FY2002 08/15/2001
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
MONROE COUNTY
BRANCH OFFICE
MARATHON SUB COURTHOUSE
3117 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
MARATHON, FLORIDA 33050
TEL. (305) 289-6027
FAX (305) 289-1745
MONROE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
500 WHITEHEAD STREET
KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040
TEL. (305) 292-3550
FAX (305) 295-3663
BRANCH OFFICE
PLANTATION KEY
GOVERNMENT CENTER
88820 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
PLANTATION KEY, FLORIDA 33070
TEL. (305) 852-7145
FAX (305) 852-7146
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
September 11, 2001
TO:
Sheriff Richard D. Roth
Monroe County Sheriffs Office
A TTN:
FROM:
Annette Barrios, Executive Assistant
Legal Division
Pamela G. Hanc-~
Deputy Clerk ry
At the August 15, 2001, Board of County Commissioner's meeting the Board granted
approval and authorized execution of Contract for Local Police Services between Monroe
County, Monroe County Sheriffs Office and the City of Layton.
Enclosed is a duplicate original of the above mentioned for your handling. Should you
have any questions please do not hesitate to contact this office.
Cc: County Administrator w/o document
County Attorney
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Contract for Local Police Services
Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the City of Layton
1-Purpose. The City of Layton, a Florida municipality ("Layton"), and the
Monroe County Sheriff's Office ("MCSO"), a subdivision of the State of Florida,
have agreed that Layton will purchase and MCSO will provide local law
enforcement services to Layton in addition to regional police services provided to
residents of the unincorporated areas of Monroe County. This Contract states
the terms of the agreement between the parties.
2-Parties. The parties to this Contract are Layton and Meso. Any
communication required to be provided by either party may be directed to:
City of Layton
The Honorable Carol Mac Laren, Mayor
Box 778
68260 Overseas Highway
Long Key, Florida 33001
Telephone: (305) 664-4667
Facsimile: (305) 664-0105
Meso
Colonel William R. McDonald, Undersheriff
5525 College Road
Key West, Florida 33040
Telephone: (305) 292-7001
Facsimile: (305) 292-7070
3-Term. The term of this Contract begins October 1, 2001 and ends
September 30, 2002.
4-Scope of purchased services. MCSO will provide professional local
road patrol law enforcement services throughout the City of Layton. "Local road
patrol law enforcement services" include response to calls for law enforcement
service and regularly scheduled patrol by uniformed law enforcement officers in
marked patrol cars whose full-time duty assignment involves responding to calls
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for service and engaging in crime prevention activities, sergeants who provide
first -line supervision to those officers, and general case detectives not assigned to
investigate major crimes or function as crime scene technicians. The level of
service provided to Layton will be identical or superior to the level of service
provided to the unincotporated areas of Monroe County, and identical or better
to that provided currently.
s-Other services. Apart from this Contract, MCSO shall also provide the
following services to Layton on the same terms and at no additional charge or
expense as they are provided to all residents of Monroe County:
-Aviation
- Bailiffs and other court personnel
-Bomb squad
-Civil process
-Community policing specialists
-Crime scene services
-Criminal analyst services
-Dive team
- Environmental officers
-Finance
-Hostage negotiation
-Human resources
- Information technology
- Internal investigations
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-Juvenile officers
-Major crimes detective and investigative services, including homicide,
arson, sexual crimes, child abuse and neglect, narcotics and coordination of
regional, statewide, and national investigation
-Neighborhood and business Crime Watches
-Police canine
-Police dispatch, including 911 services
-Police legal advisor
-Prisoner detention and transport
-Property and evidence
-Public information officer
-Records
-Regional administration
-School crossing guards
-School resource officers and DARE instructors
-SWAT team
- Traffic unit
-Training
6-Complaints regarding officers. MCSO is committed to maintaining a
high standard of professionalism for all of its officers. Complaints regarding
officers shall be promptly and thoroughly investigated by Meso. Elected
officials and employees of Layton shall not undertake investigations of any
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officer. Any complaints or concerns regarding the MCSO officers should be
directed to the District Commander in Marathon or the Office of Internal
Affairs.
7 -Responsibility for ultimate control. Layton understands, acknowledges and
agrees the MCSO must, at all times, have and maintain the sole responsibility for
and control of all services hereunder, including without limitation, the
establishment of standards of performance and conduct, hiring, promotion,
discipline and termination, labor relations, as well as all other
matters necessary or incident to the performance of such services.
No elected official or employee of Layton may direct the actions of
MCSO officers.
8-Attention to needs of Layton. MCSO will work together with Layton
to direct police services to the meet the expressed needs of the residents of
Layton. MCSO senior police administrators will meet with the Mayor frequently
to learn of community concerns and shall work closely with the Mayor to devise
plans and methods best suited to respond to those concerns.
9-Officers not employees or agents of Layton. All deputies and other
persons employed by Meso to perform services under this Contract are and
shall remain in the sole employment of MCSO and no such person shall be
considered in the employ of Layton for the purpose of any pension, insurance,
civil service, worker's compensation pay or other benefits. MCSO officers are
not agents or employees of Layton, and will not have the authority to enter into
agreements or make policy on behalf of Layton.
to-Enforcement of municipal ordinances. MCSO deputies will be
authorized under Florida law to enforce the Florida state law and applicable
county and municipal ordinances. Layton agrees to provide MCSO six copies
and every member of its District one copy of such ordinances. Further, Layton
agrees to provide MCSO with the text of proposed ordinances in time sufficient
for review and discussion with City officials and their advisors. MCSO will
provide City officials advice from a practical law enforcement perspective
concerning any proposed criminal ordinance.
tt-Legal claims, notices of suit, and lawsuits. The parties shall provide
each other with complete and prompt notification of any legal claim, notice of
suit, or lawsuit that involves the provision of services hereunder, and shall
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cooperate in the mutual defense of any such claims. This Section does not
require either party to assume the financial obligations of the other.
12-Payment for services. Layton agrees to pay for law enforcement services
delivered under this Contract. The amount of payment will be determined by ad
valorem millage levied upon Layton real property. The millage used to determine
the price paid by Layton shall be the lesser of 1.0 mills or the millage set by
Monroe County for local police services in the unincorporated areas of the
county. Layton shall levy a millage upon its taxpayers for the purpose of funding
this Contract and pay the revenues as they are collected to the Oerk of Court.
The Oerk will pay them to MCSO as provided by law;
13-Fines and forfeitures. The parties acknowledge Layton's entitlement to fines
and forfeitures pursuant to ~318.21, Fla. Stat. (2000).
14-Law enforcement education assessments. Layton agrees to promptly
remit to MCSO all monies currently received by it from the Oerk of Court
attributable to assessments of court costs intended for criminal justice training
purposes. MCSO will use these funds solely for law enforcement education as
required by law; Any new assessments enacted by Layton for law enforcement
training purposes will be shared between MCSO and Layton for the purposes
intended by law;
lS-Mutual aid. The parties recognize their obligation to provide assistance
to other jurisdictions (including without limitation the Cities of Key West,
Marathon, Key Colony Beach, Islamorada, the Ocean Reef Public Safety District
and any municipalities incorporated in Monroe County after the effective date of
this Contract) pursuant to the Florida Mutual Aid Act and in the event of
catastrophe. MCSO may direct its officers to render aid in either case in a
manner consistent with the deployment by Meso of other MCSO officers
without financial set -off or deduction by Layton. The Manager will be given all
possible notice of such deployment and written reports of the actions of officers
so deployed.
16-Paragraph headings not dispositive. The parties agree that the
headings given the paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Contract are for
ease of reference only and are not dispositive in the interpretation of Contract
language.
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17.No presumption against draftsperson: The parties agn:(' that this
(~Intlad ha:i heen frcdy negotiated by botll p,uties, and that, in any disputc ov(~r
lilt..' Illl';tll!llg, interprCl.lt.icln, v~uidiry, or cnforccabilityoJ this Contract or :lilY or
it'llt.'nns or provisions, thcn~ Sh.1Il be no pn.'slunption WhahOl'Vel' agaimt citlw:'
pany hy vinlll' of their h.lving drJft,~d this (~)(lU-a(.1, or any pon:ion thereoL
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