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5.2.7.3 For purposes of the Minnesota Municipal Tort Liability Act, the employees and officers of the Responding Parties are deemed to be employees (as defined in Minn. Stat. § 466.01, subd. 6) of the Requesting Party, but only for purposes of addressing liability under this Agreement. The employees of the Responding Parties shall not be considered employees of the Requesting Party for any other purpose. 5.2.7.4 Under no circumstances shall a party be required to pay on behalf of itself and other Parties any amounts in excess of the limits on liability established in Minn. Stat. Ch. 466 applicable to any one Party. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 471.59, subd. 1a, the limits of liability for some or all of the Parties may not be added together to determine the maximum amount of liability for any Party or Requesting Party. In addition to the foregoing, nothing herein shall be construed to waive or limit any immunity from, or limitation on, liability available to any Party, whether set forth in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 466 or otherwise. 5.2.7.5 Consistent with Minn. Stat. § 466.07, nothing herein shall be construed to require provision of defense or indemnification to an officer, employee, or volunteer of any member for any act or omission for which the officer, employee, or volunteer is guilty of malfeasance in office, willful neglect of duty, or bad faith. 5.2.8 Aid to Non-Parties. 5.2.8.1 Definitions and Controlling Law. A political subdivision that is not a Party to this Agreement may request assistance from RC- SWAT. A non-party political subdivision that requests assistance is the "Requesting Political Subdivision" or "Receiving Political Subdivision"as that term is used in Minn. Stat. § 12.331. The Parties that compose RC-SWAT are the "Sending Political Subdivision(s)" as that term is used in Minn. Stat. § 12.331. Requests for assistance by other political subdivisions are governed by Minn. Stat. § 12.331. 5.2.8.2 Upon a request for assistance from a political subdivision that is not a Party to this Agreement, RC-SWAT may be deployed to such Requesting Political Subdivision, provided that the Ramsey County Sheriff or his or her designee has consented to such deployment. No Party or individual member of RC-SWAT shall incur any liability based upon a failure to provide assistance. Upon deployment, the Requesting Political Subdivision will be in control of the scene. The Team will not engage in any controlled offensive action without the express authorization of the chief law