APPOINTMENT OF MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS AS SPECIAL DEPUTY SHERIFFS
SHERIFF
PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Pinellas County
Sheriffs Office
Post Office Drawer 2500
Largo, Florida 34649-2500
Telephone (813) 587-6200
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July 31, 1989
M. A. Galbraith, Jr.
City Attorney
City of Clearwater
P. O. Box 4748
Clearwater, FL 34618-4748
RE: Deputy Cards Agreement
Dear Mr. Galbraith:
Enclosed please find a certified copy of the Agreement
between the Pine1las County Sheriff's Office and the City of
Clearwater regarding the appointment of municipal police offi-
cers as special deputy sheriffs with or without the attendant
powers of arrest.
Please be advised that it is not the policy of this Office
to execute duplicate originals of any document. Therefore, we
are unable to comply with your request but trust that the
enclosed will be satisfactory for your purposes. Thank you for
your attention to this matter. If you have any questions,
please do not hesitate to contact me.
Very truly yours,
It; K~~11WaL(,
General Counsel
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Attachment
RECEIVED
AUG 0 3 1989
CITY ATTORNEY
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AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, Made this d. (, d. day of
~ 1989, by and b~tween EVERETT S. RICE,
C. Pinellas Florida, hereinafter referred
Sher~ff of County, to
as "SHERIFF" and CITY OF CLEARWATER, hereinafter referred to
as CITY, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises
contained herein, do hereby agree as follows:
WHEREAS, The SHERIFF may, pursuant to Section 30.09,
Florida Statutes, appoint municipal police officers as special
deputy sheriffs with or without the attendant powers of
arrest, and
WHEREAS, the SHERIFF may, from time to time, deem that
such appointments are necessary for the protection 6f the
health, welfare and safety of the citizenry and property of
Pinellas County, Florida, and
WHEREAS, the CITY has requested the appointment of
certain municipal police officers as special deputy sheriffs;
THEREFORE, the CITY and the SHERIFF agree to said ap-
pointment upon the following terms and conditions:
1. The SHERIFF shall appoint certain municipal police
officers of the CITY as special deputy sheriffs, with the
power of arrest and without the power of arrest to accept
bends.
2. Each municipal pclice officer shall give bond as
pro','ided by Section 30.09 (1) (a) or (b) and shall subscribe to
the oath no~ prescribed fer sheriffs. No such cP.puty sheriff
shall be allowed to perform ar.y services as such deputy until
the completion of the aforesaid oath and the approval of his
bond.
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3. The CITY shall maintain during the course of this
Agreement adequate liability insurance coverage to cover any
and all municipal police officers who are appointed as special
deputy sheriffs. Said insurance shall be in an amount of not
less than the liability limit described in Florida Statutes
768.28, including, but not limited to, coverage for false
arrest, false imprisonment, civil rights violation, bodily
inj'ury, and/or property damage. The CITY shall provide to the
SHERIFF proof of such insurance.
4. The CITY further agrees to provide to those municipal
police officers appointed as special deputy sheriff, where
applicable, unemployment compensation, workers' compensation,
general and law enforcement liability, life, health, maJor
medical and any other insurance coverage in a like amount as
that extended to its other municipal police officers.
5. The CITY agrees that the authority given by these
special deputy appointments is limited to those situations
where CITY law enforcement officers investigating criminal
conduct within the CITY are required to travel outside the
CITY to complete their investigations and time does not allow
for them to contact the Sheriff's Office for the assistance of
regular deputy sheriffs. The authority given by these special
deputy appointments includes the power of arrest.
6. The CITY agrees that the authority given by these
special deputy appointments will not be used to initiate law
enforcement investigations of criminal conduct outside the
CITY, except in those cases where the CITY officers are
a~signed to special joint investigations with regular deputy
sheriffs.
7. The SHERIFF and the CITY agree that any appointment
made pursuant to this Agreement shall automatically and
immediately termtnate upon the dismissal, suspension, transfer
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of police duties or termination by the CITY of any municipal
police officer appointed as special deputy sheriff. Likewise,
any appointments made pursuant to this Agreement shall auto-
matically terminate immediately upon the retirement of any
municipal police officer from service with the CITY.
8. The CITY agrees that it shall orally notify the
SHERIFF, or in his absence, the CHIEF DEPUTY, immediately upon
the termination, dismissal, retirement, suspension, transfer
of police duties or placement upon administrative leave of any
municipal police officer of the CITY appointed as a special
deputy sheriff. The CITY shall, upon the termination, dis-
missal, retirement, suspension, or placement on administrative
leave of such municipal police officer be responsible for
immediately obtaining from such officer any card, badge or
other indicia of authority issued to any such municipal police
officer by the SHERIFF. Such card, badge or other indicia of
authority shall be returned to the SHERIFF, along with written
notice of the termination, dismissal, retirement, suspension
or placement upon administrative leave of the municipal police
officer, within,twenty-four (24) hours of such action taking
place.
9. The CITY agrees that it will hold the SHERIFF Harm-
less and indemnify the SHERIFF of and from any and all claims,
actions, and/or lawsuits whatsoever in nature, which may arise
due to the alleged act or omissions of sai~ municipal police
officers following appointment pursuant to Section 30.09,
Florida Statutes, and from the delay or failure of the CITY to
promptly obtain from the municipal police officer all badges,
cards and other indicia of authority as provided above in
Paragraph 5, said indemnification shall include all damages,
costs, and attorney's fees.
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10. The CITY agrees that the SHERIFF may terminate the
special deputy status of any municipal police .officer so
appointed at any time, without notice, and in his sole discre-
tion.
11. This Agreement represents the full and c~mplete
understanding of the parties and may not be modified or
amended except by a document in writing, signed by both
parties hereto.
ATTEST:
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RON H. RABUN, City Manager
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
M. A. Galbraith
City Attorney
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SID KLEIN, Chief of Police
STATE OF FLORIDA )
COUNTY OF PINELLAS)
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NOTARY PUBLIC
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