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Authorize IMA with Orange County to provide Police Tactical Team Cooperation
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INTRODUCED BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO PROVIDE POLICE TACTICAL TEAM COOPERATION
Legislators Doherty, and Salamone offer the following:
WHEREAS, Section 199-o of the General Municipal Law permits municipal corporations to enter into agreement from performance amongst themselves or for one for the other of their respective functions, powers and duties on a cooperative or contract basis for the provision of a joint service, and
WHEREAS, the Sullivan County Sheriff and the Orange County Sheriff have experienced within their jurisdictions a potential need for the join response of both parties police tactical teams to deal with certain criminal acts or threats including but not limited to barricaded suspects, hostage takers or other persons committing violent acts that may be more effectively dealt with through the use of a specially trained tactical team rather than standard policy operations; NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY
RESOLVED, that the County Manager is hereby authorized to execute an Intermunicipal Agreement with the County of Orange with a term of January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2026, to formalize the relationship between the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Services Unit and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group, in such form as the County Attorney shall approve; and it is further