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• MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT The parties to this Agreement are the New Brighton Dept. of Public Safety, Roseville Police Department, Maplewood Police Department, North St. Paul Police Department, St. Paul Police Department, Mounds View Police Department, St. Anthony Police Departments and the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department. Whereas, Minn. Stat. § 471.59 authorizes governmental units to enter into joint powers agreements and Minn. Stat. § 12.27 authorizes governmental units to enter into mutual aid agreements; Whereas, all of the parties to this Agreement are governmental units under Minn. Stat. § 471.59; Whereas, all parties recognize that there are circumstances where the assistance of law enforcement agencies of other governmental units is important in effectively and efficiently maintaining the peace and apprehending criminals; Whereas, all parties are desirous of having their respective officers extend their services beyond their respective jurisdictions for the purpose of providing assistance and 40 enforcing the laws in agreed-upon situations; and Whereas, the parties believe that the establishment of a procedure whereby a party to this Agreement may provide to another party, personnel or equipment, in order to address law enforcement issues that one agency may not be able to effectively and efficiently address alone would be of great benefit to the public health, safety, and welfare of their citizens. Now therefore, the parties, pursuant to the authority contained in Minn. Stat. § 471.59, agree to the following: A. Purpose The purpose of this Agreement is to provide law enforcement assistance to the parties to this Agreement in circumstances where such assistance would enable a party to more effectively and efficiently deal with a situation involving public safety than the sole use of its own law enforcement agency. Examples of such situations include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) concentrated alcohol patrols; (2) planned events or gatherings of citizens which are reasonably expected to draw a large crowd and which may therefore require extensive crowd control and law enforcement efforts; and (3) enforcement of traffic laws, including, but not limited to, speeding, seatbelt requirements, and monitoring of railroad crossings. The intent of this Agreement is to enable the • parties to make equipment, personnel, and other resources available to another party of this Agreement for the purposes set forth in this paragraph.