97-015 RESOLUTION NO. 97-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CiTY
MANAGER ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO EXECUTE AND
OTHERWISE ENTER INTO THE ATTACHED MUTUAL AID
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF AVENTURA AND
METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO CARRY
OUT THE AIMS OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section '1. The City Manager is hereby authorized on behalf of the City of
Aventura to execute and otherwise enter into that certain Mutual Aid Agreement between
Metropolitan Dade County and the City of Aventura for law enforcement activities in
substantially the form as attached hereto.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to do all things necessary and
expedient in order to effectuate the execution of the attached Agreement described in
Section 1 above, and to carry out the aims of this Resolution.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Councilmember Perlow, who moved its
adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Cohen, and upon being put to a
vote, the vote was as follows:
Councilmember Jay R. Beskin yes
Councilmember Ken Cohen yes
Councilmember Harry Holzberg yes
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Councilmember Jeffrey M. Pedow yes
Councilmember Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Vice Mayor Arthur Berger absent
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of March, 1997.
ARTHUR I. SNYDER, MAYOR
APl'EST:
TERESA M. SMITH, CMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
EMS~ms
MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
Between Metropolitan Dade County and Participating
Municipal Police Departments
Whereas, it is the responsibility of the governments of Metropolitan Dade County,
Florida, and the participating Dade County municipalities to ensure the public safety of
their citizens by providing adequate levels of police services to address any foreseeable
routine or emergency situation; and
Whereas, because of the existing and continuing possibility of the occurrence of
law enforcement problems and other natural and man-made conditions which are, or are
likely to be, beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, or facilities of the
Metro-Dade Police Department or the participating municipal police departments; and
Whereas, in order to ensure that preparation of these law enforcement agencies
will be adequate to address any and all of these conditions, to protect the public peace and
safety, and to preserve the lives and property of the people of the County of Dade and the
participating Dade County municipalities; and
Whereas, Metropolitan Dade County and the participating Dade County
municipalities have the authority under Chapter 23, Florida Statutes, Florida Mutual Aid
Act, to enter into a mutual aid agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT KNOWN that Dade County, a political subdivision
of the State of Florida, and the undersigned representatives, in consideration for mutual
promises to render valuable aid in times of necessity, do hereby agree to fully and
faithfully abide by and be bound by the following terms and conditions:
1. Short Title: Mutual Aid Agreement.
2. Description: Since this Mutual Aid Agreement provides for the requesting and
rendering of assistance for both routine and law enforcement intensive situations,
this Mutual Aid Agreement combines the elements of both a voluntary
cooperation agreement and a requested operational assistance agreement, as
described in Chapter 23, Florida Statutes.
3. Definitions:
a. Joint declaration: A document which enumerates the various conditions or
situations where aid may be requested or rendered pursuant to this
Agreement, as determined by concerned agency heads. Subsequent to
execution by the concerned agency heads, the joint declaration shall be filed
with the clerks of the respective political subdivisions and shall thereafter
become part of this Agreement. Said declaration may be amended or
supplemented at any time by the agency heads by filing subsequent
declarations with the clerks of the respective political subdivisions.
b. Agency or Participating Law Enforcement Agency: Either the Metro-Dade
Police Department or the participating municipal police department.
c. Agency head: Either the Director of the Metro-Dade Police Department, or
the Director's designees; and the Chief of Police of the participating
municipal police department, or the Chiefs designees.
d. Participating municipal police department: The police department of any
municipality in Dade County, Florida, that has approved and executed this
Agreement upon the approval of the governing body of that municipality.
e. Certified law enforcement employee: Any law enforcement employee
certified as provided in Chapter 943, Florida Statutes.
4. Operations:
a. In the event that a party to this Agreement is in need of assistance as
specified in the applicable joint declaration, an authorized representative of
the police department requiring assistance shall notify the agency from
whom such assistance is requested. The authorized agency representative
whose assistance is sought shall evaluate the situation and his available
resources, and will respond in a manner deemed appropriate.
b. Each party to this Agreement agrees to furnish necessary manpower,
equipment, facilities, and other resources and to render services to the other
party as required to assist the requesting party in addressing the situation
which caused the request; provided, however, that no party shall be required
to deplete unreasonably its own manpower, equipment, facilities, and other
resources and services in rendering such assistance.
c. The agency heads of the participating law enforcement agencies, or their
designees, shall establish procedures for giving control of the mission
definition to the requesting agency, and for giving tactical control over
accomplishing any such assigned mission and supervisory control over all
personnel or equipment provided pursuant to this Agreement to the
providing agency.
5. Powers, Privileges, Immunities, and Costs:
a. All employees of the participating municipal police department, including
certified law enforcement employees as defined in Chapter 943, Florida
Statutes, during such time that said employees are actually providing aid
outside of the jurisdictional limits of the employing municipality pursuant to
a request for aid made in accordance with this Agreemen[, shall, pursuant to
the provisions of Chapter 23, Florida Statutes, have the same powers, duties,
rights, privileges, and immunities as if they were performing their duties in
the political subdivision in which they are normally employed.
b. The political subdivision having financial responsibility for the law
enforcement agency providing services, personnel, equipment, or facilities
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall bear any loss or damage to
same and shall pay any and all expenses incurred in the maintenance and
operation of same.
c. The political subdivision having financial responsibility for the law
enforcement agency providing aid pursuant to this Agreement shall
compensate all of its employees rendering aid pursuant to this Agreement
during the time of the rendering of such aid and shall defray the actual travel
and maintenance expenses of such employees while they are rendering such
aid. Such compensation shall include any amounts paid or due for
compensation due to personal injury or death while such employees are
engaged in rendering such aid. Such compensation shall also include all
benefits normally due such employees.
d. All exemption from ordinance and rules, and ail pension, insurance, relief,
disability, workers' compensation, salary, death, and other benefits which
apply to the activity of such officers, agents, or employees of any such
agency when performing their respective functions within the territorial
limits of their respective agencies shall apply to them to the same degree,
manner, and extent while engaged in the performance of their functions and
duties extraterritorially under the provisions of this Mutual Aid Agreement.
The provisions of this Agreement shall apply with equal effect to paid and
auxiliary employees.
6. Indemnification: The political subdivision having financial responsibility for the
law enforcement agency providing aid pursuant to this Agreement agrees to hold
harmless, defend, and indemnify the requesting law enforcement agency and its
political subdivision in any suit, action, or claim for damages resulting from any
and all acts or conduct of employees of said providing agency while providing
aid pursuant to this Agreement, subject to Chapter 768, Florida Statutes, xvhere
applicable.
7. Forfeitures: It is recognized that during the course of the operation of this
Agreement, property subject to forfeiture under the Florida Contraband
Forfeiture Act, Florida Statutes, may be seized. The property shall be seized,
forfeited, and equitably distributed among the participating agencies in
proportion to the amount of investigation and participation performed by each
agency. This shall occur pursuant to the provisions of the Florida Contraband
Forfeiture Act.
8. Conflicts: Any conflicts between this Agreement and the Florida Mutual Aid Act
xvill be controlled by the provisions of the latter, whenever conditions exist that
are within the definitions stated in Chapter 23, Florida Statutes.
9. Effective Date and Duration: This Agreement shall be in effect from date of
signing, through and including, January 1, 2000. Under no circumstances may
this Agreement be renewed, amended, or extended except in writing.
10. Cancellation: This Agreement may be cancelled by either party upon sixty (60)
days written notice to the other party. Cancellation will be at the discretion of the
chief executive officers of the parties hereto.
AGREED TO AND ACKNOWLEDGED this ~: day of 1997.
ATTEST: ATTEST: ' ~
Teresa ~. Smith, City Clerk Cou~lerk
City of Aventura, Florida Dade ~o~, Florida
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL
SUFFICIENCY: SUFFICIENCY:
C~ County Attomey
City of Aventura, Florida Dade County, Florida
JOINT DECLARATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE METRO-DADE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND THE CHIEF OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA POLICE
DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT.
A deputy sheriff or police officer of either of the participating law enforcement
agencies shall be considered to be operating under the provisions of the mutual aid agreement
when:
participating in law enforcement activities that are preplanned and approved by each
respective agency head, or
appropriately dispatched in response to a request for assistance from the other law
enforcement agency.
In compliance with and under the authority of the Mutual Aid Agreement heretofore
entered into by The City of Aventura and Dade County, Florida, it is hereby declared that the
following list comprises the circumstances and conditions under which mutual aid may be
requested and rendered regarding police operations pursuant to the agreement. Said list may
be amended or supplemented from time to time as needs dictate by subsequent declarations.
1. Joint multijurisdictional criminal investigations.
2. Civil affray or disobedience, disturbances, riots, large protest demonstrations,
controversial trials, political conventions, labor disputes, and strikes.
3. Any natural disaster.
4. Incidents which require rescue operations and crowd and traffic control measures
including, but not limited to, large-scale evacuations, aircraft and shipping disasters,
fires, explosions, gas line leaks, radiological incidents, train wrecks and derailments,
chemical or hazardous waste spills, and electrical power failures.
5. Terrorist activities including, but not limited to, acts of sabotage.
6. Escapes from or disturbances within detention facilities.
7. Hostage and barricaded subject situations, and aircraft piracy.
8. Control of major crime scenes, area searches, perimeter control, back-ups to
emergency and in-progress calls, pursuits, and missing person calls.
9. Enemy attack.
10. Transportation of evidence requiring security.
11. Major events; e.g., sporting events, concerts, parades, fairs, festivals, and conventions.
12. Security and escort duties for dignitaries.
13. Emergency situations in which one agency cannot perform its functional objective.
14. Incidents requiring utilization of specialized units; e.g., underwater recovery, aircraft,
canine, motorcycle, bomb, crime scene, marine patrol, and police information.
15. Joint training in areas of mutual need.
The following procedures will apply in mutual aid operations:
1. Mutual aid requested or rendered will be approved by the Director/Chief of Police or
designee.
2. Specific reporting instructions for personnel rendering mutual aid should be included
in the request for mutual aid. In the absence of such instructions, personnel will report
to the ranking on-duty supervisor on the scene.
3. Communications instructions will be included in each request for mutual aid and the
Metro-Dade Police Department Communications Bureau will maintain radio contact
with the involved agencies until the mutual aid situation has ended.
4. Incidents requiring mass processing of arrestees, transporting prisoners, and operating
temporary detention facilities will be handled per established procedures.
~'Ribel, Chief / Fred Taylor, Direct~ '
City of Aventura Police Department Metro-Dade Police Department
ATTEST: ATTEST:
City Clerk
City of Aventusa, Florida Dade'e~ounty, Florida