[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Geddes 2-8-2005
by L.L. No. 2-2005.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This local law was originally adopted as Ch. 138,
but was renumbered to fit into the organization of this Code.
It is the purpose of this chapter to facilitate the process by which
the Town of Geddes may grant or request police assistance to or from another
municipality as authorized by New York General Municipal Law § 209-m.
The Chief of Police of the Town of Geddes, whenever he deems it to be
in the public interest, may request the chief executive officer, or chief
of police if so designated by local law, of any other local government to
detail, assign or make available for duty and use in the Town of Geddes any
part of the forces, equipment and/or supplies of its police department or
police force. The Chief of Police will notify the Town Supervisor or, in his/her
absence, the Deputy Supervisor of said request for assistance as expeditiously
as possible.
The Chief of Police of the Town of Geddes is hereby authorized to provide
the assistance of the regularly employed law enforcement officers, equipment
and/or supplies of the Town of Geddes Police Department to any municipality
requesting such assistance from the Town of Geddes, to aid in coping with
situations where there exists in such other municipality a need for the service
of additional law enforcement officers, equipment and/or supplies to protect
the health, life and property of such other municipality, its inhabitants
and the visitors thereto. The Chief of Police will notify the Town Supervisor
or, in his/her absence, the Deputy Supervisor of said provision of assistance
as expeditiously as possible.
The request for assistance and assistance offered by the Town of Geddes
shall be in accordance with the provisions of § 209-m of the General
Municipal Law of the State of New York. Any term not otherwise defined herein
shall have the same meaning and effect as set forth in said state law.
