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4 <br /> AGREEMENT <br /> NOW,THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective agreements set forth below <br /> and for other good and valuable consideration,the receipt and sufficiency of which are <br /> hereby acknowledged,the County and the City agree as follows: <br /> 1. TERM <br /> 1.1 Initial Term <br /> The initial term of this Agreement shall be for one (1)year(the"Initial Term"), from <br /> the effective date of this Agreement. As provided by RCW 39.34.040,this Agreement shall <br /> not take effect unless and until it has (i)been duly executed by both parties, and(ii)either <br /> filed with the Snohomish County Auditor or posted on the County's Interlocal Agreements <br /> website. The effective date provided,however,that both parties' obligations after December <br /> 31,2014, are contingent upon local legislative appropriation of the necessary funds for this <br /> specific purpose in accordance with each parties' Charter and applicable law. <br /> 1.2 Extensions <br /> The term of this Agreement may be extended for up to two (2) additional periods of <br /> five(5)years each(respectively,the"First Extended Term" and the"Second Extended <br /> Term"). Extension of the Agreement shall be automatic unless one of the parties provides <br /> written notice of termination as more fully described in Section 15 of this Agreement. <br /> 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REGION 1 SWAT TEAM <br /> The ability to safely control,contain,and resolve high risk criminal incidents that <br /> require the application of specialized equipment,training and tactics, including but not <br /> limited to barricaded subjects,hostage situations,high risk felony arrests,high risk search <br /> warrants, as well as incidents involving weapons of mass destruction,has strained the <br /> resources of the City and the County. Law enforcement efforts directed at these high risk <br /> criminal incidents have,for the most part,been conducted by law enforcement agencies <br /> working independently. A multi jurisdictional effort to respond to and resolve specific high <br /> risk criminal incidents is anticipated to result in more effective pooling of personnel, <br /> improved utilization of County and City funds,reduced duplication of equipment, improved <br /> training, development of specialized expertise, and increased utilization/application of a <br /> combined special response team. This cooperation results in improved services for the <br /> citizens of all participating jurisdictions, increased safety for team members and the <br /> community,and improved cost effectiveness. Therefore,the County and the City hereby <br /> establish a Region 1 SWAT Team to effectively address the concerns described above. <br /> 3. REGION 1 SWAT TEAM STRUCTURE <br /> Region 1 SWAT Team (hereafter referred to as the"Team") shall initially be <br /> composed of 36 tactical operators and support personnel, comprised of a minimum of 18 <br /> 2 <br /> INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR SPECIAL <br /> WEAPONS AND TACTICS TEAM COOPERATION <br /> IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES 1 1 <br />