R-07-04-26-12C1 - 4/26/2007 RESOLUTION NO. R-07-04-26-12C1
WHEREAS, Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code, V.T.C.A. ,
authorizes local governments and agencies of the state to enter into
agreements with one another to perform governmental functions and
services, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it would be
beneficial to the citizens of the City to secure the benefits of mutual
aid from nearby fire departments for fire protection and emergency
services, and
WHEREAS, the Williamson County Fire Chiefs Association (WCFCA)
has offered to enter into an agreement for mutual aid with the City,
Now Therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute on
behalf of the City an Agreement for Mutual Aid in Fire Protection and
Other Emergency Services Response, a copy of same being attached hereto
as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein for all purposes.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of
the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this
Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to the
public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and
the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted
upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
Government Code, as amended.
RESOLVED this 26th day of April, 2007 .
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LE ELL, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
A ST;
CHRISTINE R. MARTINEZ, City S retary
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THE STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON §
AGREEMENT FOR MUTUAL AID IN FIRE PROTECTION AND OTHER
EMERGENCY SERVICES RESPONSE
This Agreement between the fire departments and other entities who are members
of the Williamson County Fire Chiefs Association (WCFCA) and who have indicated
their approval by signature hereto, is for the purpose of securing to each, both jointly and
individually, the benefits of mutual aid in the protection of life and property from fire,
and other man made or natural disaster.
It is agreed that.
1. The term of this Agreement shall be for one (1) year with automatic
annual renewal. An individual department or departments in accordance
with the provisions of paragraph 12 may terminate this Agreement.
Termination by an individual department(s) will not affect the validity of
this Agreement among the remaining departments.
2. Upon request to an official of the Responding Department by an official of
the Requesting Department,fire fighting or other equipment and qualified
personnel will be dispatched to any point within the jurisdiction of the
Requesting Department-
3. All departments represented in this Agreement will use the National
Incident Management System (NIMS) when participating in mutual aid
responses.
4. All departments represented in this agreement will use the recognized
passport/accountability system when participating.in mutual aid responses.
5. Any dispatch of equipment and personnel pursuant to this Agreement is
subject to the following conditions:
a. Any request for aid hereunder_ shall include a statement of the
nature of the aid requested, the amount and type of equipment and
the number of personnel requested. It shall specify the location to
which the equipment and personnel are to be dispatched, however
the Responding Department official shall determine the amount
and type of equipment and personnel to be furnished,if any.
b. The Responding Department shall report to the officer in charge of
the Requesting Department at the location to which equipment and
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Personnel are dispatched and shall be subject to orders of that
official.
C. If the request for aid is for EMS first responders, the Responding
Department will insure that only personnel certified by the Texas
Department of State Health Services as Emergency Care
Attendants(ECA)or Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT,
EMT-I or EMT-P)will treat patients.
d. The Responding Department shall be released by the Requesting
Department when the services of the Responding Department are
no longer required or when the Responding Department is needed
within the area for which it normally provides emergency service.
6. Neither party shall be reimbursed by any other department for any
expenses or losses incurred pursuant to this Agreement unless a prior
understanding has been reached regarding reimbursement for, or
replacement of,specific items or expenses.
7. Responding Departments shall maintain and use their own insurance to
cover equipment and personnel employed in response.to this agreement.
8. All equipment used by the Responding Department.in carrying out this
Agreement will, at the time of action hereunder, either be owned by it, or
under its unrestricted operational control. All personnel provided by the
Responding Department shall be either an employee or volunteer of that
department.
9. Responding Departments shall comply with all applicable FederalState
County and local governmental laws,regulations and ordinances. ,
10. The parties hereto agree that the act of any individuals or entities while
fighting fires, providing rescue services, providing first response EMS
services, traveling to or from any type of emergency call or emergency
scene, or in any manner fiunishing services in accordance with this
agreement, or supplement thereto, shall be the act of the party performing
such accts. The payment of any and all civil or other liability including
negligence, resulting from the furnishing of services under this Agreement
is the responsibility of the individual or entity performing such acts to the
extent permissible by law. This shall specifically-include, but not be
limited to, the payment of all court costs, expenses, and,attorney's fees
resulting from any such litigation.
11. It is expressly understood and agreed that in the execution of this
Agreement, neither the Responding nor Requesting Department waives,
nor shall be deemed hereby to waive,any immunity or defense that would
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otherwise be available to, or its personnel, whether volunteer or paid,
under any applicable law, statute, rule, or regulation, including, but not
limited to,the Texas Tort Claims Act.
12. If for any reason any department is unable to cavy out the terms of this
Agreement, or it would be unduly burdensome for any department to
continue performing this Agreement, such department shall have the
option to terminate (withdraw from)this Agreement upon thirty(30) days
written notice to officials at the headquarters of the other departments and
to the Secretary of the WCFCA.
13. If for any reason any one or more of the paragraphs of this Agreement are
held invalid, such holding shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the
remaining paragraphs of this Agreement, but shall be confined in its
Operation to the specific sections, sentences, clauses or parts of this
Agreement held invalid,and the invalidity of any section,sentence,clause,
or parts of this Agreement in any one or more instances shall not affect or
prejudice in any way the validity of this Agreement in other instances.
14. The original of this Agreement with original signatures will be kept in the
custody of the Secretary of WCFCA and will be made available for
inspection upon demand by any department signing hereto.
15. This effective date of this Agreement for any department is the date that
an official of that department has signed this Agreement.
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DATE: April 19, 2007
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting - April 26, 2007
ITEM: 12.C.1. Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an
agreement for Mutual Aid for fire service between the City of Round
Rock Fire Department and the Williamson County Fire Chiefs
Association (WCFCA).
Department: Fire Department
Staff Person: Larry Hodge, Fire Chief
Justification:
Staff recommends the approval of this agreement between City of Round Rock and the
WCFCA. This agreement would allow joint operation of fire services that would be mutually
beneficial to all mention parties.
Funding:
Cost: N/A
Source of funds: N/A
Outside Resources: N/A
Background Information•
This agreement was reached between the members of the WCFCA for Mutual Aid for fire
services and is being presented to the City Council for approval.
Public Comment: N/A
EXECUTED
DOCUMENT
FOLLOWS
THE STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF WHIJAMSON §
AGREEMENT FOR MUTUAL AID IN FIRE PROTECTION AND OTHER
EMERGENCY SERVICES RESPONSE
This Agreement between the fire departments and other entities who are members
of the Williamson County Fire Chiefs Association (WCFCA) and who have indicated
their approval by signature hereto, is for the purpose of securing to each, both jointly and
individually, the benefits of mutual aid in the protection of life and property from fire,
and other man made or natural disaster.
It is agreed that:
1. The term of this Agreement shall be for one (1) year with automatic
annual renewal. An individual department or departments in accordance
with the provisions of paragraph 12 may terminate this Agreement.
Termination by an individual departments) will not affect the validity of
this Agreement among the remaining departments.
2. Upon request to an official o�fi Responding Department by an official of
Requesting Department, fighting or other equipment and qualified
personnel will be dispatched to any point within the jurisdiction of the
Requesting Department.
3 All departments represented in this Agreement will use the National
Incident Management System W MS) when participating in mutual aid
responses.
4. All departments represented in this agreement will use the recognized
passport/accountability system when participating in mutual aid responses.
5. Any dispatch of equipment and personnel pursuant to this Agreement is
subject to the following conditions:
a. Any request for aid hereunder shall include a statement of the
nature of the aid requested, the amount and type of equipment and
the number of personnel requested. It shall specify the location to
which the equipment and personnel are to be dispatched, however
the Responding Department official shall determine the amount
and type of equipment and personnel to be furnished,if any.
b. The Responding Department shall report to the officer in charge of
the Requesting Department at the location to which equipment and
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personnel are dispatched and shall be subject to orders of that
official.
C. If the request for aid is for EMS first responders, the Responding
Department will insure that only personnel certified by the Texas
Department of State Health Services as Emergency Care
Attendants(ECA)or Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT,
EMT-I or EMT-P)will treat patients.
d. The Responding Department shall be released by the Requesting
Department when the services of the Responding Department are
no longer required or when the Responding Department is needed
within the area for which it normally provides emergency service.
b. Neither party shall be reimbursed by any other department for any
expenses or losses incurred pursuant to this Agreement unless a prior
understanding has been reached regarding reimbursement for, or
replacement of, specific items or expenses.
7. Responding Departments shall maintain and use their own insurance to
cover equipment and personnel employed in response.to this agreement.
8. All equipment used by the Responding Department.in carrying out this
Agreement will, at the time of action hereunder, either be owned by it, or
under its unrestricted operational control. All personnel provided by the
Responding Department shall be either an employee or volunteer of that
department.
9. Responding Departments shall comply with all applicable Federal, State
County and local governmental laws,regulations and ordinances.
10. The parties hereto agree that the act of any individuals or entities while
fighting fires, providing rescue services, providing first response EMS
services, traveling to or from any type of emergency call or emergency
scene, or m any manner fiunishmg services in accordance with this
agreement, or supplement thereto, shall be the act of the party performing
such acts. The payment of any and all civil or other liability including
negligence, resulting from the furnishing of services under this Agreement
is the responsibility of the individual or entity performing such acts to the
extent permissible by law. This shall specifically-include, but not be
limited to, the payment of all court costs, expenses, and,attorney's fees
resulting from any such litigation.
11. It is expressly understood and agreed that in the execution of this
Agreement, neither the Responding nor Requesting Department waives,
nor shall be deemed hereby to waive,any immunity or defense that would
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otherwise be available to, or its personnel, whether volunteer or paid,
under any applicable law, statute, rule, or regulation, including, but not
limited to,the Texas Tort Claims Act.
12. If for any reason any department is unable to carry out the terms of this
Agreement, or it would be unduly burdensome for any department to
continue performing this Agreement, such department shall have the
option to terminate (withdraw from)this Agreement upon thirty(30) days
written notice to officials at the headquarters of the other departments and
to the Secretary of the WCFCA.
13. If for any reason any one or more of the paragraphs of this Agreement are
held invalid, such holding shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the
remaining paragraphs of this Agreement, but shall be confined in its
operation to the specific sections, sentences, clauses or parts of this
Agreement held invalid,and the invalidity of any section,sentence,clause,
or parts of this Agreement in any one or more instances shall not affect or
prejudice in any way the validity of this Agreement in other instances.
14. The original of this Agreement with original signatures will be kept in the
custody of the Secretary of WCFCA and will be made available for
inspection upon demand by any department signing hereto.
15. This effective date of this Agreement for any department is the date that
an official of that department has signed this Agreement.
** The Rest of this Page is Intentionally Left Blank**
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