HomeMy WebLinkAboutInterlocal Agreement Fire Dist 3.pdfINTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT
CITY OF PASCO AND
FRANKLIN COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 3
BY THIS INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT entered into this iG day
of November, 1998, between the City of Pasco, Washington, a Washington Municipal
Cooperation, hereinafter referred to as "CITY", and Franklin County Fire Protection District No.
3, a Municipal Corporation, hereafter referred to as "FIREDISTRICT' as authorized by Chapter
39.34 of the Revised Code of Washington enter into the following Agreement:
WHEREAS, the FIREDISTRICT has heretofore determined that there is not an existing
private ambulance service available to adequately provide for "911" dispatched emergency
medical transport services to the District, and,
WHEREAS, the FIRE DISTRICT is authorized pursuant to RCW 52.12.031 to enter
into an agreement with the CITYto provide emergency medical transport services to the residents
of all or a portion of the FIRE DISTRICT, and,
WHEREAS, the CITY is authorized pursuant to RCW 35A.18.010 to provide emergency
medical transport services by agreement to other jurisdictions, and
WHEREAS, the parties have determined that the rendering of emergency medical
transport services by the CITYto the FIREDISTRICT, under the terms provide below, is in the
best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of both the residents of the CITY and the FIRE
DISTRICT, now, therefore, the parties agree as follows:
SECTION ONE
PURPOSES
The CITY shall make available emergency medical transport services to the FIRE
DISTRICT for the benefit of those requiring emergency medical transport services within the
FIRE DISTRICT'S boundaries more particularly described on the map attached as Exhibit A.
Emergency medical transport services shall include vehicles and personnel appropriately
equipped, manned and trained, meeting all City, State and Federal licenses necessary for the
performance for the level of services provided below.
Interlocal Agreement - 1
SECTION TWO
ANNEXATION OF FIRE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
Should the FIRE DISTRICT, at any time during the term of this Agreement, or any
extensions thereto, annex any of the lands described in Exhibit B, the CITY, upon 60 days
advanced written notice, shall provide services to the annexed areas under the terms and
provisions of this Agreement.
Should the FIRE DISTRICT, at any time during the term of this Agreement, or any
extensions thereto, consider annexation to its territorial boundaries of lands outside those
identified in Exhibits A and B. the CITY shall be notified in writing 180 days prior to the
effective date of any annexation, and the CITY shall have the option to provide services to the
annexation areas. The CITY shall notify the FIRE DISTRICT of its decision of whether it will
provide services and the conditions upon what those services shall be provided, or not to provide
services to the proposed annexed area within 90 days of the notice of the proposed annexation.
SECTION THREE
LEVEL OF SERVICES
The CITY shall make available emergency medical transport services within the territorial
boundaries of the FIRE DISTRICT on a 24 hour per day, 7 days a week basis. The same level,
priority and resources shall be extended to a call located within the FIRE DISTRICT as a call
located within the CITY limits.
The CITY shall provide personnel certified to Advanced Life Support/Paramedic level at
all times as defined in Chapter 18.71 RCW, to all trauma incidents, and medical problems where
there is a potential loss of life (including but not limited to all mass - casualty incidents, multi
patient incidents, cardiac emergencies, pediatric emergencies, obstetrical emergencies, airway
emergencies, seizures, poisonings, overdoses, diabetic emergencies, back pain, chest pain and
burn emergencies), except those occasional situations where all Advanced Life Support/
Paramedics are committed to other EMS emergencies. The CITY shall maintain a paramedic at
its West Pasco station at all times, except those occasional situations where the CITY is prevented
from doing so due to illness, vacations or Kelly days of assigned paramedics.
SECTION FOUR
FUNDING
The FIREDISTRICT shall pay to the CITYthe sum of $24,000.00 annually, payable in
two installments due June 1 and December 1 of each year, and the CITY shall be entitled to
charge and collect an emergency medical transport service fee to users or patients of the service
within the FIRE DISTRICT and the CITY shall assume all responsibility for the billing and
Interlocal Agreement - 2
collection of such fees. Such fees and charges shall not exceed 120% of the CITY'S fees and
charges for such services inside the city limits to those ineligible for the household tax exemption
as established by ordinance or resolution.
After the Agreement has run for the first year, or for any succeeding one (1) year period(s),
an increased amount shall be paid by the FIRE DISTRICT which shall be determined as outlined
in this section. The October quarterly consumer price index (hereinafter called the Index)
preceding the commencement date of the initial term of this Agreement, or the commencement
date of any succeeding payment period shall be the base Index and it shall be based on the data
of the Consumer Price Index for Pacific Cities and US City Average - West, for all items of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. The October Index issued
nearest in point of time to the date at the end of the then current rental period shall be the current
Index. The current Index number shall be divided by the base Index number. From the quotient
thereof, there shall be subtracted the integer 1, and any resulting positive number shall be deemed
to be the percentage of increase in the payment amount for the succeeding one (1) year period.
The payment being paid in the current payment period shall be multiplied by the percentage
increase to establish the increase in the payment which shall be added to the current amount to
establish the new amount for the next succeeding period. Provided that the CPI increase shall
not be charged in any calendar year in which the CITY has annexed lands of the FIRE
DISTRICT into the CITYwhere the total assessed value of all annexations in that year exceeds
$5,000,000.00. The CITY will be deemed to have annexed lands in the year in which the
annexation is effective.
SECTION FIVE
TERM OF AGREEMENT
The initial term of this Agreement shall commence on the 1 st day of January, 1999 and
terminate on the 31st day of December, 2003. This Agreement shall be automatically renewed
for successive one year terms thereafter, unless terminated by either party upon a one year
advanced written notice.
SECTION SIX
INDEMNIFICATION
The CITY and the FIRE DISTRICT shall defend, indemnify and hold each other
harmless from any claims, damages, causes of action, or judgements arising from, or as a direct
result of the negligent or intentional acts of its respective agents, employees, or officers.
SECTION SEVEN
INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT PROVISION
All vehicles, equipment, inventory and any improvements thereto shall remain the sole
property of the CITY. All personnel utilized by the CITY in the fulfillment of this Agreement
Interlocal Agreement - 3
shall be solely within the supervision, direction and control of the CITY and shall not be
construed as "loan servants" or employees of the FIRE DISTRICT. All funding, incident to the
fulfillment of the Interlocal Cooperative Agreement, shall be the sole responsibility of the CITY
and no special budget or funds are anticipated nor shall be created. It is not the intention that a
separate legal entity be established to conduct the cooperative undertaking nor is the acquiring,
holding, or disposing of real or personal property anticipated. The City Fire Chief shall be
designated as the Administrator of this Interlocal Cooperative Agreement.
SECTION EIGHT
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement contains all the terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties. All
items incorporated by reference are attached. No other understanding, verbal or otherwise, in
regards to the subject matter of this Agreement, shall be deemed to exist. Any modifications to
this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by both parties to be effective.
SECTION NINE
APPLICABLE LAW
This Agreement is governed, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of Washington. Should any dispute arise concerning the enforcement, breach, or
interpretation of this Agreement, venue should be placed in the Franklin County, Washington,
and the prevailing party shall be entitled to its reasonable attorney fees and costs as additional
judgement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Interlocal Cooperative
Agreement by the duly authorized officers on the day and year first written above.
CITY OF PASCO:
Charles D. Kilbury
Mayor
FRANKLIN COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT NO. 3
Chairman
Interlocal Agreement - 4
STATE OF WASHINGTON
ss.
County of Franklin
On this day personally appeared before me CHARLES D. KILBURY, Mayor of the Cih7 of Pasco, to
be known to be the individual described in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument, and
acknowledged that he signed the same as his free and voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein
mentioned.
GIVEN under my hand and official seal this 17 — day of 1 V Ct V , 1998.
STATE OF WASHINGTON
ss.
County of ty
�a— StblQ�1�m
NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of Washington, residing
K
at: P17r Pi,tJ i`C, k
My Commission Expires
On this day personally appeared before me RQIOh i5tcCf1k.5, Chairman Franklin County Fire District
No. 3, to be known to be the individual described in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument, and
acknowledged that he signed the same as his free and voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein
mentioned.
GIVEN under my hand and official seal this a day of / DMv ,w6 r 1998.
NOTARY PUBLI and for the
State Washington, residing
0
at: A-1iZ-W
My Commission Expires: I ZGnZ.
Interlocal Agreement - 5
�2
Q
\
%3 .!�la nnes ann�v'
N3s51 . - ^ • - -
!
Q
Z
� I
LJ
PJ
Z
z
<
�3m1
i
y
�2
Q
\
%3 .!�la nnes ann�v'
N3s51 . - ^ • - -
Id
3m 5= /
,TO §S X Aq
P.
B.35
\ .iryy, 931 mnwrom x�lww .. duo++ "e
5' 1 M1 �mme
PJwI a ¢'gl'JNVI Src DID
a
v
o �S
s
O
1 Wa �„
B gg
wr 564 5'
o
01
ir
auugmw mmawm u 30VI0� a — _ y� y / ��
_ � t x
�4 all
MON3atllo ��+� a -� �»au 98 ° F � � 31 � °(lbw � vv
v11103 N 4 YYO
w noo dYLtl O W n y \
&I a x
._' 'q, as �ananre 1 4 axaluam� a $$ IAA
waw srn "°uy s.al av�� Q��I�J��
rs aoun v�—''-
Bann; V0
�s4 c 2
x'
� Z
on
4 z
r. u
Fo w
�YI � �3 �aCl� _�WMTO— _ —� F ry " MI m m3• ��p. %M yy �� •-J. ��
!
�Um
� I
Zmr
PJ
C
�3m1
i
y
I
0
cl
z
C2
Id
3m 5= /
,TO §S X Aq
P.
B.35
\ .iryy, 931 mnwrom x�lww .. duo++ "e
5' 1 M1 �mme
PJwI a ¢'gl'JNVI Src DID
a
v
o �S
s
O
1 Wa �„
B gg
wr 564 5'
o
01
ir
auugmw mmawm u 30VI0� a — _ y� y / ��
_ � t x
�4 all
MON3atllo ��+� a -� �»au 98 ° F � � 31 � °(lbw � vv
v11103 N 4 YYO
w noo dYLtl O W n y \
&I a x
._' 'q, as �ananre 1 4 axaluam� a $$ IAA
waw srn "°uy s.al av�� Q��I�J��
rs aoun v�—''-
Bann; V0
�s4 c 2
x'
� Z
on
4 z
r. u
Fo w
�YI � �3 �aCl� _�WMTO— _ —� F ry " MI m m3• ��p. %M yy �� •-J. ��
F1
PJ
C
�3m1
y
'
X-k/
F1
a z
Z
z a
� z
Z a -d 41 1
to
Q
�0
wlz �o�' g
sSA'a ILL RD z C
ad mn�
S L
�� -�.• - .• h - � i. �— n 135a3wW05 '�
� 4� .. • /�2 I I a0 S x lt2
n ( aslaNns s.
s
&_..._
x
_ s
'ON31MD wane ' "_ __.— _... - _• .__ c___ ...
ra
IliN
3 Q
g R n sn7oa$ e s
axwxu f • � � � "° ,
i �
alp' ��II
5 1q
11 _
mr3lwa4 mm urow 3a
-mmm3ry '5
66£0 '° a - - b - • �. 33asvre p a t ��
`3<
jig
a s e \
\\
� a „.,`" 3 �ox� o • €.,@ S. ^` .�
g8g'
l,• §; ;q va a3aoox C 6 .. £� �66fs \'\ \. \O \b /H
Jt., va�wunn N 30 0 ,A A Ln
6 oa ter" P• • §§ v
� \
Day v u3tlxe V ^ g oil
II p AbiA n
anwuwa ��° nouw arcs wxw perm —I-E V� 9 II!�
Otl 3311pJ' a 33Vg0 T 3
MAW
i W3M31131 wA � A
Old
o 3 ,++ nn mmn' wwwwwwww
cr O= V.mrw
3i ^�