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21 Furthermore, each officer Within a department should have a basic familiarity with mutual aid, the responsibilities when reporting to another agency and the protections afforded under the agency's worker's compensation. Management of a mutual aid situation specifically remains under the control of the requesting party. The sending party retains direction and control of any Personnel provided. Yet, the sending party must coordinate with the requesting party the law enforcement assistance provided. Time commitments for mutual aid requests: While there is no hard and fast time limit, the commitment of resources can be taxing on agencies. In addition, in some situations, an advantage can be gained by ending a mutual aid request and entering into some contractual assistance. Especially when the law enforcement costs need to be tracked or can be recovered from other sources. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office ("Sheriff') has again volunteered to serve as the administrative coordinator of the pact. As communities adopt the Joint Powers Agreement, the appropriate documentation and signature page need to be forwarded to the Sheriff. The participating parties to this agreement are solely responsible to update their available resources in the RAPID Database. The effective date for the new Joint Powers Agreement is July 1st, 2009. This date was established to allow enough time for agencies to receive the appropriate authority and to provide some finality between the old pact and the new pact. When a party elects to enter into the new Joint Powers Agreement, their participation in the former pact will cease on July 1 st, 2009. Some agencies may elect not to participate in this pact; those agencies would be bound under other mutual aid agreements or state statutes. Hennepin County Chief's of Police Association Mutual Aid Pact -2- Updated: 2 - Updated: March 2009