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X. EQUIPMENT <br />XI. COMMAND AND CONTROL <br />Each participating municipality shall acquire and maintain the equipment of its participating team <br />members Each participating municipality shall budget funds to cover equipment, training, and <br />expendable supplies for its participating team members. <br />Each participating city shall budget sufficient funds to maintain equivalent equipment standards, <br />and training standards with those of the other participating cities. <br />Any point capital expenditure for Unit equipment must be approved by the Executive Board. The <br />costs of such Unit equipment shall be divided 33 1/3% to each participating city <br />During field activation of the Unit, an Incident Commander, SWAT Commander, and Team <br />Leader(s) will be designated. <br />The Incident Commander shall be from the jurisdiction in which the incident is occurring. The <br />Incident Commander should be a command level Officer The Incident Commander retains full <br />authority and control throughout the incident. The Incident Commander shall make decisions as <br />to the resolution of the incident. <br />The SWAT Commander shall act as a liaison between the Incident Commander and the <br />Emergency Services Unit. The SWAT Commander shall consult with the Incident Commander <br />and discuss tactical options The SWAT Commander shall be responsible to keep the Incident <br />Commander informed of Emergency Services Unit activities. The SWAT Commander shall <br />consult the Incident Commander with options to accomplish the mission of the Incident <br />Commander The SWAT Commander shall relay the mission of the Incident Commander to the <br />Team Leader(s) and assure that the mission is carried out as intended. <br />The Team Leader(s) in consultation with the SWAT Commander shall formulate tactical plans <br />to react to the incident. The Team Leader(s) shall be responsible for completing the assigned <br />mission as determined by the SWAT Commander and Incident Commander The Team Leader(s) <br />shall direct and control the actions of the team members. <br />The Emergency Services Unit will not attempt any tactical operation that in the judgment of the <br />SWAT Commander and Team Leader(s), unreasonably endangers the safety of the Officers <br />assigned to the Emergency Services Unit, or for which the unit is not properly trained and/or <br />equipped. <br />4 <br />