Washington County ~ MU204001 ~ Washington County Law Enforcement Providers COVID-19 Response Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) Washington County Law Enforcement Providers
COVID-19 Response Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
This MOU is entered into by and among the Washington County Sheriff's
Office, the Beaverton Police Department, the Forest Grove Police
Department, the Hillsboro Police department, the Tigard Police Department,
the Tualatin Police Department, the Sherwood Police Department, and the
King City Police Department.
PURPOSE:
This MOU is to outline the statutory process to request and provide police
resources pursuant to the Oregon Resource Coordination Assistance
Agreement (ORS 402.200 through ORS 402.240) to other police agencies
within Washington County, in order to quickly address situations where a
specific police agency is unable to provide adequate services to address
community policing needs as a result of COVID-19. This MOU is intended to
remain in effect until 30 days after the Governor lifts the Declaration of
Emergency related to COVID-19.
COOPERATION:
Each participating agency assumes an obligation of good faith cooperation to
provide all reasonable assistance and resources to and with other
participating agencies in implementing the purposes of the agreement.
REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE, EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES:
The Sheriff or any Police Chief may make a request for law enforcement
staffing assistance, equipment or supplies to one or more other Washington
County police agencies. The request may be by phone but must be followed
up with an email within 30 days.
VOLUNTARY RESPONSE / WITHDRAWAL
Any response to a request for assistance is absolutely voluntary and may be
terminated at any time. In determining whether to provide assistance, a law
enforcement agency may consider all circumstances that led to the request
to ensure the request is valid and COVID-19 related. Nothing in this MOU
requires a police agency to provide police services to a requesting agency if
the head of the responding agency determines that it lacks adequate
resources to provide assistance while meeting its own ongoing policing
obligations. Any police agency that terminates assistance may withdraw that
assistance immediately and must notify the requesting agency as soon as
reasonably practical.
POTENTIAL CONSOLIDATION OF RESOURCES
In the event that the total law enforcement resources within the county
become critically low, the parties to this Agreement may opt to temporarily
pool all available resources, in an effort to provide a basic police response
system, irrespective of jurisdictional boundaries.
EMPLOYEES — COMMAND AND CONTROL
The employees of any responding agency remain employees of their home
agency and shall be entitled to all salary and benefits of home agency,
including workers compensation, that they are normally entitled to. The
requesting agency should retain operational command and control of all
responding employees during the time they are providing assistance,
although the responding employees remain under the ultimate command and
control of the agency they are employed by.
REIMBURSEMENT
The costs of providing assistance to another agency shall be borne solely by
the responding agency, unless the parties agree otherwise in writing (email is
acceptable) before the assistance is provided. All personnel time and other
assistance should be carefully tracked and recorded for purposes of
requesting federal or state emergency funds. Any disputes about
reimbursement must be resolved by arbitration as provided in ORS
402.230(5).
INDEMNITY:
During the time they are providing services to the requesting agency,
employees of a responding agency are agents of the requesting agency, and
the requesting agency must defend and indemnify the employee of a
responding agency just as they would their own employees pursuant to ORS
30.285.
MEDIA:
All media releases will be conducted by the requesting agency, unless they
request that a responding agency provide the release.
APPROVING SIGNATURES:
On Behalf of the Beaverton Police Department:
Chief Ronda Groshong a'mp X„a;';°-0
Signature g
Printed Name Ronda Groshong
Title Interim Chief
Date April 30,2020
On Behalf of the Forest Grove Police Department:
Signature Jesse VanderZandenT: = �`_�.__,_—.__..
Printed Name JesseyanderZanden
Title City Manager
Date April 30,2020
On Behalf of the Hillsboro Police Department:
Digitally
SignatureJim Coleman 2020.05.4y109:08:20signed b 1 Jim
CcA man
Dile -07'00'
Printed Name Jim Coleman
Title Chief of Police
Date May 4,2020
On Behalf of the King City Police Department:
Signature Ernest Happala Ditaally20.04.by6menHa7'00*
Data 2020.04.30 16:47:06-07'00'
Printed Name Ernest Happala
Title Police Chief
Date April 30,2020
On Behalf of the Sherwood Police Department:
Signaturejeff Groth Digi-2020Wly.04.301ned by :0 Grad,
Dale:2020.04.7014:06:11-07'00'
Printed Name jeffreyA.Groth
Title Police Chief
Date April 31,2020
On Behalf of the Tigard Poli e Dep ent:
Signature
Printed Name I<atny McAlp e
Title Police Chief
Date May 5,2020
On Behalf of the Tualatin Police Department:
Signature Bill Steele
Digitally Bill
Dale:2020.05.04 0Bill St 2.07 00'
Printed Name Bill Steele
Title Police Chief
Date May 4th,2020
On Behalf of the Washington County Sheriff's Office:
Dani
Signature Patrick Garrett 2'020.N.29 3:06 6mmn
Dila:2nzgedb 13:06 -07.00•
Printed Name Pat Garrett
Title Sheriff
Date 4-29-20