Organization and Purpose Clause Samples

Organization and Purpose. The SWAT Team shall be under the supervision and control of the St. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County Police Department, Bureau of Criminal Investigations. Municipal police departments participating in the SWAT Team agree that their law enforcement officers participating on the SWAT Team shall be deputized as officers of the St. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County Police Department for the sole and exclusive purpose of their participation on the SWAT Team, and shall serve in that status only while training or engaging in a SWAT Team operation; and provided further, such SWAT Team members shall abide by the St. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County Police Department's SWAT and Use of Force policies as well as its training and call-out procedures. Those policies are incorporated herein by reference and may be amended by the Chief of Police from time to time, and the St. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County Police Department shall distribute copies of said policies to all SWAT Team members. Any modifications of said policies shall be provided to the Police Chiefs of the Municipalities ("Police Chiefs") within thirty (30) days of their effective date. The County Chief of Police and Police Chiefs shall together constitute the St. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County Regional SWAT Team Board of Directors ("Board"). The Board shall meet at least quarterly to review and discuss equipment, procedures, discipline, awards, operational data, and other details as determined by the Board. The SWAT Team Operations Commander (as defined herein) will attend Board meetings as requested and report on the status of the SWAT Team. The SWAT Team will respond to high risk law enforcement situations requiring extraordinary control and/or coordinated action by trained, specialized law enforcement personnel, including without limitation situations involving high risk warrants, barricade or hostage situations, "VIP" protection details, civil disturbances, lost or missing persons (requiring an area search), or special details by participating police departments that have the approval of such department. For purposes of this Agreement, the St. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County Police Department is considered to be a participating police department. Any jurisdiction within St. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County may request the SWAT Team's assistance from the St. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County Police Department. As it is recognized that the SWAT Team is one of several Homeland Security/DASI response Teams in the St. Louis region, assistance may be rendered outside St. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County with the County Chief of Police’s approval in emergency situati...