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ORIGINAL JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT SOUTHERN SAN MA TE..QPOLICE AUTHORITY BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF BELMONT, THE CITY OF FOSTER CITY, THE TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH, THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, AND THE CITY OF SAN CARLOS TInS AGREEMENT, dated [to be supplied], is entered into by and between the City of Belmont, the City of Foster City, the Town of Hills borough, the City of Redwood City, and the City of San Carlos, each duly organized and existing in the County of San Mateo, State of California under the constitution and laws of the State. WITNE S SETH: WHEREAS, each of the Agencies is legally responsible for providing police services within their respective jurisdictions; - WHEREAS, the jurisdictional areas of the Agencies are developed to substantially the same level of density and have similar requirements for tracking and managing of public safety information; WHEREAS, the systematic sharing of police dispatch and records information between the Agencies would substantially benefit the operational efficiency of each Agencys public safety operations, to the substantial advantage and benefit of the citizens and taxpayers of all Agencies, and such is the purpose of this agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and of the mutual promises herein contained, the Agencies do hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS Section 1.1. General. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in this Article shall, for the purpose hereof, have the meaning herein specified. Section 1.2. "Act". "Act'. means Article 1 and Article 2 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5, Division 7, Title I of the Government Code of the State. Section 1.3. "Agencies" and "Agency". "Agencies'. means all of the parties to this Agreement and "Agency" means any such party. Section 1.4. "Agreement'., "Agreement'. means this Agreement. -. -...---..--.....- ---- -T