(a) Upon request of a neighboring jurisdiction, whether or not contiguous to the Village, the Police Department may furnish police manpower and equipment to aid the requesting jurisdiction in an emergency, to the extent such manpower and equipment are available.
(b) Any request for assistance shall be made by the highest ranking officer of the requesting party on duty at the time. The decision as to whether, and the extent to which, manpower and equipment are available for assistance shall be made by the Police Chief or by the Officer in Charge on duty at the time of the request.
(c) Even though a request for assistance has not been made, any Village police officer who sees a police officer of another jurisdiction in distress or receives an urgent call for aid to any such officer in distress nearby, may, in the exercise of sound discretion and reasonable judgment, go into the other jurisdiction to render assistance to the officer in distress.
(d) Personnel of the Police Department acting under this section outside of the Village may participate in any pension or indemnity fund established by the Village to the same extent as if they were acting within the Village, and are entitled to all rights and benefits under Ohio R.C. 4123.01 or Ohio R.C. 4123.94, the same as if they were performing police services within the Village.
(e) In responding to a call for assistance under this section, police personnel shall be considered to be acting within the scope of their employment while en route to or from, and while acting within, the requesting jurisdiction, and while acting within any other jurisdiction if engaged in fresh pursuit. To the extent Ohio R.C. 701.02 and Ohio R.C. Chapter 2744 are applicable to the operation of police departments, it is applicable to police personnel rendering service outside the Village pursuant to this section.
(Ord. 3069. Passed 5-9-00.)