Agenda Date: 03/06/2018
Subject:
Title
Resolution approving an Intergovernmental Agreement for the Terms of Use for the Douglas County Emergency Vehicle Operations Course
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Presented By:
Doug Stephens, Chief of Police
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION:
Does city council support an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) allowing the Littleton Police Department (LPD) to utilize the Douglas County Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC)?
BACKGROUND:
All certified police officers receive their initial emergency vehicle operations training in a Peace Officers Standards Training (POST) approved academy training course. Once an employee is hired by the LPD, annual in-service training on low and high-speed vehicle operations/pursuits is provided. In order to accomplish the training, the LPD utilizes certified driving instructors to establish curriculums for classroom and on-track training. In the past, the on-track portion has been difficult to accomplish because there are few locations in the greater Denver area designed to accommodate the driver training.
The LPD has utilized the Arapahoe County Driver's Training Facility, however; Douglas County recently completed construction on a new facility which offers greatly enhanced services located much closer to Littleton.
PRIOR ACTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS:
Council approved a similar IGA with Arapahoe County in 2016 (Resolution 48-2016) allowing LPD to utilize the Arapahoe County Driver's Training Facility.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
Police officers spend the majority of their careers working from a patrol vehicle. The nature of their job requires emergent responses to calls-for-service and vehicle pursuit situations. The patrol vehicles are equipped for such situations and officers are trained in the appropriate vehicular response. Due to the potential liability of these situations, officers need consistent classroom and on-track driver training that is taught by certified instructors in an appropriate and controlled environment.
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