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Consider approving a memorandum of understanding between the Cyril Police Department and the City of Lawton for the utilization of the Lawton Police Department’s Training Facility to train new Cyril Police Officers in the Council of Law Enforcement and Training’s Basic Academy (CLEET).
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INITIATOR: James T. Smith, Police Chief
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: James T. Smith, Police Chief
BACKGROUND: The Cyril Police Department and the Lawton Police Department desire to begin a partnership for the purpose of providing CLEET training to new peace officers / deputies of the Cyril Police Department. The City of Lawton has invested considerable resources in accomplishing its mission to become a regional CLEET training center. This achievement allows the Lawton Police Department to offer certified police training locally thereby providing a more economical means of training CLEET certified officers in Southwest Oklahoma. Due to action taken by the CLEET board on July 12, 2017, the Lawton Police Department is permitted to train other non-certified peace officers from within its contiguous county borders. Thus, Cyril Police Department desires to utilize Lawton’s academy to train their recruit officers via the Lawton Police Department’s CLEET academy.
EXHIBIT: Copy of the Memorandum of Understanding
KEY ISSUES: N/A
FUNDING SOURCE: This requires no additional cost to the City of Lawton. Cyril Police Department will bear the sole expenses imposed for their recruits as stated within the proposed MOU.
STAFF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: Approve the proposed MOU between Cyril Police Department and City of Lawton and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign and execute the Memorandum of Understanding.