Proposed Central Texas Regional S.W.A.T. Team

The cities of Georgetown, Cedar Park, and Leander are proposing the formation of a regional SWAT team (CTRS).  The proposal will be presented at the next General Government and Finance Advisory Board meeting on Tuesday, June 16 at 3:30 pm at 510 West 9th street in Georgetown.  Details of the proposal can be found on the city meeting agenda website.http://agendas.georgetown.org/

The proposed scope of operations follows:

The Chief of Police from each Participating Law Enforcement Agency shall designate a representative or representatives who shall be authorized to request CTRS assistance in response to the following situations, including but not limited to:
 • Barricaded Persons
 • Hostage Situations
 • Active Shooter Situations
 • Hazardous Warrant Service
 • Terrorist Incidents
 • Dignitary Protection Details
 • Riot/Crowd Control Situations
 • Missing Person Searches
 • Strategic National Stockpile Delivery
 • Any event in which a member agency’s resources have been depleted and the agency is not capable of providing an effective response

It is the author's opinion that some of the aforementioned situations do require the services of SWAT, but, others clearly do not. Citizens need to make input to the city to make their opinions known on this subject.