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Resolution R-25-0008
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 17134 Final Action Date: 1/23/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A NEW MUTUAL AID
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND ITS PARTICIPATING/SIGNATORY
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, TO RECEIVE AND EXTEND MUTUAL AID
IN THE FORM OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO
ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY AND ABILITY TO ADEQUATELY RESPOND TO
INTENSIVE SITUATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NATURAL AND
MAN-MADE DISASTERS OR EMERGENCIES AS DEFINED IN PART 1,
CHAPTER 23, FLORIDA STATUTES, THE "FLORIDA MUTUAL AID ACT."
WHEREAS, there are natural and man-made challenges faced by the City of Miami's
("City") Police Department ("MPD") and other participating municipal
governments/corporations/political subdivisions located within the boundaries of Miami -Dade
County, Florida and of the Miami -Dade County Sheriff's Office, to ensure that preparation and
resources from each Participating Agencies' respective law enforcement agency will be
adequate to address natural and man-made challenges, protect public peace and safety, and to
preserve the lives and property of the people of the City, the Miami -Dade Sheriff's Office and its
Participating Agencies; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Miami -Dade County Sheriff's Office and its Participating
Agencies have the authority under the Florida Mutual Aid Act, Chapter 23, Part 1, Sections
23.12-23.127, Florida Statutes, to enter into mutual aid agreements; and
WHEREAS, City and the Miami -Dade County Sheriff's Office and its Participating
Agencies have the authority under the Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969, promulgated
under Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, to enter into interlocal agreements for the purposes of
permitting local governmental units to make the most efficient use of their powers by enabling
them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby to provide
services and facilities in a manner and pursuant to forms of governmental organization that will
accord best with geographic, economic population, and other factors influencing the needs of
the local communities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
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Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' to execute the MAA, in substantially the
attached form, with the Miami -Dade County Sheriff's Office and its Participating Agencies to
receive and extend mutual aid in the form of law enforcement services and resources to ensure
public safety and the ability to adequately respond to intensive situations, including but not
limited to natural or manmade disasters or emergencies as defined in Chapter 23, Part 1,
Florida Statutes.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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