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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 23-02 04/16/200204/09/02 RESOLUTION NO. 23-02 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT AND THE ASSOCIATION OF POLICE SOCIAL WORKERS FOR EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE WHEREAS, the Critical Incident Management Subcommittee of the Association of Police Social Workers ("APSVV'~ has recognized the need to develop a joint mutual aid agreement in the event of a large scale, police-managed critical incident; and WHEREAS, such occurrence requires assistance from other participating member municipalities in the form of, but not limited to, mental health personnel; and WHEREAS, the APSW developed the Intergovernmental Police Mental Health Assistance Agreement ("the Intergovernmental Agreement") to address mental health personnel assistance for such emergencies. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION ONE: That the Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect do hereby authorize the Village Manager, the Chief of Police, and the Mayor to sign, with the Clerk attesting his signature on the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Village of Mount Prospect and the Association of Police Social Workers Critical Incident Management Subcommittee for emergency mental health personnel assistance in the event of a large scale police-managed critical incident. SECTION TWO: That the Mount Prospect Chief of Police and his/her designee reserves the right to determine the extent of general assistance as provided for in the Intergovernmental Agreement, attached hereto and hereby made a part hereof as Exhibit "A". ental health agrmt. Page 2/2 SECTION THREE: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law. AYES: Corcoran, Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Skowron, Wilks, Zadel NAYS: None ABSENT: None PASSED and APPROVED this 16th day of April, 2002. ATTEST: Velm~ W. Lowe Village Clerk Mayor H:\GEN\files\WIN\RESV~uth a grrnt ,Emer ge n cy,SocialWor kers-Police,2002.d oc INTERGOVERNMENTAL POLICE MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT The undersigned municipality, Mount Prospect County of Cook pursuant to Article VII, Section 10 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.), and Sections 1-4-6 and 11-1-2.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/1-4-6 and 5/11-1-2.1), agrees as follows: SECTION 1: Purpose of Agreement This Agreement is made in recognition of the fact that the capabilities of mental health personnel in local law enforcement organizations are enhanced by having access to regionalized programs and the assistance of other departments. It is the purpose of this Agreement to enhance access to mental health assistance in police-managed critical incidence through the intergovernmental cooperation of the Participating Municipalities. SECTION 2: Definitions For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall be defined as set forth in this section as follows: A. Agreement This Intergovernmental Police Mental Health Assistance Agreement. B. Participating Municipality Any one or more municipalities that have duly adopted a resolution authorizing the .execution of this Agreement. C. Police Mental Health Assistance Assistance provided by any Participating Municipality to any other Participating Municipality, which shall include, but not be limited to, the assignment of mental health personnel and their designees. D. Requesting Municipality A Participating Municipality that requests police mental health assistance pursuant to this Agreement. E. Aiding Municipality A Participating Municipality that provides police mental health assistance pursuant to this Agreement. SECTION 3: Rights of Participating Municipalities The rights of each Pa~icipating Municipality shall be as set forth in this Section and shall be exercised by and through the actions of the Chief of Police of each respective Participating Municipality or his/her designee. ? A. Any Participating Municipality may request police mental health assistance from any one or more Participating Municipalities when, in the judgment of the Chief of Police or his/her designee, of the Requesting Municipality such assistance is necessary. B. Any Participating Municipality may render aid to any one or more Participating Municipalities to the extent that the mental health professional of the Aiding Municipality is not required for the delivery of services within his/her own police jurisdiction. The Chief of Police of the Aiding Municipality, or his/her designee, will determine the number of personnel available to the Requesting Municipality. C. The Aiding Municipality's time commitment shall not exceed 5 days without the approval of the Chief of Police of that municipality, or his designee. D. The Chief of Police of the Requesting Municipality, or his/her designee, shall be entitled to direct the actions of any mental health personnel of any Aiding Municipality providing police mental health assistance pursuant to this Agreement. SECTION 4: Authority of Police Mental Health Personnel Any mental health personnel providing police mental health services to a Requesting Municipality under this agreement shall have the authority to perform the mental health duties as assigned by the Requesting Municipality and are subject to the direction of the Chief of Police or his/her designee, of the Requesting Municipality. SECTION 5: Responsibilities of Participating Municipalities The responsibilities of each Participating Municipality shall be as set forth in this Section. A. Responsibility for Employees Each Participating Municipality shall assume the responsibility for the actions of its mental health personnel pursuant to this Agreement, both as to indemnification of its personnel and to the payment of benefits to such personnel, to the same extent as such personnel are protected, insured, indemnified and otherwise provided for when acting within the Participating Municipalities' respective corporate limits. B. Compensation of Employees. Each Participating Municipality shall be responsible for the payment of all benefits to all of its mental health personnel acting pursuant to this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the payment of wages, salaries, disability payments, pension benefits, workers compensation claims, and claims for damage to or destruction of equipment and clothing, and claims for medical expenses. C. The Illinois Mental Health and Development Disabilities Code and the Illinois Mental Health Confidentiality Act will be followed. For limited purposes of sharing information and follow-up services, the Aiding Municipality's mental health personnel will be treated as agents of the Requesting Municipality for reasons of confidentiality and case coordination. SECTION 6: General Provisions A. This Agreement shall be in full force and effect and legally binding upon each Participating Municipality at such time as it is signed and certified by that Participating Municipality. B. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by resolution of the corporate authorities of each Participating Municipality. Any amendment not adopted and approved by all OLICE SOCIAL WORK CALL-OUT NETWORK DuPAGE/WILL NORTHWEST NORTH LAKE /McHENRY COUNTIES SUBURBS SUBURBS COUNTIES Bolingbrook Carpentersville Deerfield Buffalo Grove Bridgeview Elgin Des Plaines Carpentersville Carol Stream Elk Grove Village Evanston Lake of the Hills Downers Grove Hanover Park Glencoe Vernon Hills DuPage Co. 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