RES 18-023 AUTHORIZING JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR THE RAMSEY COUNTY SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS TEAM (RC-SWAT)

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5.2 Deployment 5.2.1 Definitions and Controlling Law. A Party to this agreement may request assistance from RC -SWAT. A Party requesting assistance is the "Requesting Party" or "Receiving Party." The Parties that compose RC -SWAT are the "Responding Parties." Requests for assistance by Parties to this Agreement are governed by Minn. Stat. § 12.331, except as modified by this Agreement. 5.2.2 Requests for Assistance by Parties. Whenever a Party determines that conditions within its jurisdiction require specialized support in handling critical field operations, where intense negotiations or special tactical deployment methods appear to be necessary, the Party may request that the Ramsey County Sheriff or his or her designee deploy RC -SWAT to assist the Party. Upon a request for assistance, RC -SWAT may be dispatched to the Requesting Party's jurisdiction, in accordance with RC -SWAT policy. The Team Commander or Executive Officer shall notify the Chief Deputy of the RCSO of any request for assistance. No Party or individual member of RC -SWAT shall incur any liability based upon a refusal to respond. In addition, once deployed, the Team Commander or Executive Officer may at any time and in his or her sole judgment recall the Team. The decision to recall a Team deployed pursuant to this Agreement will not result in liability to any Party or to the Team Commander or Executive Officer who recalled the Team. 5.2.3 Direction and Control. Personnel and equipment provided pursuant to this Agreement shall remain the personnel and property of the Party providing the same. The Requesting Party will be in control of the scene. The Team will not engage in any controlled offensive action without the express authorization of the chief law enforcement officer (CLEO) of the Requesting Party, or the CLEO's designee, or a district court -approved search warrant with a "no- knock" authorization. Nothing in this provision shall limit the Team Commander's ability to establish Team Member protocol to take emergency action in response to immediate threats to officer or public safety in accordance with law. 5.2.4 Compensation. When the RC -SWAT provides services to a Requesting Party, the Team Members of the RC -SWAT shall be compensated by their respective employers just as if they were performing the duties within and for the jurisdiction of their employers. No charges will be levied by the RC -SWAT or by the Parties for specialized response operations provided to a Requesting Party pursuant to this Agreement unless that assistance