4705-18 Interlocal Agreement between the City of South Bend and St. Joseph County Metro Units.

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ST. JOSEPH COUNTY METRO UNITS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT This St. Joseph Cou t Metro Units Interlocal Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into on lk"-- (5 2018, by and between the Board of Commissioners of St. Joseph County, Indiana(the "County") and the City of South Bend, Indiana(the"City") (collectively,the "parties") as it relates to the South Bend Police Department's (the "SBPD") participation in the St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit("CMHU"), the St. Joseph County Special Victims Unit (the "SVU"), and the St. Joseph County Drug Investigation Unit (the "DIU") (collectively,the "Metro Units"). RECITALS A. The SBPD is a public safety and law enforcement unit supervised by the Chief of Police (the"Chief') and operating within the City in St. Joseph County, Indiana, in accordance with its legal authority and jurisdiction; and B. The St. Joseph County Prosecutor's Office is tasked with prosecuting individuals who are charged with committing crimes within the County of State Joseph, Indiana supervised by the Prosecuting Attorney (the "Prosecutor"); and C. The parties desire to continue past and ongoing efforts to cooperate and coordinate their functions and expertise and agree that the terms, conditions, and operations provided for in this Agreement will be in the best interest of their respective communities; and D. The parties are governmental entities and political subdivisions organized and existing pursuant to the laws of the State of Indiana; and E. Indiana Code 36-1-7, the Interlocal Cooperation Act, authorizes one or more governmental entities to exercise,jointly or by one entity on behalf of others,powers that may be exercised by such units severally; and F. The parties agree that it is desirable, advantageous, and in the public interest to enter into an Agreement for joint and cooperative action as embodied herein. NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, and pursuant to the authority granted the parties under Ind. Code 36-1-7, the County and the City agree as follows: Article I. Statutory Authorily, Purpose and Duration of Agreement, Unit Missions: Physical Locations Section 1.01 Authority. The parties make this Agreement under the authority and subject to the terms and provisions of the Interlocal Cooperation Act, Ind. Code 36-1-7 (the "Act"). The parties agree that, upon its full approval by the City and the County( Y(,-s l e bodies),this Agreement will satisfy each requirement of Section 4(a)o th Abt;Nei in it the necessity of approval by the Indiana Attorney General. MAR 21201 KAREEMAH FOWLER CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,IN Page 1