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FORWARD Pagel of 3 <br /> • HENNEPIN COUNTY CHIEF'S OF POLICE ASSOCIATION <br /> MUTUAL AID PACT <br /> Effective July 1, 2001 <br /> FOREWORD <br /> The Mutual Aid Committee of the Hennepin County Chief's of Police Association was tasked with <br /> revising and updating the mutual aid pact among all the police agencies of Hennepin County. The <br /> original pact was created in 1968 with the various agencies joining the pact throughout the years. <br /> Many provisions of the original pact were continued into the new pact. The Joint and Cooperative <br /> Agreement for Use of Law Enforcement Personnel and Equipment in Hennepin County ("Joint <br /> Powers Agreement") was updated to reflect accurately the procedures, address current issues and <br /> enhance the ability of departments to share resources with each other. Each agency's resources <br /> will be included in the new pact. <br /> • The general purpose of the act is to permit agencies to share law enforcement resources with <br /> 9 P P P <br /> other agencies in Hennepin County. The Joint Powers Agreement specifically allows a requesting <br /> party to select the resources that best meets the needs of a given situation. A requesting party <br /> may call upon any other participating party for mutual aid. There is no requirement to make <br /> requests through a particular party. In addition, the Joint Powers Agreement should not be <br /> interpreted as restrictive in providing resources to deal with only major catastrophic situations. <br /> Participating parties can utilize the resources for many reasons including routine circumstances <br /> such as training efforts and back-up patrol service. This pact provides the flexibility for all agencies <br /> to use the resources located among all participating parties in Hennepin County. <br /> The decision as to when to invoke mutual aid and whether to respond is left to the discretion of the <br /> requesting or responding party. Each agency should acquaint supervisory personnel with any <br /> • internal procedures used for mutual aid. While the Joint Powers Agreement does not require <br /> particular words or actions to initiate mutual aid, agencies should be clear about whether mutual <br /> file://D:\docs\Forward.htm 4/23/01 <br />