RES NO 01-02-1988 I 1- -1q 88
CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
RESOLUTION NO. .2 -1988
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, POLICE CHIEF, AND CITY CLERK TO
EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH CRAWFORD COUNTY.
WHEREAS, The City of Van Buren wishes to authorize Van Buren
Police Officers to go outside the City and assist
the Sheriff of Crawford County when requested to do
so by the Sheriff; and
WHEREAS, It is necessary for an agreement to be entered into
between the City and County for this purpose; and
WHEREAS, The County Quorum Court approved the Agreement on
January 11, 1988:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS:
THAT, The Mayor, Police Chief and City Clerk are hereby
authorized to execute the Agreement on behalf of
the City of Van Buren.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 18TH DAY OF JANUARY 1988
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ATTESTED:
CITY CLERK TREASURER
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INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, Act 430 of 1967, the Interlocal Cooperation Act
(Ark. Stat. 14- 901 -14 -908), permits counties and cities to
cooperate with each other in providing public services; and
WHEREAS, Sec. (h) of Ark. Stat. 14 -904 provides: "(h) in
addition to other specific grants of authority as provided
in the Arkansas Constitution and Statutes and in addition to
the formal cooperation authorized by this Act; cities, towns,
counties and other units of government are authorized to
associate and cooperate with one another on an informal basis
without complying with the detailed procedure set out above;"
and
WHEREAS, there is a great need for sheriff departments and
police departments to cooperate together for better and more
efficient law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the city police department is financed and paid
for by the taxpayers of the city to provide police protection
for the citizens and property within the city limits; and
WHEREAS, municipal police officers, in the absence of an
interlocal cooperation agreement, have no authority or juris-
diction outside the corporate limits of the city;
NOW, THEREFORE, this agreement is entered into by the
county of Crawford and the city of Van Buren to permit the
county sheriff to call for the assistance of the police depart-
ment of the city of Van Buren on the following terms and
conditions:
FIRST, the city council shall pass a resolution approving
the terms of this agreement and authorizing the Mayor and
police chief to sign the agreement on behalf of the city. The
Quorum Court of the county shall pass a resolution approving
the terms of this agreement and authorizing the county Judge
and sheriff to sign the agreement on behalf of the county.
SECOND, the county Judge, sheriff, and Quorum Court do
hereby acknowledge that the sheriff of the county has equal
jurisdiction throughout the county including jurisdiction
within the corporate limits of the city and that the tax-
payers of the city pay county taxes, the same as the rural tax-
payers of the county and are entitled to services from the
sheriff's office the same as rural residents. By this
agreement the sheriff and city make a good -faith commitment to
aid and assist each other, without charge, when called on to
do so.
THIRD, The sheriff of the county agrees to deputize the
chief and all certified police officers as Auliliary Deputy
Sheriffs of the county, and while the city police are assist-
ing the sheriff outside the city limits, the city police shall
work under the control and supervision of the sheriff.
FOURTH, the sheriff shall list all of the police officers
of the city as deputy sheriffs on his liability policy, and
said liability policy shall cover said police officers for
their official actions while assisting the sheriff outside the
city limits.
FIFTH, the sheriff shall submit the list containing the
names of the police officers of the city Auxiliary Deputy
Sheriffs to the proper agencies responsible for law enforcement
standards and certification.
SIXTH, this agreement is subject to cancellation on the
first of any month after giving or receiving 30 days' notice
of cancellation.
SEVENTH, Approved by the quorum court by resolution on
(date). Approved by the City Council by
resolution on //y n6' (date).
Signed for County Signed for City
County udge Mayor
Sheriff Po --e Chief
Dated 9 ?%C Dated /-/7-"/
Witnessed Witnessed
County Clerk ity Clerk