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RESOLUTION NO. 48-74
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE CLERK TO
SIGN THAT CERTAIN AGREEMENT WITH THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE TO PROVIDE JAIL FACILITIES.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Mayor and the Village Clerk be, and they
are hereby, authorized and directed to sign that cef'tain Agreement
between the Village of North Palm Beach and the Palm Beach County
Sheriff's Office to provide jail facilities, a copy of which is attached
hereto, marked Exhibit A, and by reference made a part hereof.
Section 2. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed
to affix the Village Seal thereto.
Section 3. A copy of this Resolution, together with the
executed Agreement, shall be sent forthwith to William R. Heidtman,
Sheriff of Palm Beach County.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 8 DAY OF AUGUST, 1974.
ATTEST:
/s/ Dolores R. Walker
Village Clerk
/s/ Walter N. Colbath. Jr.
MAYOR
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this 1st day.'of
August 1974, between the Sheriff jif Palm
Beach County, Florida, hereinafter referred to as Sheriff,
and North Palm Beach , hereinafterreferred
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to as Municipality.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Sheriff operates the Palm Beach County Jail
under his supervision and control; and
WHEREAS, Municipality possesses police powers hut is
without facilities to incarcerate its prisoners; and
WHEREAS, Municipality is in need of facilities to
detain said prisoners and desires the use of the said
facilities of Sheriff; and
WHEREAS, Sheriff is willing to make available the use
of the facilities under his supervision and control under
the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutu4l coven-
ants and promises hereinafter set forth, and in c nsider-
ation of the premises, it is agreed between the p rties as
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follows:
1. Sheriff agrees to permit Municipality to' hold
prisoners in the County Jail prior to filing eithr munici-
pal or state charges for a period not to exceed 24 hours,
and to use the County Jail facilities for prisoners who
have been tried and sentenced to a jail term by the Munici-
pal Court of Municipality. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in each
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instance, Municipality agrees to provide Sheriff with a
proper written authorization to either confine or hold
such a prisoner, as well as proper written authorization
to release such a prisoner.
(a) it is understood and agreed that when a municipal
prisoner has been held for 24 hours without being arraigned
(in compliance with Section 3.130 Rules of Criminal Procedure)
or without some other proper disposition being made of his
case, Municipality will immediately, upon notice, remove
said prisoner from the County Jail. In the event that any
municipal prisoner is held over the said 24 hour period,
under the above circumstances, and any civil litigation
results thereby, Municipality agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Sheriff as to any liability arising therefrom,
as well as for any costs or expenses thereby incurred.
2. Municipality agrees to pay to Sheriff $5.00 per
prisoner per clay, or portion thereof, for the use of the
' County Jail facilities as. hereinahove described in Para-
graph 1.
3. Sheriff agrees that Municipality shall have the
use of the County Jail facilities for the purpose of hold-
ing and/or confining prisoners when such prisoners have
been hooked in on a valid State Criminal Statute violation,
misdemeanor or felony, and are hexing processed in a compe-
tent court of criminal jurisdiction of Palm Reach County,
Florida, and that there will he no per diem charge for
such service under such circumstances.
4. Municipality agrees that in the event of sickness
or injury to n municipal prisoner being held by Sheriff,
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or -to a municipal prisoner serving a municipal jail sen-
tence, while such prisoner is in the County Jail, Munici-
pality shall pay any and all hospital and medical expenses
incurred in the proper treatment of such prisoner, and
that Municipality shall save and hold harmless the Sheriff
for any such charges and expenses.
5. Municipality agrees that in the event of Injury
or accident to a municipal prisoner, as aforesaid, and
there results therefrom any civil litigation instituted
by the said prisoner, his family or estate, then the munic-
ipality will indemnify and hold harmless the Sheriff as to
any liability arising therefrom, and will defend such suit
as there may be.
6. Municipality agrees that in the event any municipal
prisoner, during the time he is still in custody, must he
placed somewhere other than the County Jail, such as, but
not limited to, hospital confinement, then Municipality
w;11, upon notice, furnish such security as is needed to
guard said prisoner, and it is understood that should a
circumstance arise wherein the Sheriff has provided such
outside security, Municipality agrees to pay such ad-
ditional costs for such security as there may be.
7. Sheriff reserves the right to refuse to accept any
municipal prisoner who possesses physical disorders which
are contagious, which might affect the general health of
the County Jail inmates and personnel, or which require
special care and treatment, such as, but not limited to,
venereal disease, heart conditions, epilepsy and diabetes.
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8. It is understood and agreed between the parties
that thin Agreement may be terminated by either party upon
fifteen} (15) clays written notice to the other party.
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