CCR1969005RESOLUTION # 5-69
ESTABLISHING A POLICE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH
OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTH EASTERN WISCONSIN
AREA
WHEREAS, Villages, cities, counties and other political subdivisions
of the State of Wisconsin have the responsibility to provide for the
total protection of life and property and the maintenance of law and
order within their jurisdiction, and
WHEREAS, it is not probable nor likely that any political subdivision
can or will have the law enforcement capability to meet this respon-
sibility in every eventuality without aid and assistance, and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the safety and welfare of the
people of the City of Muskego, Wisconsin, that its elected legislative
representatives take the best available action to meet this respon-
sibility, and
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Wisconsin in Sections 59.24, 66.305,
66.315 and others of the statutes provide authority for law enforce-
ment agencies of separate political subdivisions to aid and assist 4 one another in the performance of police or peace duties,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the members of the Common Council
of the City of Muskego approve in principal the plan whereby municipal
and county law enforcement agencies enter into reciprocal agreements
to provide mutual assistance in the event of emergencies of such
magnitude that the law enforcement agency of one particular municipality
or county finds it impossible to handle, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief of Police of the City of Muskego
is authorized and directed to in the name of the City, enter into a
common agreement with the Chief of Police and the Sheriff of such other
municipalities or counties as he deems advisable, a detailed plan to
implement the general purpose stated herein, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the event of emergency and when author-
ized by the Chief of Police, or his subordinate command officer,
members of the Muskego Police Department are a.uthorized and directed
safety beyond the territorial limits of the City, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the plan or agreement negotiated by the
Chief of Police shall establish procedures under which mutual
assistance will be requested and furnished by the participating law
enforcement agencies, and the agreement shall be subject to the
following terms and conditions:
0 to perform enforcement work related to public health, welfare and
1. Compensation. All wages, disability payments, pension,
workman's compensation claims, damage to clothing and
equipment, medical expenses, and similar benefits shall
be guaranteed by the political subdivision regularly
employing the peace officer to whom the benefit accrues.
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Resolution 1/3-69
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2. Liability. Financial indebtedness incurred by any Chief of
Police (or Sheriff) and his subordinates incurred in action
under this agreement shall be guaranteed by the political
subdivisions employing such peace officer, and final respon-
sibility shall not be a deterrent to the Chief of Police to
act, but shall be later resolved under law by the respective
political subdivisions.
e * 3. Organization and Operation. The Chief of Police shall
have the responsibility and authority to determine the
methods and means by which he will best seek and render
reciprocal assistance to the benefit of the City of Muskego,
and under this resolution shall have the authority to sign
articles of agreement and procedures with participating
departments. He shall report in writing to the City Board
of Trustees each such agreement.
4. Effective and Termination Dates. Reciprocal aid agreements
entered into by the Chief of Police shall be effective upon
his signing and shall be terminated only with the approval
by resolution of the City Board of Trustees.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all City of Muskego officials and employees
are hereby authorized and directed to do and perform all that is 6 necessary to successfully carry out the terms of this resolution.
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE- A
Roland Linck
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Kennkth A. Cooley
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Walter Wo1lma.n
ATTEST:
-. City Clerk
PASSED AND ADOPTED
THIS /</ DAY OF 1969.
PROPOSED
April, 1968
Southeast Wisconsin Law Enforcement Agencies
Mutual Aid in Police Emergency Operating Procedures * I. Purpose
To establish the method by which mutual aid will be available
to all participating communities, to establish methods and
procedures in regard to how manpower and equipment pools will be
created by participating communities.
11. Scope of Mutual Aid Services
A. Dissemination of factual information
B. Creation of strategic manpower task force
1. Standby alert status at municipal level
2. Called up reserve at municipal level
3. Mobilized force at county level
4. Mobilized force at Southeast Area Police Services level
C. Distribution and assignment of manpower to the requesting
county or municipal law enforcement agency.
D. Creation of equipment pool and other support material
necessary to implement mutual aid services as listed in
I1 B.
111. Information Control
A.
B.
C.
D.
All information concerning area interest received by any
local police agency will be studied by it and checked to
the extent possible for fact and reliability.
1. Separate factual information from rumor, check source, etc.
2. Actual occurrences should be reported
All facts or probable factual information will be immediately
relayed by best controlled communication method to the County
Information Center from which it will be disseminated to
other local agencies within the county.
The County Information Center will evaluate the information
in relation to what is currently known at the center and if
adviseable will relay the item to each of the other County
Information Centers who in turn will be guided by I11 B above.
The law enforcement agencies in each county are responsible
for and urged to establish a County Information Center.
Failure to do so will prohibit the relaying of mutual aid
information to any agency in such non participating county.
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IV. Command and Control of Operations Area
A. Definitions
1. Operations Area
That land, water and buildings which are within the
legally established boundary lines of the governmental
unit affected by the police emergency.
2. Command
The responsibility and authority to issue lawful orders
and directives to law enforcement personnel together
with power to make compliance mandatory.
3. Control
The authority to exercise restricting or directing in-
fluence over police personnel for the purpose of governing
and regulating their actions.
B. The command and control of policing in the local operations
area is unquestionable that of the chief law enforcement
officer of the local area, and his authority shall not be
usurped except as follows:
1. He transfers his authority to the Sheriff of the
county .
2. He is removed from office by constituted authority
which normally has such power.
3. If by reason of disability he is unable to perform
and there is no automatic departmental line of
succession, the County Sheriff may assume command
and control.
C. When the emergency encompasses more than one jurisdiction
the command and control in each jurisdiction's operations
area shall be as in IV B, except if circumstances obviously
dicta.te that to be unworkable, in which case the control
shall be as follows:
1. If within a single county, the sheriff shall coordinate
police service as necessary and shall assume complete
command and control only when local authority fails.
2. If in more than one county, but within the south east
area the Police Services Area Director shall act in the
manner set forth in IV, C, 1 above.
V. The Strategic Task Force
A. Because each participating agency must be confident that
assistance will be forthcoming upon request, it is vital
that an assured task force be available upon reasonable
notice. For all practical purposes the following procedures
will apply in developing the task force.
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B. Each community will officially, by resolution, adopt these
procedures and will enter into a blanket agreement with
all other participating agencies to comply with the adopted
procedures. Any community failing to enter into such
agreement will not be eligible for assistance under this
procedure. Any agency failing to fulfill its obligation
upon call without justification will be denied future
~iigibility for aid under this procedure.
C. Each agency will adopt an emergency system for alerting
and recalling its personnel for immediate emergency service.
D. Each agency will agree to assign a number of personnel to
the task force, and will adhere to this agreement.
E. Task force assignments shall be prorated according to
authorized strength of department as follows:
1-4 man department - optional
5 - 10
11- 25
26 or more 'I
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II
- 115 of strength - 114 I' - 113 I'
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F. Alerting for task force assembly will be as follows:
Code 1 (Alert) = All personnel are alerted and must
supply telephone number at which he
can be reached on moments notice.
Code 2 (Recall) = Personnel equal to number to be
furnished are recalled to standby at
local headquarters.
Code 3 (Mobilize) = Standby task force is to report for
duty at place and time indicated by
this order. (NOTE: at this point each
agency chief should determine his own
need to recall men for local coverage)
Code 4 (Action) = The movement of the Task Force into the
area of operations where comnand and
control passes to local agency.
Any Code Alert might be the first alarm turned in, as example
if a serious incident occurred without warning the first notice
might be Code 2 or 3.
G. Section V does not prevent or effect special and independent
mutual aid contra.cts between agencies under which they assist
each other in routine local situations such as fires, special
events, etc. However, after the county or area wide mutual
aid procedure is activated as set forth herein, it shall take
precedence over individual pacts.
VI. Activating Mutual Aid Response
A. Whenever, in the opinion of the local chief law enforcement
officer, a local situation is developing in which he will
need assistance, he shall consult with the County Sheriff
who will cause the necessary Code signal to the broadcast
within the county. a B. The Sheriff shall also immediately cause the South East Area
Police Services Director to be notified of the situation if
Code 2 or 3 is broadcast in order that necessary Area coordinat-
ing action may be planned.
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C. The South East Area Police Service Director shall in turn
notify the State Co-Director of Police Services.
(Rudy Exner, Wis. Rapids)
VI€. Equipment and Supplies
A. Each agency will furnish its personnel assigned to the
Task Force with the following minimum equipment.
1. Uniform and badge of office
2. Sidearm and 18 extra rounds ammunition
3. Handcuffs
4. Hard hat
5. Baton
B. Each agency will furnish to the Task Force such other
police equipment as is necessary for its personnel to
function as follows:
1. Vehicles
2. Weapons
3. Communications
4. Food and drink
b VIII. Financial Responsibility will be as set forth in Wisconsin
Statute 66.305 end 66.315 as amended August 15, 1967.
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