This Memorandum of Agreement with Chatham County would allow the Savannah Police Department to temporarily use and have access to certain assets that were jointly shared by the former Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department.  

The City will be able to continue to use several pieces of special operations equipment and have access to the Forensics and Records Unit, situated within a County-owned building. The County will be permitted to use the City’s Bearcat (armored SWAT vehicle) and have access to the Property and Evidence Units, situated within a City-owned building.

The Chatham County Board of Commissioners approved this MOA on May 4, 2018. 

Approval