CC Resolution No. 373 RESOLUTION NO. 373
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DIRECT THE CHIEF OF POLICE
TO DETAIL REGULARLY EMPLOYED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF
THE CITY OF BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ASSIST IN OTHER
COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES WHEN THERE EXISTS A STATE OF
CIVIL EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Texas has duly enacted Vernon's
Texas Civil Statutes, Article 999b, providing that any County or Municipality
by resolution or order of its governing body to make provision for, or author-
ize its Mayor or Chief Administrative Officer, Chief of Police, or Marshall
to make provision for, its regularly employed law enforcement officers to assist
any other County, or Municipality, when in the opinion of the Mayor, or other
officer authorized to declare a state of emergency, in such other County or
Municipality, there exists in such other County or Municipality a need for
services of additional law enforcement officers to protect the health, life
and property of such other County or Municipality, its inhabitants and visitors
thereto, by reason of riot, unlawful assembly characterized by the use of force
and violence, or threat thereof by three (3) or more persons acting together or
without lawful authority, or during such time of natural disaster or man-made
calamity; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown acting as a Legislative
Body, is of the opinion that a resolution should be adopted by such governing
body to make provision for or authorize the City Manager of the City of Baytown
to direct the Chief of Police of said City of Baytown to detail regularly em-
ployed officers of the Police Department of the City of Baytown to assist any
other County or Municipality when in the opinion of the Mayor or other officer
authorized to declare a state of civil emergency in such other County or Muni-
cipality, there exists in such other County or Municipality the need for the
services of additional law enforcement officers to protect the health , life
and property of such other County or Municipality, its inhabitants and the
visitors thereto by reason of riot, unlawful assembly, and characterized by
the use of force or violence or threat thereof within the meaning of Senate
Bill 233, which is now in full force and effect, and a request for additional
law enforcement officers is made to the City Manager of the City of Baytown
by such Mayor or officer authorized to declare a state of emergency in such
other County or Municipality; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN :
Section 1 : That the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized to
direct the Chief of Police of the City of Baytown to detail regularly employed
law enforcement officers of the Baytown Police Department to assist any other
County or Municipality, when in the opinion of the Mayor, or other officer
authorized to declare a state of civil emergency in such other County or Muni-
cipality, there exists in such other County or Municipality a need for the services
of additional law enforcement officers to protect the health, life, and property
of such other County or Municipality, its inhabitants , and the visitors thereto,
by reason of riot, unlawful assembly characterized by the use of force and vio-
lence, or threat thereof by three (3) or more persons acting together or without
lawful authority, or during time of natural disaster or man-made calamity, and a
request for additional law enforcement officers is made to the City Manager of
the City of Baytown by such Mayor or officer authorized to declare a state of
emergency in such other County or Municipality.
Section 2: That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute
and the City Clerk to attest this resolution for and on behalf of the City
Council of the City of Baytown.
Section 3: That this resolution shall become effective from and after
its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council
of the City of Baytown on this 21st day of March 1972.
-2-
C. GLEN WALKER, Mayor
ATTEST:
r/
EDNA OLIVER, City Clerk
APPROVED:
REEL RICH ON, City Attorney
-3-