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Law Enforcement Support Agreement SALINA REGIONAL AIRPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT AGREEMENT This AGREEMENT is made and entered into this the fly of May, 2016 by and among the Board of County Commissioners of Saline County, Kansas (the "County"); the Saline County Sheriff's Office (the "Sheriff's Office"); the City of Salina, Kansas (the "City"); and the Salina Airport Authority (the "Authority"). Recitals A. The Authority is a political subdivision of the City created pursuant to K.S.A. 27-315 and operates the Salina Regional Airport (the "Airport") and the M.J. Kennedy Air Terminal (the "Terminal"). B. The current provider of scheduled airline service to the residents of Saline County and the City of Salina is Great Lakes Airlines, a United Airlines code share partner (the "Airline"). C. On May 19, 2016 the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) approved the Authority's request for passenger security screening services at the Terminal. D. The Authority is required by 49 CFR Part 1542 to provide a uniformed law enforcement officer at the TSA's passenger screening checkpoint ("Screening Checkpoint") in accordance with the Authority's Airport Security Program (ASP). E. The Authority's ASP also provides for a maximum response time to the TSA's Screening Checkpoint after the Screening Checkpoint alarm has been activated. F. The Authority, the County, the Sheriffs Office, and the City desire to agree on duties and responsibilities of the Sheriffs Office and the Salina Police Department (the "SPD") in providing uniformed law enforcement officer services at the Terminal pursuant to K.S.A. 12-2908. G. The parties wish to assure that any Sheriffs Office or SPD personnel performing law enforcement duties under this agreement are authorized to enforce the ordinances of the City of Salina, as authorized by K.S.A. 12-2909. H. Any reference to Law Enforcement Personnel (LEP) in this agreement shall include the Sheriffs Office deputies and/or SPD officers. NOW, THEREFORE, for the consideration and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: 1. Purpose of Agreement. This agreement is for the purpose of securing the enforcement of all laws and to provide for a visible law enforcement presence by LEPs at the TSA Screening Checkpoint within the Terminal. 1 2. Area of Service. The area to be served under this agreement shall be primarily the Terminal; however, the authority of the LEPs under this agreement shall extend to the entire Airport. 3. Duties and Authorization to Enforce City Ordinances. The LEPs shall enforce all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations while on duty under this agreement. The LEPs are hereby authorized to enforce the ordinances of the City of Salina while on duty under this agreement. 4. Scheduling and Levels of Service. (a) The LEP shall be present (with a patrol vehicle) at the Screening Checkpoint for all TSA Passenger Screenings in accordance with the Airport's ASP for a period of time commencing no less than thirty (30) minutes prior to the scheduled flight departure time and continuing until the TSA passenger screening is completed. Staffing and scheduling of LEPs necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the Sheriffs Office and SPD under this agreement shall be coordinated by the Sheriffs Office and SPD. (b) The Authority shall notify the Sheriff's Office and SPD of the Airline's published flight schedules, provide the Sheriff's Office and SPD with copies of all TSA security directives and information circulars, and include the Sheriffs Office and SPD in all meetings with the TSA. The Authority shall notify the Sheriffs Office and SPD of any changes in the Airline's flight schedule as soon as is reasonably possible. Records maintained by the Sheriffs Office and SPD shall document the time required on duty under this agreement. Both the Sheriffs Office and SPD shall take possession of confiscated weapons, ammunition, explosives or incendiary devices in a manner as to maintain chain of custody records and retain all confiscated items in an evidence locker. (c) The Sheriffs Office and SPD shall support Aviation Security Contingency Plan EXISTING, ELEVATED and IMMINENT measures as provided for in the ASP. (d) Court appearances by the LEPs, although in relation to enforcement actions originating while on duty under this contract, shall not fall within the scope of duties to be performed under this agreement. 5. Screening Checkpoint Functions: The LEPs shall be responsible at the Security Checkpoint for the following functions: a. Provide an armed deterrence to criminal activity. b. Respond to situations where an individual is interfering with the duties of the TSA at the screening checkpoint. c. Take appropriate action if a violation of the law occurs. d. When requested by a TSA officer, assist in preventing prohibited items from entering the sterile area. e. Provide for the overall security of the screening checkpoint, screeners and passengers. f. Take control of illegal items that are discovered at the checkpoint, such as firearms, ammunition, explosives and incendiaries. 2 6. Expenses. The Sheriffs Office and SPD shall not be responsible for any expenses related to the operation of the Screening Checkpoint. 7. Complaints and Discipline. Any complaint about the performance of the LEPs shall be directed to the Sheriffs Office and SPD. The respective agency shall determine whether the complaint is justified and warrants disciplinary action. 8. Records. The Sheriffs Office and SPD shall keep reasonably detailed records sufficient to make periodic reports to the Authority governing body on the fulfillment of the Sheriffs Office and SPD's responsibilities under this agreement. 9. Term. This contract shall become effective on June 1, 2016; shall be for a primary term of the remainder of the current calendar year; and shall renew automatically thereafter for sequential terms of one calendar year unless notification to the contrary is given by one party to the others no later than the December 1st prior to the subsequent January 1st renewal date. 10. Termination by Agreement. If the parties all agree in writing, this Agreement may be terminated under the terms and as of the date agreed upon. 11. Non-assignable. This contract shall not be assignable by any of the parties. EXECUTED effective the day and year first stated above by the duly authorized officers of the parties. eoost,,,,,,,,,, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ,�`•��� ,COij,, OF SALINE COUNTY, KANSAS ` P• ' COUNTY • B 4416AA Y •• CLERK 1 ' c Mote Shadwick, Chairman c, Attest: %,, � p< By: Mi0AW-641--- Donald R. Merriman, County Clerk SALINE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE By: `/\(s/0-4 ! Glen Kochanowski, Sheriff 3 CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS tAlo' • 1_ "IL_ K e J.\ ord, Mayor Attest: By: Dr 4 Sha i Wicks, CMC, City Clerk SALINA AIRPORT AUTHORITY By: y Vancil, Board Chairman Attest: By: i : Jef . .es, Be: d Secretary • 4