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<br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />1618 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUlHORIZING AN AGREEMENT FOR MUTUAL AID <br />lAW ENFOR:EMENT PURSUANT 'ID '!HE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 999b, TEXAS <br />CIVIL STATtJI'ES: M/\KING CERl'AIN FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS REIATED 'ID <br />'!HE SUBJECT; PROVIDnG FOR READING BY DESCRIPTIVE CAPTION ONLY; AND <br />ProVIDING FOR AN EFFEX:'TIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WIIE:REAS, crime does not recognize goverrnnental boundaries; <br /> <br />and, <br /> <br />WHERFJ.\S, the Texas legislature recognized the area - wide <br /> <br />nature of law enforcement through the enacbnent of Article 999b, <br /> <br />'lexa.s Civil Statues, which authorizes a county or municipality <br /> <br />by resolution or other order of its governing bcxiy to enter into <br /> <br />an agreanent with any neighlx>ring municipality for the <br /> <br />fo:cnation of a mutual aid law enforcanent task force to cooperate <br /> <br />in the investigation of criminal activity and enforcement of the <br /> <br />laws of this State; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, various law enforcemmt agencies in the Texas <br /> <br />Gulf Coast area have available certain specialized equipnent and <br />facilities and specially trained personnel which may occasionally <br /> <br />be needed by other area law enforcement agenices; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Cbuncil that it is <br /> <br />in the best interest of all area political subdivisions to prarote <br /> <br />effective lawenforcanent throughout the area by assisting one <br /> <br />another in the investigation and suppression of crime, by provid- <br /> <br />ing specialized facilities, equipnent and services and by assisting <br /> <br />one another in any other mshion calculata:i to pranote better <br /> <br />crime prevention and detection; and, <br /> <br />Whereas, it is the opinion of the city colmcil of the <br /> <br />City of Ia Porte that the best interests as well as the <br /> <br />general safety and welfare of the residents of the City of <br /> <br />Ia Porte will be served by the execution of such a mutual aid <br /> <br />law enforcement agreE!lE1tJ <br />