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Resolution: R-16-0580
File Number: 1262
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 12/8/2016
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE MUTUAL AID
AGREEMENTS, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, BETWEEN THE
CITY OF MIAMI AND THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES: CITY OF MIAMI
GARDENS, CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, VILLAGE OF EL PORTAL, CITY OF
NORTH MIAMI AND CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, TO RECEIVE AND EXTEND
MUTUAL AID IN THE FORM OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AND
RESOURCES TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY AND ADEQUATELY RESPOND TO
INTENSIVE SITUATIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NATURAL AND
MANMADE DISASTERS OR EMERGENCIES AS DEFINED UNDER THE
FLORIDA MUTUAL AID ACT OF CHAPTER 23, PART I OF THE FLORIDA
STATUTES.
WHEREAS, there are natural and man-made challenges faced by the Miami Police
Department ("MPD") and other municipal police departments that are, or are likely to be, beyond
the control of the services, personnel, equipment, or facilities of the municipal police
departments; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") and the City of Miami Gardens, the City of South
Miami, the Village of EI Portal, the City of North Miami and the City of Miami Beach (collectively,
the "Participating Municipalities") wish to enter into a Mutual Aid Agreement ("MAA") to ensure
that preparation and resources from their law enforcement agencies will be adequate to address
natural and manmade challenges, to protect the public peace and safety and to preserve the
lives and property of the people of the City and the Participating Municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Participating Municipalities 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, the City and the Participating Municipalities have the authority under the
Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969, promulgated under Section 163.01, Florida Statutes,
to enter into interlocal agreements for 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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Enactment Number: R-16-0580
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' to execute Mutual Aid Agreements with the
City of Miami Gardens, the City of South Miami, the Village of EI Portal, the City of North Miami
and the City of Miami Beach, to receive and extend mutual aid in the form of law enforcement
services and resources to ensure public safety and adequately respond to intensive situations,
including, but not limited to, natural or manmade disasters or emergencies as defined under the
Florida Mutual Aid Act of Chapter 23, Part I of the Florida Statutes.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
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' The herein authorization is further subjected to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed
by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City
Code provisions.
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City of Miami Commission.
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