(a) In case of riot or other like emergency, Ohio R.C. 737.10 shall control, the Mayor being the person appointing the additional patrolmen and officers and being the person who calls upon the agencies or entities for assistance as authorized by Ohio R.C. 737.10; however, once appointed, such additional patrolmen and officers shall come under the control of the City Manager, Police Chief, a Police Lieutenant or acting police supervisor. Nothing in this section shall be construed as superseding or modifying in any way any provision of a contract entered into pursuant to law.
(b) For the purpose of satisfying Ohio R.C. 737.041, City police officers and necessary equipment and apparatus related thereto may be provided to any county, municipal corporation, township, or township police district of this State or to a park district created pursuant to Ohio R.C. 511.18 or 1545.01, to any multijurisdictional drug, gang, or career criminal task force, or to a governmental entity of an adjoining state, without having a contract, for the purpose of preserving the public peace and protecting persons and property. Such officers, equipment, and apparatus shall be furnished only after having received a request from a person with proper authority and only after approval by the City Manager, Police Chief, a police lieutenant or acting police supervisor. The provisions of Ohio R.C. 737.041 and 737.10 are applicable to this section insofar as it pertains hereto. Nothing in this section shall be construed as superseding or modifying in any way any provision of a contract entered into pursuant to law.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) hereof, the City Manager, Police Chief, a Police Lieutenant or acting police supervisor may call another governmental entity to provide additional police protection by the furnishing of personnel, together with appropriate equipment and apparatus, as may be necessary to preserve the public peace and protect persons and property in the City of Napoleon. The City may, but is not required to, reimburse the political subdivision which furnished the aid for any expenses incurred by them as a result of rendering the aid. Nothing in this section shall be construed as superseding or modifying in any way any provision of a contract entered into pursuant to law. Officers provided are to be provided under the authority of Ohio R.C. 737.04 and 737.041, or other applicable law or contract.
(Ord. 86-02. Passed 7-15-02.)