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4 <br /> INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR SPECIAL <br /> WEAPONS AND TACTICS TEAM(REGION 1 SWAT) COOPERATION <br /> This INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS <br /> 1'hAM (SWAT) COOPERATION(this"Agreement")is made and entered into as of this <br /> day of ,2013,by and between SNOHOMISH COUNTY, a political <br /> subdivision of the State of Washington(the"County"),the CITY OF EVERETT, a <br /> Washington municipal corporation(the"City"). <br /> RECITALS <br /> A. The County and City are public agencies as defined by chapter 39.34 RCW and <br /> chapter 10.93 RCW, and are authorized to entered into inter-local agreements to <br /> provide for joint or cooperative actions to provide services and facilities in a manner <br /> and pursuant to forms of governmental organisation that will accord best with <br /> geographic, economic,population and other factors influencing the needs and <br /> development of local communities; and <br /> B. The County and the City recognize that incidents of a serious criminal nature do <br /> occur which require a specially trained and equipped law enforcement response to <br /> effectively respond to the situation. These incidents create demand on both the <br /> County and the City respective to each party's resources. The parties believe these <br /> resources are economically served by forming a regional Special Weapons and <br /> Tactics Team (hereinafter SWAT). <br /> C. Each jurisdiction currently maintains their own SWAT team,however both parties <br /> intend through this Agreement to combine their respective SWAT resources to form a <br /> single regional SWAT Team. The regional SWAT team(hereinafter"Region 1 <br /> SWAT) shall be specially structured,trained and equipped to respond to and resolve <br /> high risk criminal activity in both the CITY and the COUNTY <br /> D. The County and the City intend that a regional team facilitates increased operational <br /> efficiencies and economies of scale by providing a mechanism for the sharing of <br /> material,personnel,knowledge, equipment, and training, all as more fully described <br /> by, and pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in,this Agreement. <br /> INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR SPECIAL <br /> WEAPONS AND TACTICS I EAM COOPERATION <br /> IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES <br /> 10 <br />