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<br /> <br />Policy & Procedure Page 1 of 5 <br /> <br />Lexington Police <br />Department <br />Subject: <br /> <br />Mutual Aid <br /> <br />Policy Number: <br /> <br />2B Accreditation Standards: <br />Reference: 2.1.4 <br />Effective Date: <br />11/1/11 <br /> New <br /> Revised <br /> <br />Revision <br />Dates: <br /> <br />1/24/19 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />By Order of: Mark J. Corr, Chief of Police <br /> <br /> GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND GUIDELINES <br /> <br />In order to provide adequate protection to the lives and property of Lexington residents, <br />it is necessary for the Lexington Police Department to make provisions for augmenting <br />its resources in emergency situations. The need for additional resources can result <br />from emergencies such as civil disorders, fires, floods or other disasters. By entering <br />into cooperative mutual aid agreements with neighboring cities and towns, the <br />Lexington Police Department will be able to obtain assistance, without delay, to <br />strengthen our response to emergency situations. This policy further outlines the <br />procedures for requesting federal law enforcement or National Guard assistance. <br /> <br />In 1992, the Lexington Town Meeting adopted Article 28, which accepted M.G.L. <br />Chapter 40, section 8G. In pertinent part, this law permits the Town of Lexington to <br />"enter into an agreement with another city or town...to provide mutual aid programs...to <br />increase the capability of such departments to protect the lives, safety, and property of <br />the people in the area designated in the agreement." <br /> <br />PROCEDURES <br /> <br />A. MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS <br /> <br />1. The Lexington Police Department's mutual aid agreements and Memos of <br />Understanding will be kept online in the “G drive” and in a 3 ring binder in the <br />Commanding Officer’s Office and will be labeled Mutual Aid Agreements. <br />These agreements will include the following information: <br /> <br />a. The legal status of those departments and personnel responding to <br />a mutual aid request; <br />b. The legal authority by which responding personnel may act in the <br />receiving jurisdiction, as provided in M.G.L. Chapter 41, section 99; <br />c. The procedures for requesting mutual aid; <br />d. The identity of those persons authorized to request mutual aid;