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MUTUAL Ar® PACT Effective July 11 2009 2'D The Mutual Aid Committee of the Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association was tasked with revising and updating the mutual aid pact among all the police agencies of Hennepin County. The original pact was created in 1968 with the various agencies joining the pact throughout the years. Many provisions of the original pact were continued into the new pact. The Joint and Cooperative. Agreement for Use of Law Enforcement Personnel and Equipment in Hennepin County ("Joint Powers Agreement") was updated to reflect accurately the procedures, address current issues and enhance the ability of departments to share resources with each other. Each agency is responsible for entering and updating available agency resources on line in the RAPID Database. The general purpose of the pact is to permit agencies to share law enforcement resources with other agencies in Hennepin County. The Joint Powers Agreement specifically allows a requesting party to select the resources that best meets the needs of a given situation. A requesting party may call upon any other participating party for mutual aid. There is no requirement to make requests through a particular party. In addition, the Joint Powers Agreement should not be interpreted as restrictive in providing resources to deal with only major catastrophic situations. Participating parties can utilize the resources for many reasons including routine circumstances such as training efforts and back-up patrol service. This pact provides the flexibility for all agencies to use the resources located among all participating parties in Hennepin County. The decision as to when to invoke mutual aid and whether to respond is left to the discretion of the requesting or responding party. Each agency should acquaint supervisory Personnel with any internal procedures used for mutual aid. While the Joint Powers Agreement does not require particular words or actions to initiate mutual aid, agencies should be clear about whether mutual aid was requested and what type of assistance is being provided. Hennepin County Chief's of Police Association Mutual Aid Pact Updated: Match 2009