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<br />SECTION VII <br />POLICE DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT, <br />LAND AND BUILDINGS <br /> <br />7.1 Equipment. Each of the cities to this Agreement has contributed to the Department for its <br />use and benefit, the cities' existing police equipment. The Governing Board shall control the use <br />of such contributed equipment. All expenses relating to the maintenance and repair of such <br />equipment shaH be an operating expense ofthe Department. <br /> <br />7.2 Land and Buildings. Each ofthe member cities to this Agreement may lease building <br />space to the Police Department. Such land and/or building space shall be owned by the member <br />city and leased to the Police Department. Such lease. other than the police headquarters in Circle <br />Pines. is to be an operating cost ofthe Department. Any lease requires the approval of all <br />member cities. Existing leases will be honored. The Governing Board shall control use of the <br />bui}dings and land. <br /> <br />7.3 Ownership. Equipment purchased by the Department after the effective date of this <br />agreement shaH be o\\ined by the Department. The Chief of Police shal1 conduct an equipment <br />inventory annually and present such information to each member city. <br /> <br />7.4 Al1 equipment shall be used when needed for the benefit ofthe member cities. The <br />equipment shall not be used outside the boundaries ofthe member cities except as follows: <br /> <br />a) When police emergencies may endanger life or property within the member cities. <br /> <br />b) When use is covered by contracts duly entered into by the Governing Board. <br /> <br />c) When necessary to fulfil1 mutual aid agreement duly entered into by the Governing <br />Board: <br /> <br />d) In case of major emergency or disaster, when authorized by the Chief of Police, or in <br />his absence, the officer in charge. Such use shall be reported as soon as possible to the <br />Chief of Police of the Department. Such use, as authorized above for use outside the <br />member cities, shall be carried out only when the officer in charge has determined that <br />'the absence of equipment from the Department will not impair the protection of the <br />member cities. The officer in charge shal1 have the authority to determine priority in <br />answering cal1s and to assign equipment and manpower. <br /> <br />e) When specifically authorized by the Governing Board. <br /> <br />SECTION VIII <br /> <br />- 6- <br />