LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 

THE CITY OF MT. PLEASANT 

AND 

THE SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE OF MICHIGAN 

Introduction 

This agreement (the "Agreement") is between the City ofMt. Pleasant (the "City") and the 

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe ofMichigan (the "Tribe") (collectively, the "Parties"). 

The City is a Michigan home rule city duly organized under 1909 PA 279, as amended, MCL 

117.1 et seq. and is authorized to enter into this Agreement pursuant to the Urban Cooperation 

Act of 1967, MCL 124.501 et seq. 

The Tribe is a federally recognized Indian tribe possessing inherent powers of self-government, 

and is authorized to enter into this Agreement pursuant to Articles Vl(l)(a), (i), (j), (n), and (o) 

ofits Amended Constitution and By-laws (approved Nov. 4, 1986). 

Recitals 

The Parties agree that all people who live within the Tribe's Indian Countty (as defined below 

and including the Isabella Reservation), Indian and non-Indian alike, are entitled to feel safe and 

secure, and are entitled to equal protection by law enforcement. 

The Parties agree that any abuse ofpower or discretion by individual law enforcement officers of 

either Party cannot be tolerated and the Parties have a mutual interest in establishing a process to 

investigate and address any claims of abuse. 

The Parties have reached agreement regarding a Tribal Enclave (defined below) comprised 

primarily ofTribal Lands. 

The Parties agree that there must be a free exchange of information between the Parties' lawenforcement agencies. 

The Parties' respective law-enforcement agencies have a history of mutual aid and must be able 

to continue to assist one another as necessary; 

The Parties wish to establish cross-appointment authority that will provide for the most efficient, 

effective, and cooperative law-enforcement response to the citizens they represent. 

The Parties acknowledge a need to eliminate uncertainty regarding the scope of each Party's lawenforcement authority in and near the Tribe's Indian Country. 

The Parties recognize that when law-enforcement officers arrest a criminal suspect, the officers 

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may not know whether the suspect or the victim is a Tribal Member (defined below), other 

Indian (defined below), or a non-Indian, or whether the arrest or the suspected crime has 

occurred in Indian Country, and that it may be difficult to immediately determine the proper 

jurisdiction in which to file charges. 

The Parties intend that official jurisdictional determinations will be made by a prosecutor or 

court from one oftheir respective jurisdictions, not by cross-deputized arresting officers who 

may deliver the suspect to an appropriate detention facility. 

The Paiiies agree that, for purposes ofthis Agreement, any Indian (whether a Tribal Member or 

other Indian) charged with a crime allegedly committed on the Tribe's Indian Country may only 

be prosecuted in Federal and/or Tribal Court. 

Accordingly, the Parties agree as follows: 

Terms 

I. Definitions 

As used in this Agreement: 

A. "Applying Party" refers to the Party that is submitting or has submitted an officer for 

cross-appointment to the other Party, and may refer to either the Tribe or the City. 

B. "BIA" stands for Bureau oflndian Affairs. 

C. "City Limits" means the jurisdictional boundaries ofthe City as ofthe effective date of 

this Agreement. 

D. "City Officer" means a law-enforcementofficer employed by the City. 

E. "Cross-appointed Officer" means either a City Officer cross-appointed as a Tribal Officer 

or a Tribal Officer cross-appointed as a City Officer. 

F. "Cross-appointing Party" refers to the Party that is cross-appointing an officer ofthe 

other Party, and may refer to either the Tribe or the City. 

G. "Emergency" means an event reasonably perceived as an imminent threat to public safety 

that justifies immediate law-enforcement response, including but not limited to "inprogress" calls or other exigent circumstances. 

H. "Fresh Pursuit" means continuing pursuit of a suspect where an officer either: (i) 

observes the commission of a crime, including traffic infractions, and pursues the suspect 

without unreasonable delay; or (ii) has reasonable grounds to suspect a felony or a 

misdemeanor punishable by more than 92 days in jail has been committed and pursues 

the suspect without unreasonable delay. 

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I. "Indian" means any person who is a member of any federally recognized Indian tribe, 

band, nation, or other organized group or community oflndians recognized as eligible for 

the services provided to Indians by the Secretary of the Interior because of their status as 

Indians, or who is an Alaskan Native and a member of a Regional Corporation as defined 

in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. § 1606. 

J. "Indian Country" means all lands within the Reservation (regardless offee status) and 

any land held by the United States in trust for the benefit ofthe Tribe or a Tribal 

Member, and under federal law includes: 

(a) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the 

United States Government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and 

including rights-of-way running through the reservation, 

(b) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States 

whether within the original or subsequently acquired ten'itory thereof, and 

whether within or without the limits of a state, and 

(c) all Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished, 

including rights-of-way running through the same. 

18 u.s.c. § 1151. 

K. "Isabella Indian Reservation" or "Reservation" has the meaning specified in the Order 

for Judgment entered by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 

Michigan in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe ofMichigan v. Granholm, et al., Case No. 

05-10296-BC (the "Court Order"). 

L. "MCOLES" stands for Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards. 

M. "Police Commander" means either the City Police Chief or the Captain ofthe Tribe's 

Police Department ( or other head of each respective department, however named) or their 

respective designees, as dete1mined in writing by each Police Commander. Such 

designations must be made in writing by the respective Police Commanders and provided 

to all other Police Commanders. 

N. "Tribal Enclave" means the area designated on the map attached as Exhibit A, as may be 

amended from time to time upon mutual agreement and where the Tribe acquires 

additional fee and/or trust lands. 

0. "Tribal Member" means an emailed member of the Tribe. 

P. "Tribal Officer" means a law-enforcement officer employed by the Tribe. 

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2. Retention of Legal Rights, Jurisdiction, and Sovereign Immunity 

A. This Agreement may not be construed to waive any immunity, to modify the legal 

requirements for arrest or search and seizure, to otherwise modify the legal rights of any 

person, to accomplish any act that violates State or federal law, or to subject the Parties to 

any liability to which they would not be subject by law. 

B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties recognize; consistent with the abovereferenced Court Order, that to the extent that this Agreement conflicts with the decisions 

of either Moses v. Dept. o,(Corrections, 274 Mich. App. 481, 736 N.W.2d 269 (Mich. Ct. 

App. 2007) or People v. Bennett, 195 Mich. App. 455,491 N.W.2d 866 (Mich. Ct. App. 

1992), this Agreement controls. 

C. This Agreement does not affect any other agreements that either Party may enter into 

with any third party now or in the future. 

D. This Agreement may not be construed as a waiver of either Party's sovereign immunity 

except and only to the extent that both Parties waive their sovereign immunity to the 

limited extent necessary to effectuate Paragraph 20(D) ofthis Agreement. This limited 

waiver of sovereign immunity does not waive the immunity of any official, employee, or 

agent of either Party. 

3. Cross-Appointment ofQualified Officers 

A. To qualify for cross-appointment, a police officer must meet all ofthe following 

requirements: (I) licensure under current MCOLES; (2) cross-training or other 

orientation as may be reasonably required by the other Patty; (3) training under BIA 

standards (which need only be completed within six months of the initial crossappointment where an applicant meets all other requirements); and (4) nomination for 

cross-appointment by his or her own Police Commander. For example, a Tribal Officer 

would be qualified for cross-appointment ifhe or she is licensed under cutTent MCOLES 

standards, cross-trains with the City (if necessary), and is nominated for crossappointment by the Tribal Police Commander. 

B. On an as-needed basis, the Applying Party may submit to the Cross-appointing Patty the 

names of the Applying Party's police officers who are qualified to serve as Crossappointed Officers, along with a description of the qualifications of each named officer. 

C. Upon confirming that an applicant is qualified under the terms ofthis Agreement, the 

Cross-appointing Party's Police Commander must, without undue delay, either 

cross-appoint the Applying Party's applicant officer, or deny the cross-appointment under 

Paragraph 5(A) ofthis Agreement. The Cross-appointing Party's Police Commander 

must transmit a list of the cross-appointed officers to the Applying Patty's Police 

Commander. 

D. The Cross-appointing Party may not deny a cross-appointment, reinstatement, or other 

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consideration under this Agreement on the basis of tribal membership or Indian heritage, 

race, creed, sex, color, sexual orientation, or national origin. 

E. Any cross-appointment granted under this Agreement is effective for the duration ofthis 

Agreement unless tenninated, suspended, or revoked by a Cross-appointing Party as 

provided in this Agreement. 

4. Duty to Info1m 

The Applying Party's Police Commander must info1m the Cross-appointing Party's Police 

Commander within 24 hours when a Cross-appointed Officer: 

A. is terminated or otherwise leaves employment as a full-time law-enforcement officer for 

any reason; 

B. is transferred to another area or jurisdiction; 

C. is suspended for any reason; 

D. is indicted or convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in any court; 

E. is found to have any physical, emotional, or mental condition that might adversely affect 

his or her perfonnance as a law-enforcement officer; 

F. no longer meets the qualifications as set forth in Section 3(A) of this Agreement; or 

G. takes a leave of absence where his or her law-enforcement authority is relinquished 

dming the leave. 

5. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Cross-Appointment 

A. If a Cross-appointing Party's Police Commander detennines, in his or her discretion, that 

grounds exist to deny the applicant a cross-appointment, the Cross-appointing Police 

Commander must promptly issue a written explanation for the denial, and must provide 

this explanation to the applicant and to the Applying Patty's Police Commander. 

B. The Cross-appointing Party may suspend the Applying Party's police officer's 

cross-appointment for any cause listed in Section 4 or for other good cause. 

C. The Cross-appointing Patty must adopt a protocol specifying the procedure for 

suspension or revocation of the cross-appointment of the Applying Party's officers and 

must share that protocol with the Cross-appointing Party. The protocol must include a 

provision requiring the two Parties to consult with one another prior to any suspension or 

revocation of a cross-appointment, and must include a requirement that any suspensions 

or revocations must be made in a writing delivered to the other Party's Police 

Commander. 

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D. A Cross-appointing Party may revoke a cross-appointment as provided in the Crossappointing Patty's protocol. The Cross-appointing Party's decision is final and may not 

be appealed, except to the extent detailed elsewhere in this Agreement. Nothing in this 

Agreement creates any right ofjudicial review. 

E. Nothing in this Agreement prevents an officer who has been suspended or revoked from 

re-applying for cross-appointment at any time after that officer's Police Commander has 

provided the Cross-appointing Police Commander with a request for reinstatement and 

satisfactory evidence that the applicant has: (i) satisfied the conditions in the Crossappointing Party's protocol for reinstatement; (ii) con-ected the conditions that lead to 

suspension or revocation; and (iii) met all other requirements for cross-appointment 

under this Agreement. 

6. Scope of Powers 

A. Cross-appointed City Officers have all the powers of a Tribal Officer to enforce Tribal 

laws within that p01tion of the Tribe's Indian Country that also lies within the City 

Limits. 

B. Cross-appointed Tribal Officers have all the powers ofCity Officers to enforce State and 

local laws within those areas of the Tribe's Indian Country that are also within the City 

Limits. 

C. Cross-appointed Tribal Officers who respond to requests for assistance by the City Police 

for law-enforcement services or for support either inside or outside the Tribe's Indian 

Country have all the powers of City Officers through the duration of the situation giving 

rise to the request. 

D. Cross-appointed City Officers who respond to requests for assistance by the Tribal Police 

Commander for law-enforcement services or support inside the Tribe's Indian Country 

(including the Tribal Enclave) have all the powers of a Tribal Officer through the 

.duration of the situation giving rise to the request. 

E. It is the intent of the Tribe and of the City that qualified City Officers be commissioned 

to exercise federal law-enforcement powers within that portion of the Tribe's Indian 

Country that lies within the City Limits pursuant to the federal Indian Law Enforcement 

Reform Act, 25 U.S.C. § 2801 et seq. and relevant regulations. The Tribe agrees to take 

or support all actions necessary to facilitate federal commissioning of qualified City 

Officers. The Tribe reserves the right to seek suspension or revocation of an officer's 

federal certification as provided by federal law or policy. 

7. Special Provisions Related to Tribal-Enclave 

A. Cross-appointed City Officers may not enter the Tribal Enclave for law enforcement 

purposes except: (I) to respond to a 911 dispatch call or other emergency; (2) when in 

Fresh Pursuit; or (3) upon the request of or with the prior authorization of the Tribal 

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Police. 

B. This Agreement does not restrict the ability of any City Officers to travel within the 

Tribe's Indian Country, including the Tribal Enclave, while off-duty. 

8. Notification and Custody upon Arrest ofTribal Member or Other Indian 

A. Unless a Tribal Officer has responded and is present at the scene to handle and transport 

arrestees, a Cross-appointed City Officer who arrests a Tribal Member or other Indian 

anywhere within the Tribe's Indian Country must immediately notify the City Police 

Commander of the arrest by police radio, telephone, or other appropriate form of 

communication. As soon as possible and by standard police communication channels, 

the City's Police Commander must notify the Ttibe's Police Commander of the arrest. 

B. A Cross-appointed Tribal Officer who arrests a non-Indian may transport the aiTested 

individual to the appropriate lockup for processing. The Tribe is not required to 

separately notify the City Police of the arrest by police radio, telephone, or other 

appropriate fonn of communication. 

9. Citations 

A. Cross-appointed City Officers must use the Tribe's citation forms to cite a Ttibal 

Member or other. Indian for a violation ofTribal law. 

B. Cross-appointed Tribal Officers must use State and/or local citation forms to cite a 

non-Indian for a violation ofState and/or local law. 

I0. Criminal Procedure and Prosecution 

A. Cross-appointed City Officers must comply with applicable Tribal law in connection with 

the performance of any Tribal law-enforcement duties under this Agreement. 

B. Cross-appointed Tribal Officers must comply with applicable State and local law in 

connection with the performance of any City law-enforcement duties under this 

Agreement. 

C. Cross-appointed Officers making an arrest under the terms of this Agreement must 

complete all the required departmental fonns and reports of their own agency regardless 

of whether the arrested person remains in the custody of the arresting agency or is turned 

over to another agency for processing. 

D. Cross-appointed Officers must honor lawfully issued subpoenas requesting the officer's 

appearance in Tribal, Federal, State, or municipal court. 

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11. Fresh-Pursuit and Emergency Exceptions 

A. This Agreement does not prevent: (i) a City Officer, whether cross-appointed or not, 

from continuing Fresh Pursuit of a suspect into the Tribal Enclave or other portion of the 

Reservation outside the City Limits; or (2) a Tribal Officer, whether cross-appointed or 

not, from continuing Fresh Pursuit of a suspect out ofthe Tribe's Indian Country. 

B. In the event that a City Officer enters the Tribal Enclave area or other portion ofthe 

Reservation outside the City Limits in Fresh Pursuit, the officer must, as soon as 

practicable, ensure that the Tribal Police are notified ofthe officer's entry into the 

Enclave or other portion of the Reservation outside the City Limits for law-enforcement 

purposes. The City Officer must document the time and purpose ofthe entry, whether a 

suspect was stopped, an-ested, or a citation was issued, and the time and manner in which 

the notification to the Tribal Police was made, and must promptly provide this 

documentation to the Tribal Police. 

C. Whether Cross-appointed or not, nothing in this Agreement prevents City or Tribal 

Officer from taking appropriate action in an Emergency. 

D. As soon as possible, the City or Tribal Officer responding to an Emergency must, via 

standard police communication channels, notify his or her own Police Commander who 

must, in tum, notify the other Patty's Police Commander ofthe Emergency response. 

12. Mutual Aid 

A. The City Police may request assistance from the Tribal Police to assist the City Police to 

respond to incidents outside the Tribe's Indian Country. 

B. The Tribal Police Commander may request that City Officers assist the Tribe to respond 

to incidents inside the Tribe's Indian Country whether inside City Limits or not 

(including within the Tribal Enclave). 

C. The Parties may expressly authorize each others' Cross-appointed Officers to patrol or 

assist law-enforcement efforts in a manner broader than that contemplated in this 

Agreement, but only in limited areas, for limited times, and for limited purposes. This 

may include participation in joint task forces (e.g., narcotic enforcement, youth services, 

etc.), provision ofservices during special events (e.g., "Western Weekend"), meeting 

special law-enforcement needs (e.g., drunk-driving enforcement), conducting 

investigations, or filling other needs. The Parties' Police Commanders must define in 

writing the extent, scope, and duration of any such authorization before the broader 

efforts are authorized. 

D. This Agreement does not and is not intended to affect either Party's rights with respect to 

the enforcement of gaming laws, including but not limited to the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701 et seq., or any natural-resources laws. 

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13. Supervision and Control of Cross-Appointed Officers 

A. Cross-appointed City Officers are under the ultimate control of the City Police while 

Cross-appointed as Tribal Officers. 

B. Cross-appointed Tribal Officers are under the ultimate control of the Tribal Police 

Commander while Cross-appointed as City Officers. 

14. Compensation and Benefits of Cross-Appointed Officers 

A. Cross-appointed City Officers are not employees of the Tribe. The City is liable for its 

employees' salaries, worker's compensation protection, and civil liabilities. Each City 

Officer must be deemed to be performing regular duties for the City Police while 

perfotming services under this Agreement. 

B. Cross-appointed Tribal Officers are not employees of the City Police. The Tribe is liable 

for its employees' salaries, worker's compensation protection, and civil liabilities. Each 

Tribal Officer must be deemed to be perfotming regular duties for the Tribe while 

performing services under this Agreement. 

15. Joint Law Enforcement Review Committee 

A. In the interest of encouraging a collaborative approach to law enforcement in Isabella 

County and to encourage communication between all law-enforcement entities within the 

Tribe's Indian Country and Isabella County, this Agreement creates a Joint Law 

Enforcement Review Committee. Similar provisions are included in concurrently entered 

law-enforcement agreements between the Tribe, County, and State. The Review 

Committee is comprised of the Police Commanders for the Tribe and the City, along with 

the Police Commanders of each of the other respective parties to the other lawenforcement agreements containing a similar provision. Each Party may appoint a 

second representative to the Committee. 

B. The Review Committee sets the date, place, and rules ofits meetings, but the Review 

Committee must meet at least once annually by the anniversary of the effective date of 

this Agreement. 

C. The Review Committee may develop proposals for operational plans or protocols to 

implement this Agreement. 

D. As it is appropriate, the Review Committee may invite representatives from the Parties' 

respective courts and prosecuting attorney's offices to attend the committee meetings and 

discuss the status of this Agreement. 

E. On an as-needed basis, the Review Committee may convene special meetings to hear or 

respond to public complaints regarding either Patty's officers, either Party's police 

practices, or this Agreement. Nothing in this Section affects each Party's independent 

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authority to issue, revoke, or suspend cross-appointments as discussed in Section 3 of this 

Law Enforcement Agreement. 

16. Day-to-Day Contacts 

The first point of contact for any issues that may arise with a Cross-appointed Officer is the 

Police Commander for that officer. That Police Commander may dete1mine whether the 

issue should be handled according to internal review procedures. 

17. Data Collection and Sharing Information 

The Tribe agrees that its Court must abstract to the appropriate State ofMichigan agencies 

the necessary information regarding both civil infraction dispositions and convictions of 

Tribal Code violations in which the punishment exceeds 92 days incarceration. The Tribe 

further agrees to take all necessary steps to participate in the Law Enforcement Information 

Network (L.E.l.N.) system and any other steps necessary to implement this section ofthe 

Agreement. 

18. Immunities 

A. All the immunities enjoyed by Tribal Officers under Tribal or federal law are granted to 

the benefit of cross-appointed City Officers when using their cross-appointment authority 

under the terms ofthis Agreement, unless othe1wise prohibited by law. 

B. All the immunities enjoyed by City Officers under State or federal law are granted to the 

benefit of cross-appointed Tribal Officers when using their cross-appointment authority 

under the te1ms ofthis Agreement, unless otherwise prohibited by law. 

19. Hold Hannless 

A. The Parties mutually waive any and all claims against each other which may arise out of 

their activities performed under this Agreement unless such claims are proximately 

caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct ofthe other Pmiy or its officers. 

B. Each Party is responsible for all liability ofwhatever nature arising from the acts of its 

own officers and employees to the extent provided by law. Under no circumstances may 

either Party be held liable for the acts that the officers ofthe other Party perform under 

this Agreement. 

20. Duration. Termination. and Disputes 

A. This Agreement remains in effect in perpetuity unless the Patiies terminate the 

Agreement by mutual written consent of both Parties. The Parties do not require Comi 

approval or other filing to terminate the Agreement under this provision. 

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B. On or before the five-year anniversary ofthe effective date ofthis Agreement, and at 

five-year intervals after the first meeting, the Parties must meet to discuss in good faith 

any issues or concerns regarding any aspect ofthis Agreement. 

C. The United States District Court for the Eastern District ofMichigan (the "Court") has 

continuing jurisdiction to resolve disputes under this Agreement under the terms set forth 

in this Agreement. 

D. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Party may initiate an action in the Court until and 

unless the Parties have mediated their disputes as provided herein. The Parties intend to 

resolve any disputes informally and promptly through good-faith negotiations between 

the Pmiies. If a dispute arises under or concerning this Agreement, the Parties must 

proceed as follows: 

i. The initiating Party must send written notice to the recipient Party setting forth the 

particulars ofthe dispute and a suggested resolution ofthe issue. The recipient Pa1iy 

must respond in writing within 30 days and must respond with specificity to the 

initiating Party's dispute and suggested resolution. 

ii. Ifthis does not resolve the dispute, the Parties must meet and confer in person within 

30 days after the recipient Party's response to attempt to resolve the matter. 

m. Ifthis does not resolve the dispute, the Parties must submit to mediation with a 

mutually acceptable private mediator. Either Party may initiate this mediation at any 

time after the meeting contemplated above. The Parties agree to select a mediator 

with background and experience in: the subject matter that gave rise to the dispute; 

tribal governments; local governments; and relevant laws, practices, procedures, and 

operations. In order to decide upon an acceptable mediator, the Patiies agree to 

timely exchange lists ofproposed mediators, including the mediators' resumes, 

confirmation of each proposed mediator's willingness to act as mediator in the 

dispute, any potential conflicts (ifknown), any other qualifications, and the proposed 

mediators' hourly rates. Each Party may strike unacceptable names from the list and 

number the remaining names in order of preference. The Pmiies retain the right to 

reject any proposed mediator, but must make good-faith efforts to select an 

acceptable mediator under this Agreement. The Parties agree to abide by the 

mediator's own mies regarding the conduct ofthe mediation or such other mies upon 

which the Patiies may agree. The Parties must evenly split the costs ofmediation. 

tv. Ifmediation is unsuccessful, either Party may then petition the Comi, and either Party 

may lodge appeals with the 6th Circuit Court ofAppeals and/or the Supreme Court of 

the United States, but no other court has jurisdiction to hear the dispute. The Court 

may not award either Party any monetary damages, but may declare the rights ofthe 

Parties and order compliance under this Agreement. The losing Party must bear the 

prevailing Party's Comi costs and attorney's fees. Each Party expressly and 

irrevocably waives any right to trial by jury. 

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21. Amendments 

This Agreement may only be amended by a writing signed by the duly authorized 

representatives of each Party. The Parties do not require Court approval or other filing to 

amend the Agreement under this provision. 

22. Severability 

The provisions of this Agreement are severable. If any provision of this Agreement is held 

invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the Agreement remains in effect, unless 

terminated as provided for in this Agreement. However, if any provision of this Agreement 

is severed from the Agreement, then the Parties must promptly meet and negotiate in good 

faith to achieve the intended purpose of the severed provision in a manner that is valid and 

enforceable under applicable law. 

23. Relationship to Other Agreements 

A. This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the Parties. 

B. Previously entered written agreements between the Parties regarding or relating to lawenforcement or public safety of officers or other emergency-response personnel remain in 

full force and effect. 

C. Ifthere is any conflict between the terms of any other surviving agreement and the tetms 

of this Agreement, this Agreement controls. 

D. Ifthis Agreement conflicts with the Court Order, the terms of this Agreement govern. 

24. Notice 

Written notices required or petmitted to be given under this Agreement are sufficient if they 

are sent by registered or certified mail, or by other means mutually acceptable to the Parties. 

In the case of the City, notices must be sent to: 

· City Manager 

City of Mt. Pleasant 

320 West Broadway 

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 

With a copy to: 

Public Safety Director 

Mount Pleasant Department of Public Safety 

804 E. High Street 

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 

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In the case of the Tribe, notices must be sent to: 

Tribal Police Captain 

Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police Department 

6954 E. Broadway 

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 

Dispatch: 989-775-4700 

Fax: 989-775-4839 

With a copy to: 

General Counsel 

Legal Department 

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe 

7070 East Broadway 

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 

Tel: 989-775-4032 

Fax: 989-775-4614 

25. Counterparts 

This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each ofwhich is an original, but all 

of which together constitute a single instrnment. 

26. Authority 

The undersigned represent that they are authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of 

the Tribe and City, respectively. 

27. Preparation of Agreement 

The Patties drafted this Agreement and entered into it after careful review and upon the 

advice of competent counsel. It must be construed as if it were mutually drafted, and may 

not be constrned more strongly for or against either Party. 

28. Effective Date 

This Agreement is effective on the date that the Court Order is signed by the Court, provided 

that the Court enters the Court Order as it was approved by the City and Tribe. Changes to 

the form of the Court Order (e.g., pagination, fonts, margins, etc.) do not affect the effective 

date of this Agreement, but this Agreement is not effective and does not bind the parties if 

the language of the Court Order is not identical to the language approved by the City and 

Tribe. 

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SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE CITY OF MT. PLEASANT 

OF MICHIGAN 

Date signed Date signe& 1 • 

The United States District Court for the Eastern District ofMichigan entered the Order for 

Judgment in Case No. 05-10296 on ________, 2010. 

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