TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Second Amended Requested Operational and Voluntary Cooperation Agreement with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, Longboat Key Police Department, North Port Police Department, Sarasota Police Department, Venice Police Department, Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority, New College of Florida, and the University of South Florida.
Recommended Action
Approve the Second Amended Requested Operational and Voluntary Cooperation Agreement with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, Longboat Key Police Department, North Port Police Department, Sarasota Police Department, Venice Police Department, Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority, New College of Florida, the University of South Florida, and the School Board of Sarasota County, Florida.
Background Information
The North Port Police Department and Sarasota County Law Enforcement Agencies, Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, Longboat Key Police Department, Sarasota Police Department, Venice Police Department, Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority, New College of Florida, the University of South Florida, and the School Board of Sarasota County, Florida, have the authority under Florida Statutes, Chapter 23, Part 1, to enter into an agreement for the Second Amended Requested Operational Assistance and Voluntary Cooperation Agreement. This allows all parties to cross jurisdictional lines in order to assist and protect citizens of both Jurisdictions should such assistance be requested by either law enforcement entity.
The original Requested Operational and Voluntary Cooperation Agreement was signed in 1996 with seven renewals, last dated in 2017. The First Amended Requested Operational and Voluntary Cooperation Agreement was signed in 1998. All are attached.
The duration of the agreement is through December 31, 2020.
The amended agreement is due to the newly created Sarasota County School Board Police, who are r...
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