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In accordance with the Bylaws of The Westshore Council of Governments (WCOG), these bylaws are <br />hereby adopted to govern the policing activities and procedures of the WCOG encompassed by the <br />Westshore Enforcement Bureau (WEB), Hazardous Devices and Special Weapons (HDU) and Special <br />Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) altogether referred below as WCOG Police Divisions. <br />Article I: Purpose <br />The purpose of the WCOG Police Divisions shall be to provide organizational and cooperative efforts <br />between the police departments of the municipal government members of WCOG; to enable <br />WCOG to qualify for appropriate grants to support the operations; to serve as a forum for discussion <br />and exchange of information relating to law enforcement activities within the various municipal <br />corporations comprising WCOG and to provide for the exchange of services, physical assistance <br />and mutual aid between members of WCOG to the extent permitted by law and in such manner <br />as deemed necessary and appropriate for effective law enforcement. <br />Article II: Participation <br />Each WCOG community should provide personnel with the recommended number of staffing for <br />their department in accordance with Appendix A of this agreement: Each community should commit <br />to a minimum of training hours per month depending on the requirements of the division they area <br />part of, as well as anytraining mandated by local, state, and federal requirements. Additionally, each <br />community agrees to dispatch on -duty members of the Team, as if It were a request for mutual aid <br />(i.e. an immediate response that is not dependent on replacing the on -duty position before the <br />member is dispatched). <br />Article III: Representation <br />The Supervising Committee of the WCOG Police Divisions shall be compromised of the respective <br />Police Chiefs from each of the municipal governments in the WCOG, as listed in Appendix A of this <br />agreement. Alternate member representation is permitted, so long as the police chief specifically <br />designates his or her replacement in advance of a meeting. <br />The Chair of the Supervising Committee shall be the Police Chief from the WCOG lead city for the <br />year. The Special Agent in Charge (SAIC) shall be the liaison to the WCOG for the chiefs. <br />Article IV: Quorum & Votinz <br />The vote required for adopting any measure proposed to the Supervising Committee shall require <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />