sole discretion, that the assignment is necessary to the providing of police protection and ,detention services within the territorial limits of the requesting member. VI I. Any request for aid under this agreement shall include a statement of the amount and type of equ i pment and number of personne 1 requested, and shall specify the location to which the equipment and personnel are to be dispatched, but the amount and type of equipment and number of personnel to be furnished shall be determined by the responding member's chief law enforcement officer or his designee. VIII. Police personnel of the responding member shall report to the requesting member's officer in tactical control at the location to which they have been assigned, and shall be under the command of the requesting member's chief law enforcement officer. IX. Police personnel of the responding member will be released by the requesting member when their services are no longer required. X. The chief law enforcement officer of the responding member, or his designee, in his sole discretion, at any time may withdraw his personnel or equipment or discontinue participation in any activity initiated pursuant to this agreement. XI. While any law enforcement officer regularly employed as such by a responding member is in the service of the requesting member, he shall be a peace officer of the requesting member and be under the command 3 of the requesting member's chief law enforcement officer, with all the powers of a regular law enforcement officer of the requesting member, as fully as though he were withi n the territori all imits of the governmental entity where he is regularly employed, and his qualifications, respectively, for office where regularly employed shall constitute his qualifications for office within the territorial limits of the requesting member, and no other oath, bond, or compensation need be made. XI I. Each party to this agreement expressly waives the right granted by article 999b, Sec. 5, Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. to request reimbursement for services performed under this agreement. XIII. Any law enforcement officer or other person who is assigned, designated, or ordered by the chief law enforcement officer of the member which regularly employs him to perform police or peace officer duties pursuant to this agreement, shall receive the same wage, salary, pension, and all other compensation and all other rights for such service, including injury or death benefits, and workers' compensation benefits, the same as though the service had been rendered within the limits of the member where he is regularly employed. Moreover, all wage and disability payments, including workers' compensation benefits, pension payments, damage to equipment and clothing, medical expenses and expenses of travel, food, and lodging shall be paid by the member which regularly employes such persons in the same manner as though the service had been rendered within the 1 imits of the member where he is regularly employed. XIV. In the event that any person performing law enforcement, police protection, or detention services pursuant to this agreement shall be cited as a party to any civil lawsuit, state or federal, arising out of the performance of those services, he shall be entitled to the same benefits that he would be entitled to receive if such civil action had arisen out of the pe rfo rma nce of his duties as a member of the department where he is regularly employed and in the jurisdiction of the member by which he is regularly employed. 4 XV. Each party to this agreement expressly waives all claims against every other party for compensation for any loss, damage, personal injury, or death occurring as a consequence of the performance of this agreement. XVI. Third party claims against members shall be governed by the Texas Tort Claims Act or other appropriate statutes, ordinances or laws of the State of Texas. XV I I. It is express ly understood and agreed that, in the executi on of thi s agreement, no party waives, nor shall be deemed hereby to waive, any immunity or defense that would otherwise be available to it against claims arising in the exercise of governmental powers and functions. XVII I. Each party to this agreement agrees that if legal action is brought under this agreement, exclusive venue shall lie in the county in which the defendant member is located, and if located in more than one county, in the county in which the principal offices of the defendant member are located. XIX. The validity of this agreement and of any of its terms or provisions, as well as the rights and duties of the parties hereunder, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas. XX. In case anyone or more of the provisions contained in this agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceabilty shall not affect any other provision thereof and this agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. XXI. Any party to this agreement may terminate this agreement by giving thirty (30) days written notice mailed by certified mail to the chief law enforcement officer of each party. 5 XXI I. This agreement shall become effective between the parties hereto on the day following execution of the agreement by a party, and shall continue in effect until it has been terminated according to this agreement. XX II 1. This agreement may be amended or modified by the mutual agreement of the parties hereto in writing to be attached to and incorporated into this agreement. XXIV. This instrument contains all commitments and agreements of the parties, and oral or written commitments not contained herein shall have no force or effect to alter any term or condition of this agreement. XXV. This agreement shall be executed by the duly authorized official(s) of the party as expressed in the approving resolution or order of the governing body of such party, a copy of which is attached hereto, and this agreement shall remain in effect unti 1 rescinded by resolution or order of such governing body and notice of that action is transmitted in writing to all other parties to this agreement. XXVI. The parties agree that their collective agreement may be evidenced by the execution of an identical counterpart of this instrument by the duly authorized officer(s) of each participant, and the failure of any member to enter into this agreement shall not affect the agreement between and among the parties executing the agreement. 6 Dated and effective as of the 12th day of January ATTEST: (]£a7~/JZ¿, ~;ta: ~anette Rewis, City Secretary , 198ì. CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS ~' BY: 1?11 ~ Rodger N. i ne City Manager APPROVED AS TO FORM: Rex McEntire, City Attorney !J~/~ £/ BY: