RESOLUTION
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, MINORITY WHIP NORMAN, COUNCILMEMBERS DIAZ, MERANTE, AND PINEDA-ISAAC.
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RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTER-MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF YONKERS AND THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER TO FORMALIZE OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR MUTUAL AID AND RAPID RESPONSE PLAN.
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WHEREAS, the County of Westchester and the Police Departments of the municipalities within Westchester County have executed a plan by which each member has agreed to make available its police personnel and equipment to the others upon the occurrence of a condition which is beyond the scope of its police resources; and
WHEREAS, the provisions of said agreement are governed by Section 209-m of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, which provides that, absent agreement to the contrary, the municipality receiving police aid (the “Requesting Municipality”) shall reimburse the municipality providing the aid (the “Assisting Municipality”) for any money paid by it for police salaries and other expenses incurred by it including damage to or loss of equipment and supplies; and
WHEREAS, the County of Westchester now desires to have the City of Yonkers enter into the intermunicipal agreement pertaining to the Mutual Aid and Rapid Response Plan for the Police Department of Westchester County effective as of July 31, 2025 and terminating July 30, 2030;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the intermunicipal agreement between the County of Westchester and the City of Yonkers is hereby approved; and be it further,
RESOLVED, that Mayor or his authorized designee is hereby empowered to execute all instruments and take all actions reasonable and necessary to effectuate the purposes hereof; and be it further
RESOLVED, that this resolution will take effect immediately.