Westmoreland County Commissioners are expected to approve a cooperation agreement Thursday with the city of Pittsburgh to help security efforts during next week’s NFL draft.

Park Police Chief Jeff Shearer said one of department’s more than three dozen officers and the county’s bomb detection canine will be deployed for four days to assist Pittsburgh police.

Shearer said the officer is expected to work four 12-hour shifts, a schedule that will require overtime pay.

Commissioners confirmed costs involved with the personnel loan will be paid by the county.

“We want to do our part but it would be nice for the NFL to reimburse us,” said Commissioner Sean Kertes.

Seventeen law enforcement agencies, including the Westmoreland County Park Police, have signed cooperation agreements with the city to provide additional security during the draft.

Local officials are hopeful the three-day event, which is expected to be attended by an estimated 500,000 visitors, will promote tourism and provide an economic jolt for Westmoreland County.

“This will be good for our region. We will be helped by our hotel rooms being filled and ancillary spin-off activities. It’s a fair trade for us,” Commissioner Ted Kopas said of the costs associated by donating personnel to the security effort for the draft.

Just how much benefit Westmoreland County will receive from the event is still to be determined.

Laura Argenbright, senior director of creative strategy for Go Laurel Highlands, county’s tourism bureau, said the local hotels have yet to see a major uptick in reservations ahead of next week’s draft.

“We don’t have full numbers yet but it’s not like everything is sold out at this point. Early on we expected there might be a large bump but that hasn’t happened. We are hopeful we will still get some of the overflow,” Argenbright said.

Still, the tourism agency said the draft will be a strong marketing tool for the region. Air travelers arriving next week at Pittsburgh International Airport will be greeted with a large billboard touting attractions in Westmoreland County and the region. There will also be targeted marketing around Acrisure Stadium during next week’s draft, she said.

“This is our opportunity to get in front of a lot of people,” Argenbright said of next week’s marketing efforts.