TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the Renewal of the Amended and Restated Requested Operational Assistance and Voluntary Cooperation Agreement Between Law Enforcement Agencies Located in Sarasota and Manatee Counties.
Recommended Action
Approve the Renewal of the Amended and Restated Requested Operational Assistance and Voluntary Cooperation Agreement between law enforcement agencies located in Sarasota and Manatee Counties.
Background Information
The North Port Police Department has been a Sarasota County mutual aid partner since 1993 when it entered into its first multi-agency Requested Operational Assistance Agreement and Voluntary Cooperation Agreement. The three-year term of the most recent Amended and Restated Requested Operational Assistance and Voluntary Cooperation Agreement (Agreement) expires on December 31, 2023. The North Port Police Department would like to exercise the renewal option to allow the agency to continue to cross jurisdictional lines to extend mutual aid in the form of law enforcement services and resources in neighboring Counties. The Agreement is between the North Port Police Department and the following agencies:
* Town of Longboat Key Police Department
* City of Venice Police Department
* City of Sarasota Police Department
* Sarasota County Sheriff's Office
* Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority
* New College of Florida Board of Trustees
* Sarasota County Schools Police Department
The Renewal of the Amended and Restated Requested Operational Assistance and Voluntary Cooperation Agreement between law enforcement agencies located in Sarasota and Manatee Counties is for a period of three years, through and including December 31, 2026. There are no changes in the terms and conditions of the current Agreement executed by the City of North Port, Florida, on January 19, 2021.
The Renewal of the Amended and Restated Requested Operational...
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