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Mutual Aid Agreement- Burglary Apprehension and Vehicle Crimes Unit Task Force SECTION 4: HANDLING OF COMPLAINTS 4.1 Whenever there is a cause to believe that a complaint has arisen as a result of a cooperative effort as it may pertain to this Agreement, the complaint shall be forwarded to the Task Force Supervisor or his/her designee who shall be responsible for the documentation of said complaint to ascertain at a minimum: a. The identity of the Complainant b. An address where the complaining party can be contacted c. The specific allegation d. The identity of the employees accused without regard as to agency affiliation 4.2 If it is determined that the accused is an employee of an Assisting Agency, the above information, with all pertinent documentation gathered during the receipt and processing of the complaint, shall be forwarded without delay to the agency head or his/her designee of the Assisting Agency for review and any action that such agency deems appropriate. SECTION 5: LIABILITY 5.1 Each agency engaging in any mutual cooperation and assistance, pursuant to this Agreement, agrees to assume responsibility for the acts, omissions, or conduct of such agency's own employees while engaged in rendering such aid pursuant to this Agreement, subject to the provisions of Section 768.28, Florida Statutes, where applicable. Each agency further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other subscribing agency, its agents, appointees, employees, designees and representatives from any and all claims, demands, judgments, suits and verdicts, cause and causes of action relating to the actions of its own officers in the performance of this Agreement, subject to the provisions of Section 768.28, Florida Statutes. SECTION 6: POWERS, PRIVILEGES, IMMUNITIES AND COSTS 6.1 Under the terms of this Agreement, an employee of a Subscribing Law Enforcement Agency, when actually engaging in mutual cooperation and assistance outside of the jurisdictional limits of the employee's jurisdictional limits, but in such areas as stated in this Agreement, shall, pursuant to the provisions of Section 23.127(1), Florida Statutes, have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities as if the employee was performing duties inside the employee's political subdivision in which he/she is normally employed. 6.2 Each Subscribing Law Enforcement Agency agrees to furnish necessary personnel, equipment, resources and facilities and to render services to each other party to the Agreement as set forth above, provided however, that no party shall be required to deplete unreasonably its own personnel, equipment, resources, facilities, and services in furnishing such mutual aid. 3 61