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IX. WESTSHORE ENFORCEMENT BUREAU AND WESTSHORE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL COMMITTEE. ? A. In order to provide a greater degree of cooperation in the field of law enforcement, the Council hereby establishes the Westshore Enforcement Bureau. The membership on the Bureau sha11 consist of police chiefs of each member municipality or their alternates specifically designated by them. The Bureau shall have authority to adopt its own rules and bylaws to govem its proceedin,gs, subject to the approval of the Council. Financial responsibility for the Westshore Enforcement Bureau shali rest on the fiscal officer for the Council. No terms and condition.s of any contract shall be binding on the participating municipality unless approved by the legislative body of that municipality. B. In order to improve the ability of WEB to assist the member communities in improving law enforcement services and dealing with law enforcement issues of mutual concern, the Council is specifically authorized to perform all functions and duties in the area of Law Enforcement capable of being performed by each member community, as set forth herein. The member comrnunities have entered into various mutual aid agreements for the purpose of assisting each other in various safety azeas and in order to further and supplement those mutual aid agreements, the Council desires to empower certain individuals ernployed by WEB with the ability and authority to asszst in the area of law enforcement. For the purpose ofproviding this mutual assistance in the area of Law Enforcement, the individual who holds the position of the special agent in charge and other speciai a gents of WEB a s are a pproved by the C ouncil of Governments, otherwise qualified as a Peace Officer pursuant to the Ohi.o Revised Code, may be appointed as a Peace Officer by the Council and Westshore Enforcement Bureau with full police powers throughout the territory of the