MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT CLEARWATER/LARGO
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AGREEMENT
MUTUAL AID
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and between the City
of Clearwater, Florida, a municipal corporation, and the City of
Largo , Florida, a municipal corporation~ in behalf of their
various departments and agencies involved in emergencY'public
safety services.
THE CITY OF CLEARWATER and the CITY OF LARGO are experiencing
common problems in those areas adjoining their contiguous bound~
aries and other areas within their corporate limits which require
mutual aid and cooperation between such Cities.
It is desirable that each of the parties hereto should voluntarily
assist each other in the event of disasters or emergencies by the
interchange of law enforcem~nt services and facilities, to cope
with the problems of the emergency protection of life and property.
It is necessary and desirable that a cooperative agreement be ex-
basis.
ecuted for the interchange of such mutual aid on an inter-city
Chapter 163.01 Florida ~tate Statutes, the Florida In~erlocal
Cooperation Act of 1969, permits a municipal corporation to enter
into an agreement or. compact with another municipal corporation
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for mutual assistance.
THEREFORE, pursuant to 'the authority herein above set forth and
in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived by the City
~f Clearwater and the City of
City Commission of. the City of ,Clearwater and the City Commission
Largo., it.is hereby agreed by the
of Largo
I. The parties shall act under a common plan or plans.
Such plan or plans are a part of this agreement Cover-
ing the exchange of law enforcement mutual aid services,
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resources, facilities, and related matters in behalf
of and betw~en the City of Clearwater and the. City of
Largo
II. Each party agrees to furnish law enforcement mutual aid
services, resources, and facilities in accordance with
the provisions of the Clearwater- Largo
Law Enforcement
Mutual Aid Plan as hereafter adopted and as it may be
revised.
III. Said Clearwater- Larg~ . Law Enforcement'Mutual Aid Plan
shall include, but not be limited to such matters as
delineation of the law enforcement mutual aid procedures,
functions, duties and responsibilities, that shall apply
among the parties.
IV. The signatory cities, their political sUb-divisions,
public agencies, and their officers or employees shall
not be liable for the exercise or performance or for
failure to exerC1se or perform a discretionary function
or duty 1n carrY1ng out the terms of this agre~ment.
V. Inter-city mutual aid requests will. not be initiated
unless the requesting entity is committed to the mitiga-
tion of an incident or emergency, and other resources
within the city are not immediately available.
VI. It is understood that this ~greement and the Clearwate~-
Largp
Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Plan adopted pursuant
thereto, shall not supplant existing statutes, ordinances,
or existing agreements.
VII. All law enforcement powers, all" of the privileges and
immunities from liability, exemptions from law, ordinances,
and rules, all pension, relief disability, workman's
compensation, and other benefits which apply to the
activity of officers, agents, or employees when per-
forming their respective political sub-divisions, shall
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apply to them to the same degree and extent while engaged in
the performance of any of their frmctions and duties extra-
territorially rmder the provisions of this agreement.
VIII.
This agreement shall become effective when approved and
executed by the parties and shall remain effective between the
rmdersigned cities rmless the City Manager, rmder the direction
of the City Commission, of one of the signatory cities, files
written notice of termination of participation in this agreement
with the City Manager of the other signatory city. This
agreement and all common plans developed pursuant to this
agreement will terminate immediately upon receipt of such
notice.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed by the proper officials on the dates stated
below.
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CITY OF CLEARWATER, a
al corporation of the
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DATE:
By
Cormtersigned:
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Mayor-Commlsslone .
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CITY OF LARGO,
a ion of the
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