SH25-034 Regional Tactical Team-City of Ellensburg

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the Team Commander shall be responsible for presenting rules, procedures, regulations, and revisions thereto for approval by both parties. C. Kittitas County Sheriff's Office will contribute 8 fiill-time commissioned officers, Ellensburg Police Department will contribute 3 full-time commissioned officers, to be assigned to the KCRTRT. D. Sheriff and Police Chief approval must be obtained for the parties to assign less than this staffmg requirement. The personnel assigned to the KCRTRT shall be considered employees of the contributing member. The contributing member shall be solely and exclusively responsible for the compensation and benefits for the personnel it contributes to the KCRTRT. All rights, duties, and obligations of the employer and the employee shall remain with the contributing member. Each member shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable laws regarding employees and with provisions of any applicable collective bargaining agreements and civil service riles and regulations that pertain to their respective agency. E. The Sheriff and Police Chief may appoint the finance department of either of their agencies to manage the finances (such as proceeds from KCRTRT seized property sold at auction) of the KCRTRT. Before appointing the finance department of a particular member to manage the finances of the KCRTRT, the finance department of the member should be contacted first to obtain their consent and approval. The duty of managing the finances of the KCRTRT may be rotated at the discretion of the Sheriff and Police Chief, with consent from the finance department receiving the assignment. VII. TEAM COMMAND, ACTIVATION, AND CONTROL. During field activation of the KCRTRT, the Team Commander shall clearly identify who is incident command. The incident commander will be the highest ranking member of the law enforcement office or department having jurisdiction over the incident, or their designee. The Team Commander shall designate the KCRTRT Tactical Commander, and KCRTRT Team Leader(s). The duties and procedures to be utilized by the Incident Commander, the KCRTRT Team Commander, and KCRTRT Team Leaders shall be set forth in the approved standard operating procedures. The approved standard operating procedures may designate other personnel to be utilized during an incident. Any supervisor who is a commissioned officer of either party is authorized to activate the KCRTRT. VIH. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT. A. No property shall be purchased jointly, lent, or exchanged, nor shall title to any property be transferred, except by separate agreement. This provision shall not preclude the issuance of any operationally appropriate equipment to any officer while engaged in KCRTRT duties who is properly trained to operate said equipment. B. Neither party shall sell, assign, transfer, pledge, mortgage, lien, lease, license, grant a security interest in, encumber, or otherwise create any covenant, restriction, or other claim affecting any asset, equipment, facility, fund, or other property owned, leased, or otherwise held by the KCRTRT. Page 3 of 9