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Mutual Aid Agreement by and between Mayfield Village on behalf of the Mayfield Village Police Department and The Board of Park Commissioners of the Cleveland Metropolitan Park District on behalf of the Cleveland Metroparks Police Department This agreement is entered into by and between Mayfield Village, on behalf of the Mayfield Village Police Department, ("Village"), pursuant to Resolution No. , and the Board of Park Commissioners of the Cleveland Metropolitan Park District on behalf of Cleveland Metraparks Police Department, ("Park District"), pursuant to Resolution No. 21_ 1— t — (0T _mon this l 9 _ _ _ _ _ day ofT12021. WHEREAS, the mutual concerns of the Village and the Park District are to provide for more efficient police services; and WHEREAS, O.R.C. §737.04 authorizes the legislative authority of any municipal corporation to enter into contracts with park districts created pursuant to section 1545.01 of the Revised Code for the services of police departments or use of police equipment, or the interchange of the service of police departments or use of police equipment; and WHEREAS, The Park District was created pursuant to O.R.C. §1545.01 of the Revised Code; and WHEREAS, O.R.C. §1545.131 authorizes the board of park commissioners to enter into contracts with one or more municipal corporations, to allow the use of park district police or law enforcement officers designated under O.R.C. §1545.13 of the Revised Code to perform any police function, exercise any police power, or render any police service on behalf of the contracting entity that the entity may perform, exercise, or render. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and obligations herein, the parties hereby agree as follows: SECTION 1. AUTHORITY a. The parties acknowledge that the Police Officers serving the Village and the Police Officers serving the Park District are certified, pursuant to O.R.C. § 109.77 and are duly authorized by the State of Ohio as law Enforcement Officers for their specified jurisdictions. Therefore, no oath of office need be administered by the responding officers or by the authorities of the requesting jurisdiction. b. Each party has primary jurisdiction to enforce the laws of the State of Ohio within their established boundaries. c. Whenever the Village's police officers are rendering assistance to the Park District in areas within the boundaries of the Park District, they shall have full police authority commensurate with the authority employed by the Park District's police officers. Whenever the Park District's police officers are rendering assistance to the Village in areas within the limits of the Village, they shall have full police authority commensurate with the authority employed by the Village's police officers. SECTION 2. REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE a. Emergency Services. In the event of an emergency, as determined by the party requesting assistance, each party agrees to furnish such police services as are requested by the other; provided, however, that such 1of3