2013/12/31 Council Agenda Packet

EVERETT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET 4 PROJECT TITLE: Inter-local Agreement with X Briefing COUNCIL BILL# Snohomish County for the Proposed Action Originating Department Police creation of a Region 1 Special Consent Contact Person Rod Sniffen Weapons and Tactics Team X Action Phone Number 425-257-8568 (SWAT) First Reading FOR AGENDA OF 12-31-13 Second Reading Third Reading Public Hearing Budget Advisory Initialed by: Department Head CAA Council President (!v_ Location Preceding Action Attachments Department(s) Approval • Region 1 SWAT Police, Legal Procedure Manual • Exhibit A Addendum to Adding an Additional Party Amount Budgeted -0- Expenditure Required -0- Account Number(s): Budget Remaining -0- Additional Required -0- DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: The Everett Police Department desires to enter into an agreement with the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office to create a combined Regional Special Weapons and Tactical Response Team known as the Region 1 SWAT Team. Currently,the Everett Police and Snohomish County Sheriff's Office each have stand-alone SWAT Teams. The two teams possess many of the same capabilities and often assist one another under a mutual aid agreement. A combined team will centralize resources, staffmg, and expertise and will allow the agencies to work together at tactical incidents on a countywide level. A common Standard Operating Procedure manual has been developed that encapsulates what the two teams have learned and developed through training,best practices and assisting one another during actual tactical incidents. The result of combining resources is a diverse tactical unit that is highly trained and functional,without the need for additional resources. RECOMMENDATION(Exact action requested of Council): Authorize Mayor to sign Interlocal Agreement with Snohomish County for Region 1 Special Weapons and Tactics Team(Region 1 SWAT). 9