R2000-213 AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT

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� ` D�� 333 S. Franklin St. �� Phone: 217-424-2768 Decatur, IL 62523 Fax: zl,.�-z�ss e-maiL• rryan�f'gi.net Memorc�rn To: Chief Mowen `�� From: Cmdr. Richard Ryan �`` Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 Subject: Council Memo--Champaign Interagency Agreement The proliferation of extreme workplace and school violence requires that communities evaluate their ability to respond to and manage this form of crisis. As law enforcement agencies assess their capability to respond effectively to the types of crisis which may occur in their jurisdiction, it quickly becomes cleaz that no single agency has sufficient resources to adequately manage the initial crisis response. Crisis, by its nature, is time sensitive. The response to prevent primary victimization by an armed person who has the intent to hann in a school or workplace setting must be quick and efficient. There is no time, when lives are at risk, for normal bureaucratic processes to unfold when additional assistance is needed. Further, the effective management of critical incidents which involve hostage or barricade situations, bombs or other forms of violence with potential for mass casualties, requires the deployment of specially trained and equipped personnel. It is not cost effective for a single community to equip and train enough emergency response personnel to meet the need when a rare,but critical situation of the type described above arises. The City of Decatur and the City of Champaign each recognize their individual capabilities and their limitations with respect to crisis response to situations of the type described above. The Police Departments of each City recommend that a formal interagency agreement between the Cities be enacted to enhance the crisis response capability of both. The resolution and the attached intergovernmental agreement accomplishes that purpose. City staff will be available Monday evening to answer any questions.