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Council adopts interlocal agreement to broaden North Davis Metro SWAT governance and budget
Summary
Layton City Council approved Resolution 25‑42 to add the Davis County Sheriff’s Office to the North Davis Metro SWAT team, create a shared budget for equipment and supplies, and establish an executive board of participating agency heads.
Lieutenant Clint Hrabowski of the Layton Police Department told the council on Aug. 24 that Resolution 25‑42 updates the North Davis Metro SWAT interlocal cooperation agreement by adding the Davis County Sheriff’s Office as a participating agency, formalizing a shared funding mechanism for equipment and expendables, and creating an executive board composed of agency heads.
“Under this new interlocal agreement, the budget is set up so that all participating cities are now compiling all of their money into one, and so that Layton City isn’t spending all of the money on robots and all of those things,” Lieutenant Hrabowski said. He described a two‑tier funding approach: one tier for agencies that supply trained manpower (paying per‑operator equipment replacement and lifecycle costs) and another for agencies that do not supply manpower but instead pay an assessment fee based on population.
Hrabowski explained the selection and training expectations for SWAT operators—two‑day selection, one week of team training, and a 100‑hour SWAT certification course—and said Layton currently supplies most team members (16 Layton police officers and four Layton firefighter tactical medics). Clearfield contributes three officers, North Salt Lake and Davis County one each, and Clinton one; Sunset and Syracuse currently participate via assessment fees and do not field operators.
The resolution establishes an executive board whose voting members are the agency heads of participating jurisdictions; Layton City remains the fiscal agent and will continue to host and manage the team through the commander. Hrabowski said the new budget structure will reduce the need for occasional large one‑time requests to the council by enabling year‑to‑year savings and pooled replacement for expensive items such as rifle‑grade ballistic vests, helmets and communication headsets.
Council members asked about the composition of the executive board and whether Layton’s financial contributions or voting weight were disproportionate; Hrabowski and council members replied that bylaws can be adjusted going forward and reminded the council that the city can withdraw from the interlocal agreement at any time. The council voted to approve Resolution 25‑42.
Motion: “I move that we approve Resolution 25‑42, this interlocal cooperation agreement for the North Davis Metro SWAT team.” Outcome: motion moved and seconded; council voice vote in favor (aye); resolution adopted.
