[Adopted 3-7-1977 by Ord.
No. 1977-1 (Ch. 1, Part 5B, of the 1996 Code of
Ordinances)]
The governing officials of certain area municipalities have
determined that the providing of support police aid across political
boundaries will increase their ability to protect and serve the inhabitants
of the entire area, and the participating municipalities have entered
into a mutual support agreement for police services.
The participating municipalities are: Borough of Duboistown;
Borough of Hughesville; Borough of Montgomery; Borough of Montoursville;
Borough of Muncy; Borough of South Williamsport; Township of Clinton;
Township of Lycoming; Township of Muncy; Township of Old Lycoming;
all being political subdivisions in the County of Lycoming, Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
All municipalities shall, on a voluntary basis, provide to each
other such support services as may be requested. The services to be
provided shall include all services normally provided by police.
Upon receipt of a request for assistance, the municipality's
senior police officer on duty shall exercise his discretion as to
the response to be made to such request in a manner determined by
each respective municipality. The furnishing of police aid or support
shall be voluntary, and not compulsory, on the part of the municipality
furnishing such aid.
No municipality shall be held responsible to any other municipality
for failure to respond to a request for aid or support.
The police officers of all the municipalities named herein[1] are hereby authorized and empowered to exercise peace
officer powers within this municipality when acting pursuant to a
request for aid or support. The senior police officer on duty in the
municipality requesting aid or support shall be in charge of all officers
who are rendering such aid or support.
Each municipality shall maintain its own police force and provide
the equipment therefor. No charges or expenses shall be assessable
for aid or support furnished hereunder. However, periodically, compensation
on the basis of the cost of personnel, supplies and rental for equipment
supplied may be mutually determined.
Each municipality shall retain its own boundaries. Each police
officer employed by a municipality furnishing aid or support hereunder
shall, at all times, remain the employee of the municipality originally
hiring such employee. The municipality originally hiring a police
officer shall be responsible for paying all wages of such police officer,
providing workmen's compensation, and for all matters pertaining
to the employment of such police officer.
Each municipality shall be responsible for any claim resulting
from it or its employee's improper or allegedly improper action.
Any municipality may discontinue its participation in mutual
aid and support police services by giving unto each of the other participating
municipalities at least 30 days' notice in writing of their intent
to do so.
