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<br />MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT <br /> <br />Between the City of Sunny Isles Beach Police Department <br />and the City of Aventura Police Department <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the governments of the City of Sunny Isles <br />Beach, Florida, and the City of Aventura, Florida, to ensure the public safety of <br />their citizens by providing adequate levels of police services to address any <br />foreseeable routine or emergency situation; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, because of the existing and continuing possibility of the occurrence <br />of law enforcement problems and other natural and man made conditions which <br />are, or are likely to be, beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment <br />or facilities of the participating municipal police departments; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in order to ensure the preparation of these law enforcement <br />agencies will be adequate to address any and all of these conditions, to protect <br />the public peace and safety, and to preserve the lives and property of the people <br />of the participating Dade County municipalities; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the participating Dade County municipalities have the authority <br />under Chapter 23, Florida Statutes, Florida Mutual Aid Act, to enter into a Mutual <br />Aid Agreement. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT KNOWN, that the City of Sunny Isles Beach, <br />subdivision of the State of Florida, and the undersigned representatives, in <br />consideration of mutual promises to render valuable aid in times of necessity, do <br />hereby agree to fully and faithfully abide by and be bound by the following terms <br />and conditions: <br /> <br />1. Short title: Mutual Aid Agreement <br /> <br />2. Description: Since the Mutual Aid Agreement provides for the requesting <br />and rendering of assistance for both routine and intensive law <br />enforcement situations, this Mutual Aid Agreement combines the elements <br />of both a voluntary cooperation agreement and a requested operational <br />assistance agreement as described in Chapter 23 Florida Statutes. <br /> <br />3. Definitions: <br /> <br />A. Joint declaration: A document which enumerates the various <br />conditions or situations where aid may be requested or rendered <br />pursuant to this Agreement, as determined by concerned agency <br />heads. Subsequent to execution by the concerned agency heads, <br />the Joint Declaration shall be filed with the clerks of the respective <br />political subdivisions and shall thereafter become part of this <br />