Circumstances arise in the course of daily life when due to an emergency the Clay County Sheriff’s Department is in need of assistance from other law enforcement agencies including the Clay County District Schools Police Department. Additionally, The CCDSPD routinely needs to have jurisdiction in and on areas where its jurisdiction does not extend, such as the roadways which are bordering the perimeters of, or pass through the boundaries of property upon which a Clay District Schools school is situated when said facilities are in use. This Mutual Aid Agreement, which is authorized by Section 1006.12(2)(c) Fla. Stat,. and Chapter 23, Fla. Stat. will give both law enforcement agencies the ability to request and give aid in emergencies, create the ability for the CCDSPD to act outside of its jurisdiction when a felony occurs and a Sheriff’s Deputy is not available, and give CCDSPD officers authority to act to enforce traffic laws and control traffic flow on roads bordering or passing through Clay District Schools school sites as needed during times that the school facilities are in use.

The Mutual Aid Agreement is needed to expand the ability of the CCDSPD officers to perform their duties and to allow the CCDSPD to render aid to the Clay County Sheriff in the event of an emergency.

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It is expected that the implementation of the Mutual Aid Agreement will expand the ability of the CCDSPD officers to perform their duties and allow the CCDSPD to render aid to the Clay County Sheriff in the event of an emergency.  

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Approve the Mutual Aid Agreement