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7. Bedford Heights agrees that where hospital services are required for any such prisoner(s), such services shall be provided at Meridia South Pointe Hospital, unless the emergency of the situation or circumstance prevents such use; in addition the Contracting Entity agrees to supply security for the Contracting Entity prisoner(s) if hospitalized. The medical staff of the Bedford Heights City Jail shall determine the need for such services. Bedford Heights may reject ar refuse to receive any prisoner who may be inflicted with a prior medical problem such as a contagious disease, mental condition, illness or injury that has not been first treated prior to entry into the Bedford Heights City Jail. The Bedford Heights Chief of Police shall have charge of the jail and he, or his designee, may, in the exercise of his or her discretion, refuse to receive any prisoner for any reason based upon current jail population, internal security conditions of the jail, or any other reasons including availability of space. 9. This Agreement is based upon daily availability of space in the Bedford Heights jail. The parties recognize that Bedford Hei.ghts has commitments with other Participating and Cooperating Communities that will affect availability of space and may be reason to remove prisoner(s) of the Contracting Entity from the Bedford Heights jail and return the custody, supervision, confinement and board of them to the Contracting Entity. Specifically , the Joint Agreement referred to above with the Participating Communities of the Village of Moreland Hills, the Village of Glenwillow and the Village of Chagrin Falls pursuant to which the City of North Olmsted, will be considered as a Contracting Entity states as follows: "3.03 The City of Bedford Heights may permit Cooperating Communities to use the Facility on an as-available daily basis. In the event the Facility is full at the time a Participating Community has need for the use of the Facility for the number beds specified in Section 3.02*, the City of Bedford Heights shall make a good faith attempt to relocate prisoners of a Cooperating Community or else advise the Cooperating Community to remove their prisoner in order to provide room for the prisoner of a Participating Community. Bedford Heights shall also give preference to other Participating Communities over Cooperating Communities in filling guaranteed beds that are temporarily not being used by a Participating Community." Male Female Chagrin Falls 4 2 Village of Glenwillow 3 2 Village of Moreland Hills 2 1 City of Bedford Heights 15 5 2