The Police Chiefs proposal to establish and join a regional SWAT team faced significant hard questioning from Councilman Gonzales, who is also a member of the General Government and Finance Advisory Board. He pointed out that Georgetown, Cedar Park, and Leander are among the safest cities in Texas and the need for SWAT has been and is expected to be minimal.
Councilman Gonzales also questioned whether or not Georgetown could be liable for operations in the other member cities. There was no definitive response to that question. Councilman Gonzales also pointed out that Williamson County maintains a SWAT team that is stationed in Georgetown. Round Rock also has a SWAT team that can be called upon for backup.
Since this presentation by the Police Chief was more about the need to establish such a regional team than the finances associated with it, the board took no action and will wait for the City Council to decide whether or not to participate in such an interlocal team.
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