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AN AGREEMENT <br /> FOR POLICE SERVICES BY AND BETWEEN <br /> THE COUNTY OF DEWITT AND <br /> THE CITY OF DECATUR <br /> WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the County of Dewitt and the City of <br /> Decatur to provide for certain police services upon request; and <br /> WHEREAS, the 1970 Illinois Constitution (Article VII, Section 10) and the <br /> Illinois Compiled Statutes (5 ILCS 220/1) provide authority for intergovernmental <br /> cooperation; and <br /> WHEREAS, the finro entities may obtain more effective and efficient police <br /> services when their police officers cooperate with and assist each other in <br /> providing certain police services; - <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained in <br /> this Agreement, the County of Dewitt and the City of Decatur agree as follows: <br /> A. DEFINITIONS <br /> The following terms are defined for use in this Agreement: <br /> 1. "Agency" means the Police Department of the County of Dewitt and the <br /> Police Department of the City of Decatur. <br /> 2. "Requesting Agency" means an Agency requesting police services or <br /> assistance pursuant to this Agreement. <br /> 3. "Responding Agency" means an Agency providing police services or <br /> assistance pursuant to this Agreement, or an Agency that may be <br /> called upon to provide services or assistance pursuant to the <br /> Agreement. <br /> 4. "Police services and assistance" means personnel and equipment <br /> necessary for providing police protection and services in police matters <br /> involving a need for emergency or routine response, including but not <br /> lim��ed to, I�fe threaten;:�r situa�tions, sitw�atiens ir. �nrhich there is grave <br /> danger or bodily harm, or situations involving mob action, a riot, or <br /> other similar civil disturbance. <br /> 5. "Jurisdiction" of the Agency shall be as follows: <br /> a. "County of Dewitt" means the corporate limits of said County <br /> b. "City of Decatur" means the corporate limits of said City <br /> 6. "Policies and procedures" means the policies and procedures adopted <br /> by the Agencies which set forth, among other things. <br /> a. The persons in each Agency who are authorized to request <br /> emergency police services or assistance from another Agency <br /> and the manner in which such requests are to be processed and <br /> approved. <br /> b. The persons in each Agency who are authorized to approve <br /> requests for their police officers to provide police services or <br /> assistance in another Agency, and who are thus responsible for <br />