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Board or federal law) and by virtue of his office or public employment. is vested by the state or <br /> federal law with the primary duty of maintaininQ public order and makin�arrests for violations of <br /> state or federal law. y <br /> Mcctual c�id: A definite and prearranQed written agreement and plan whereby reQular response <br /> and assistance is provided in the event of a natural or man-made emerQency. <br /> PGZI"tZCIpQIl32; law enforcement c��encies: A Iaw enforcement ajency that comznits itself to this <br /> mutual aid a�reement by havinQ an authorized representative sian this A�reement. <br /> State: The term state refers exclusively to the State of Illinois. <br /> Stricken lativ enforcement a�ency: A participating law enforcement agency who has primary <br /> jurisdiction over the site of the emerjency but due to insu�cient resources, equipment and/or <br /> law enforcement personnel is unable to provide an adequate response to an emergency without <br /> the assistance of others. � <br /> Section 3 <br /> Agre�ment to Effectuate the Nlutual Aid Plan <br /> Each undersianed party aPrees that in the event of an emer;ency, they will respond to requests <br /> for assistance by a stricken law enforcement agency with such law enforcement personnel, <br /> equipment, facilities, or services as is, in the opinion of the aidin;law enforcement agency, <br /> available. Provided, however, that each parry reserves the right to refuse to render assistance or <br /> to recall any or all rendered assistance, whenever it believes that such refusal or recall is <br /> necessary to ensure adequate protection of its own jurisdiction or personnei. <br /> It is expected that requests for mutual aid under this Agreement will be initiated only when the <br /> needs of the stricken a�ency exceed its resources. Aiding agencies will be released and retumed <br /> to their own jurisdictions as soon as the situation is restored to the point where the stricken <br /> agency is able to satisfactorily handle the situation with its own resources or when an aiding <br /> agency decides to recall its assistance. � <br /> Whenever an emergency is of such magnitude and consequence that it is deemed advisable by the <br /> senior officer present, of the stricken law enforcement agency, to request assistance from an- <br /> aiding law enforcement agency, he is hereby authorized to do so, under the terms of this mutual <br /> aid agreement. The senior o�cer present of the aiding 1aw enforcement agency is authorized to <br /> and shall forthwith take the following actions: <br /> -Immediately determine what type of assistance is being requested. <br /> - Immediately determine if the requested resources, equipment and/or law enforcement <br /> personnel can be committed to the stricken law enforcement agency. <br /> - Immediately dispatch the resources, equipment and/or law enforcement personnel that <br /> are available to the stricken law enforcement agency. . <br /> � <br /> February 7, 2003 <br />