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This agreement is entered into betw'een Kittitas County and the City of Ellensburg on behalf of their law enforcement agencies pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, chapter 39.34 RCw and the'Washington ildutual iid P.u"" Offrcers Powers Ac! chapter 10-93 RCW for the specifi.c purpose of creattg and maintaining a multi-jurisdictional team to be hereafter known as the Kittitas County iegional TacticaiResponse Team (KCRTRT). This agreement is in addition to any other agreement or grant of authority pursuant to RCW 10'93' L pARTIES. The parties to this Interlocal Agreement f'Agteemenf') are Kittitas County (operatrng througb its Sheriffs Office), a political zubdivision of the State of Washington, and tn" ciq'of Efleniburg (operating throughi* Police Depa{gent), both of which are municipal "orporutio* operatin! r*d", the laws Jf tn State of Washington. Each party is referred to herein as imembet''or'parry" and collectively aS "membefs" Or "parties." II. puRposE AliD AIITHORITY. The pu4)ose of this agreem.ent is to provide Mutual Aid Law Enforcement assistance pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 10.93 (Washington *"t*"f aid peace offi..r, pov/ers act) and 39.34 (Interlocal Cooperation Act) of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW).No separate legal or administrative entity is created hereby, pursuaut to RCW 39.34.030(3)' 11I. TERM. The term of this Agreement shall be throughDecember 31,2025 andthereafter shall automatically extend for consecutive one (1) year terms without action of the legislative bodies of the participating members, unless ane untit terminated purzuant to the terms of this Agreement. Iv. OBJECTIVES. A. The objective of this Agreement is to handle specifie criminal incidents, as well as incidents involving *lupo* of mass destruction, persons in crisis, or events that may atkact negative actors/aciions tlrough mutual aid, which provides for more effective use of personnel, eqfrpment, funds, and training, reduced duplication of equipmen! development of specialized ""p"*ir*, and increased utilization/application of a combined special rlsporye team. This results intcr"ased safety for officers and the community, as well as improved services and cost INTERLOCAL AGREEilM'NT BETWEEN KTTTITAS COT]NTY AND CIT}- OF EIIENSBURG FOR REGIONAL TACTICAL RESPONSE TEA]VI e,flectiveness. B. The KCRTRT shall respond as requested by either party, and provide a coordinated response to incidents. As special needs arise, it may be necessary to request assistance and/or personnel from other law enforcement agencies at the discretion of the KCRTRT Incident Commander and/or the KCRTRT Tactical Commander' C. The KCRTRT may also be made available to other law enforcement agencies as provided by Chapter 10.93 RCW. In order to facilitate this availability, the Sheriffand/or Police Page 1 of9