AIRBORNE LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY-2009

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Management of flight time provided to the AGENCY shall be the responsibility of the ABLE Bureau Commander. Flight time over the City will be recorded and monitored daily for the purpose of providing service in accordance with the above table. The AGENCY will be provided with a detailed log of calls and flight time for each monthly billing period. Due to the inherent unknown nature in the need for airborne law enforcement service, ABLE will adjust daily service levels to coincide with the above table. In recognition that it will not always be possible to meet this goal (by either exceeding or falling short), ABLE will compensate for variations to arrive at an appropriate "daily average," on a monthly basis. Section 3.04 of this Agreement provides for the assignment of a full-time sworn police sergeant to ABLE to serve as a supervisor/member of the flight crew. This supervisor will maintain all responsibilities of the ABLE Helicopter Sergeant as defined in the ABLE Operations Manual. ABLE will require that this supervisor meet all of the qualifications and requirements as set forth in the ABLE Operations Manual for Pilots and Certified Flight Instructors. This supervisor will be subject to and meet all of the requirements for pilots as set forth in the ABLE Pilot Training Program. This training will be provided by ABLE personnel and designated professional training facilities with all associated costs being the responsibility of the AGENCY. The cost of such training is in addition to the cost for helicopter service set forth in this Exhibit "A" and will be billed directly to the AGENCY. The AGENCY agrees to provide ABLE with two designated officers, who will serve as tactical flight officers, for the purpose of providing vacation and sick leave relief. The AGENCY agrees to make this officer available for training pursuant to the ABLE Helicopter Observer Training Program. This officer will serve in a pool of personnel trained to fill shortfalls due to vacation, sick leave and miscellaneous unscheduled absences. The cost for this position is approximately equivalent to the vacation and sick leave accrued annually by the current Santa Ana police sergeant serving as the ABLE Sergeant/Pilot. ABLE shall participate in the selection process for officers assigned to the unit as flight crewmembers and reserves the right to revoke assignments without cause. Officers assigned to the ABLE program pursuant to this agreement shall meet all requirements set forth in the ABLE Operations Manual. Exhibit A-2