A. The Chief of Police, or a designated representative, is authorized to direct that any regularly employed police officers of the City may provide law enforcement assistance to another municipality, County government or the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in an emergency; provided, that a written request from an official representative of the other municipality has been received and approved by the City of Waurika.
B. While serving in said capacity, the City shall provide salaries and may provide insurance, etc. The police officer may work under an agreement approved by the City Commission that causes their benefits to be different from that of other City employees.
C. The Mayor, Police Chief or the City Manager is also authorized to request law enforcement assistance from other municipalities, in emergency situations. In such cases, the assisting police officers of the other municipalities shall have all of the same powers and duties as fully as if employed by the City; however, salaries, insurance and other benefits shall not be paid by the City of Waurika.
D. In all events, the police officers of the City shall return to their regular duties when directed to do so by the Waurika Police Chief, or the Police Chief (or authorized representative) of the requesting municipality, whichever direction occurs first.
E. When the Waurika Police Chief shall direct, the assisting police officers of the other municipalities shall return to their own regularly scheduled duties in their own municipalities, and those assisting police officers shall cease to have the powers and duties of police officers regularly employed by the City of Waurika. (2007 Code § 1-23)