PLACEMENT: Consent
TITLE:
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APPROVAL OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BETWEEN MARTIN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF STUART
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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Martin County and the City of Stuart (City) currently provide mutual and automatic aid response for all fire suppression and emergency services within each party's jurisdictional boundaries. Representatives from the County and the City have been meeting to update and revise the existing Interlocal Agreement, with the most recent meetings focused on finalizing proposed changes. The proposed Interlocal Agreement includes revisions to response guidelines and dispatch protocols. The outcome of these discussions is reflected in a new Letter of Understanding (LOU) and an updated, signed Interlocal Agreement with the City of Stuart Fire Rescue.
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DEPARTMENT: Fire Rescue
PREPARED BY: Name: Matthew Resch
Title: Fire Rescue Administrator
REQUESTED BY: Chad Michael Cianciulli, Fire Chief
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Representatives from the County and the City have been meeting to update and revise the existing Interlocal Agreement. The proposed Interlocal Agreement includes revisions to response guidelines, and dispatch protocols.
• Agreement/Contract drafted by: Martin County Fire Rescue and the City of Stuart Fire Rescue
• Parties to the Agreement/Contract: Martin County Board of County Commissioners and the City of Stuart
• Purpose of the Agreement/Contract: This Interlocal Agreement was mutually revised by both parties to update the response and compensatory criteria for the purpose of providing automatic and mutual aid to each other in the form of fire suppression and EMS.
• New/Renewal/Modified: This is a modification to an existing agreement.
• Duration: Perpetuity unless cancelled by either party with 90 days prior written notice.
• Benefits to Martin County: The City and the County each provide fire suppression and EMS within their respective jurisdictional boundaries and both parties recognize the fiscal and health/safety value of providing mutual and automatic aid in a cooperative manner to ensure that the safety of the public is paramount.
• Cost to Martin County: None.
ISSUES:
None
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
This item has been reviewed for legal sufficiency to determine whether it is consistent with applicable law, has identified and addressed legal risks, and has developed strategies for legal defensibility.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
Move that the Board approve the Interlocal Agreement and authorize the Chair or designee to execute the Interlocal Agreement, as well as any related agreements or documents upon review and concurrence of the County Attorney’s Office.
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Pull this item from the Consent Agenda.
Programmatic Implication if not approved - The absence of an interlocal agreement for the provision of automatic aid would result in significant delays in emergency response for both jurisdictions.
Financial Fiscal Impact if not approved- Additional assets and staff could be needed to handle fluctuations in call volume.
FISCAL IMPACT:
RECOMMENDATION
None
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
None
DOCUMENT(S) REQUIRING ACTION:
☐Budget Transfer / Amendment ☐ Chair Letter ☒Contract / Agreement
☐Grant / Application ☐Notice ☐Ordinance ☐Resolution
☐Other: