R76-16 07-26-76RESOLUTION NO. 76-16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE REGULARLY EMPLOYED POLICE OFFICERS OF THE CITY
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ANY OTHER MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY RE-
QUESTING SUCH ASSISTANCE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO JOIN A
MUTUAL AID LAW ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE WITH NEIGHBORING CITIES.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas has determined
that emergency situations may arise when law enforcement assistance is needed by
the municipalities and/or counties in the local areas, and
WHEREAS, the legislature of the State of Texas has enacted legislation
through Article 999b V.A.T.S. whereby a city or county can provide assistance to
another city or county when such needy city or county,by its authorized official,
requests assistance in the face of such emergency, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, has determined
it is in the best interest of the City of Pearland to provide for mutual emergency
police aid;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS:
That the Mayor of the City be and is hereby authorized to provide the
assistance of the regularly employed police officers of the City of Pearland,
Texas, to any local municipality or county requesting such assistance, through
its duly authorized officer, to aid in coping with situations where there exists
in said other county or municipality a need for the services of additional law
enforcement officers to protect the health, life, and property of said other
county or municipality, its inhabitants, and the visitors thereto, by reason of
riot, unlawful assembly characterized by the use of force and violence, or threat
thereof by three (3) or more persons acting together or without lawful authority,
or during time of natural disaster or man-made calamity.
That the Mayor of the City of Pearland, Texas, be authorized to enter
into an agreement with neighboring municipalities, to -wit: League City, Friends -
wood, Seabrook, Alvin, Webster, and .any other law enforcement agency in the area,
tc_form a mutual aid law enforcement task force to cooperate in the investigation
of criminal activity and enforcement of the laws of this State.
The assistance offered hereby or received shall be in accordance with
the provisions of Article 999b of the Civil Statutes of the State of Texas as
enacted by the 61st Legislature of the State of Texas, Acts 1969 and amended by
the 63rd Legislature of the State of Texas, Acts 1973.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, this
day of
, A. D., 1976.
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Mayor
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