The mayor or council may, upon the request of the governing body or mayor of any other municipality of the state, send any law enforcement officer or officers to assist the law enforcement officers of such requesting municipality in the performance of their duties in cases of emergency. A complete record of the request together with the names of the officers sent shall be recorded in the minutes of the next regular meeting of the council. Such assistance shall be rendered only in emergencies, and such emergency shall be declared by the mayor of the requesting city or, in his absence, the person normally acting in his stead. (Prior code § 1-2-30)