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Authorizing the Police Department to enter into a Mutual Aid Agreement with the Regents of the University of Minnesota.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul Police Department (SPPD) wishes to enter into a Mutual Aid Agreement, which includes an indemnification clause, with the Regents of University of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this agreement is to protect the public peace and safety, preserve the lives and property of people in each jurisdiction by each party agreeing to furnish assistance to one another in the event of an emergency which may occur within one of the jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the general purpose of the agreement is to enable each jurisdiction and their respective police personnel to come to the aid of the other jurisdictions, parties to this agreement; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the council approves entering into and authorized Chief Thomas Smith to implement the attached mutual aid agreement, which includes an indemnification clause.