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Committee backs forwarding police mutual-aid agreement with Rockton as Roscoe Road bridge work approaches
Summary
Village staff presented a memorandum of understanding to clarify automatic mutual-aid responses with Rockton Police Department during Roscoe Road bridge construction; the committee recommended moving the agreement to the full board.
Village staff presented a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish police mutual-aid with the Rockton Police Department to maintain coverage while the Roscoe Road bridge is under construction. Mr. Holly explained the bridge is scheduled to begin construction in June and is expected to finish by November; the MOU would allow Rockton officers to provide an automatic response in the west-side area while Roscoe addresses service demands.
Mr. Holly told trustees the draft MOU had been reviewed with Rockton’s village attorney and police leadership and that the revised draft reflected input from both agencies. He described "strategic dispatch" as arranging response by the closest available unit and said the MOU would clear up response expectations during the construction period. Trustees voted to recommend the MOU to the full board for formal approval.
The committee’s recommendation does not itself create intergovernmental obligations; it forwards the draft to the board for a formal vote. Trustees asked that the final MOU be circulated to trustees and the board packet prior to that vote. The committee did not record a full roll-call tally in the provided transcript excerpt, but trustees indicated a voice vote in favor of forwarding the agreement.
