TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter Lear, City Manager
TITLE: Renewal of the Requested Operational and Voluntary Cooperation Agreement with the City of North Port Police Department and the City of Punta Gorda Police Department.
Recommended Action
Approve the Requested Operational and Voluntary Cooperation Agreement between the City of North Port Police Department and the City of Punta Gorda Police Department.
Background Information
The City of North Port Police Department and the City of Punta Gorda Police Department have the authority under Florida Statutes, Chapter 23, Part 1, known as the Florida Mutual Aid Act to enter an Operational and Voluntary Cooperation Agreement. This allows both 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.
It is the intent of the parties to this Agreement to authorize voluntary cooperation and assistance of a routine law enforcement nature across jurisdictional lines, including but not limited to the following: criminal activity, domestic complaints, motor vehicle accident and emergencies involving threat to safety of persons or property. It is also the intent of this Agreement to request and render law enforcement assistance as defined in ?252.34(2), Florida Statutes, as amended and law enforcement intensive situations across jurisdictional lines to include, but not limited to, those instances listed in the attached Agreement.
The term of the Agreement, if approved, will be for a term of four years with an effective date of May 28, 2019 through and including May 28, 2023.
The Agreement has been reviewed and approved as to form and correctness by the City Attorney's Office.
Strategic Plan
1. Financially Responsible City Providing Quality Municipal Services
2. Proactive and Preventative Policing Actions
Financial Impact
N/A
Procurement
N/A
Attachments:
1. Requ...
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