SH25-034 Regional Tactical Team-City of Ellensburg

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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN KITTITAS COUNTY AND CITY OF ELLENSBURG FOR REGIONAL TACTICAL RESPONSE TEAM This agreement is entered into between 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 Mutual Aid Peace Officers Powers Act, chapter 10.93 RCW for the specific purpose of creating and maintaining a multi jurisdictional team to be hereafter known as the Kittitas County Regional Tactical Response Team (KCRTRT). This agreement is in addition to any other agreement or grant of authority pursuant to RCW 10.93. I. PARTIES. The parties to this Intellocal Agreement ("Agreement") are Kittitas County (operating through its Sheriff's Office), a political subdivision of the State of Washington, and the City of Ellensburg (operating through its Police Department), both of which are municipal corporations operating under the laws of the State of Washington. Each party is referred to herein as "member" or "party" and collectively as "members" or "parties." H. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY. The purpose of this agreement is to provide Mutual Aid Law Enforcement assistance pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 10.93 (Washington mutual aid peace officers powers act) and 39.34 (Interlocal Cooperation Act) of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW). No separate legal or administrative entity is created hereby, pursuant to RCW 39.34.030(3). III. TERM. The term of this Agreement shall be through December 31, 2025 and thereafter shall automatically extend for consecutive one (1) year terms without action of the legislative bodies of the participating members, unless and until terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. IV. OBJECTIVES. A. The objective of this Agreement is to handle specific criminal incidents, as well as incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, persons in crisis, or events that may attract negative actors/actions through mutual aid, which provides for more effective use of personnel, equipment, fitnds, and training, reduced duplication of equipment, development of specialized expertise, and increased utilization/application' of a combined special response team. This results in increased safety for officers and the community, as well as improved services and cost effectiveness. 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 Sheriff and/or Police Pagel of 9