2017-018 - Authorizing a Law Enforcement Interlocal Agreement between the City of Paris and the North Lamar ISD....

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LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT This Law Enforcement Interlocal Agreement ( 'Agreement') is entered into by and between the City of Paris, Texas ( "City ") and the North Lamar Independent School District ( "NLISD "). Recitals WHEREAS, Chapter 37, Subchapter C of the Texas Education Code gives authority to the Board of Trustees of NLISD to establish a police force by employing security personnel, authorizing them to bear arms, and commissioning them as peace officers; and WHEREAS, by resolution dated 1P day of February, 2017, the Board of Trustees of NLISD authorized the establishment of such a police force - -the NLISD Police Department ( "NLISD -PD ") with statutory jurisdiction over all territory in the boundaries of the school district and all property which may be located outside the school district that is owned, leased, or rented by or otherwise under the control of NLISD; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 2.12 and 2.13 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the peace officers commissioned by NLISD have the duty to preserve the peace within their jurisdiction, to use all lawful means to effect this purpose, to interfere without warrant to prevent or suppress crime when authorized by the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to execute all lawful process issued to them by any magistrate or court, to give notice to some magistrate of all offenses committed within their jurisdiction, where they have good reason to believe there has been a violation of the penal law, and to arrest offenders without warrant in every case where they are authorized by law, in order that such offenders may be taken before the proper magistrate or court and be tried; and WHEREAS, the jurisdiction of the Paris, Texas Police Department ( "PPD ") overlaps the jurisdiction of NLISD -PD; and Section 37.081(g) of the Texas Education Code provides that a school district police department and the law enforcement agencies with which it has overlapping jurisdiction shall outline reasonable communication and coordination efforts between the department and the agencies; and WHEREAS, the City and NLISD desire to promote mutual cooperation and interaction by and between PPD and NLISD -PD with the ultimate goal of providing a safe and orderly environment within the schools and surrounding areas that will foster the education of children; and WHEREAS, the City and NLISD intend by this Agreement to formalize a framework for the interaction of their respective police departments to conserve the public's resources, to avoid duplication of services, to maximize operational efficiency, and to provide for the exchange of information between the two police departments.