R2014-85 LAW ENFORCEMENT MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT& EXISTENCE & FORMATION OF THE ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT ALARM SYSTEM

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Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Agreement Page 3 of 23 e. Law Enforcement Personnel — An employee of a Signatory Public Agency to this LEMAA who is a law enforcement officer, county corrections officer or court security officer, as defined in Section 2 of the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705/2). f. LEMAA— This agreement. g. Mutual Aid — Assistance provided by a Public Agency to another Public Agency pursuant to a definite and prearranged written agreement in the event of an Emergency or Disaster. h. Prior Mutual Aid Agreement — a certain Mutual Aid Agreement having initial signatories in 2002 (with other signatory parties beginning their participation at a time later than the initial signatory parties) and which reflects a document modification date of "October 23, 2002" in the footer of the signature page (page 5). i. Prior Signatory Public Agency — A Public Agency which executed the Prior Mutual Aid Agreement and has neither terminated its participation in the Prior Mutual Aid Agreement nor entered into this LEMAA. i. Public Agency — Such units of government as are defined as a public agency by the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/2(1)). j. Requesting Public Agency — A Signatory Public Agency to this LEMAA that has primary jurisdiction over the site of an Emergency or Disaster which, due to its perceived insufficient resources, equipment and/or Law Enforcement Personnel, would be unable to provide an adequate response to an Emergency or Disaster without the assistance of others. k. Responding Public Agency — A Signatory Public Agency to this LEMAA that provides resources, equipment and/or Law Enforcement Personnel to a Requesting Public Agency during an Emergency or Disaster. I. Signatory Public Agency — a Public Agency that has executed this LEMAA by signature of an authorized individual for the Public Agency under the authority of the Constitution of the State of Illinois (III. Const. Art. VII, § 10), the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.) and the final approval required of the Public Agency in order to execute the LEMAA. 2. Agreement to Participate in Law Enforcement Mutual Aid. The Signatory Public Agency to this LEMAA agrees that, in the event of an Emergency or Disaster, it will respond to requests for assistance by a Requesting Public Agency with such Law Enforcement Personnel, equipment, resources, facilities, or services as are, in the opinion of the Responding Public Agency,