18-12 Interlocal Agreement between the City of South Bend and St. Joseph County Metro Units

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their assigned vehicles. These vehicles shall be checked out/in through the SBPD Support/Investigative Division. (d) SBPD will continue to cooperate with the Prosecutor to share in the costs of the training for its officers assigned to the CMHU. Pursuant to SBPD policy, SBPD officers will be required to submit all training requests for approval by the SBPD.Approval for such requests is at the discretion of the Chief. (e) Officers shall follow the time off scheduling and requesting procedures as outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police and the South Bend Police Department Duty Manual. Section 4.02. SVU-Specific Provisions. The provisions set forth in this Section 4.02 pertain to the SVU alone. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Section 4.02 and any other Section or provision of this Agreement, the terms of Section 4.02 will prevail. (a) The Prosecutor will provide the command structure for the SVU consisting of a commander and an assistant commander. The commander or the assistant commander will report on a monthly basis to the Chief or his/her designee concerning the status of the investigations and case assignments. The assignment of investigations related to domestic violence, child abuse, and sex crimes occurring in the City shall follow the general policies and procedures set forth in the protocol attached hereto as Appendix 1. (b) The Prosecutor agrees to provide the physical building, office supplies, and investigative equipment necessary for the SVU's existence, subject to any cost-sharing arrangement entered into by and between the Prosecutor and the SBPD under the terms of a separate written agreement. The SVU shall be located in a neutral location, and it shall not be housed in any building otherwise occupied by another law enforcement agency participating in the SVU. (c) The salaries and benefits of the commander, assistant commander, and all support staff will be the responsibility of the Prosecutor. The Prosecutor will also provide the appropriate number of deputy prosecuting attorneys and support staff within for the SVU. The deputy prosecutors and support staff provided shall be dedicated to the prosecution of crimes. (d) The salaries and benefits of any SBPD officer assigned to the SVU shall be the responsibility of the SBPD. (e) Officers assigned to the SVU shall function in a rotational "on-call" capacity, according to their specialty of investigation, for after-hours emergency response. The overtime cost of the"on-call"hours worked by each assigned officer shall be paid by the SBPD, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the"call out" originated. The call out protocol is established and included in the SVU protocol. On-call supervisors will be the first contact for on-call response and the decision, in consultation with on-duty supervision of a jurisdiction, is their responsibility as it relates to protocol and the incident being dealt with at the time. Officers shall follow the time off scheduling and requesting procedures as outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police and the South Bend Police Department Duty Manual. Page 7