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Home My WebLink AboutILA - Walla Walla County Fire Protection District No. 5 for 911 Emergnecy Medical Transport Services . � Interlocal Cooperation Agreement City of Pasco and Walla Walla County Fire Protection District No. 5 � BY THIS INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT entered into this � day of �, 2008, between the City of Pasco, Washington, a Washington Municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as "City," and Walla Walla County Fire Protection District No. 5, a Washington Municipal Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Fire District," as authorized by Chapter 39.34 of the Revised Code of Washington, enter into the following Agreement: WHEREAS, the Fire District has heretofore determined that there is not an existing private ambulance service available to adequately provide for "911" dispatched emergency medical transport with Advanced Life Support(ALS) services to the District; and, WHEREAS, the Fire District is authorized pursuant to RCW 52.12.031 to enter into an agreement with the City to provide emergency medical transport services to the residents 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 ALS medical transport services by the City to the Fire District, under the terms provided 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: Interlocal Agreement City of Pasco&Walla Walla Fire District No. 5 � r�(,� Paee 1 of 5 Revised 10/24/2008 �y � SECTION ONE PURPOSES The City shall make available emergency ALS medical transport services to the Fire District for the benefit of those requiring emergency ALS 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 of services set forth in Section Two. SECTION TWO LEVEL OF SERVICES The City shall make available emergency ALS/Paramedic transport services within that portion of the territorial boundaries of the Fire District as illustrated in Exhibit "A" 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; provided, however, the Fire District shall bear full responsibility to determine whether an incident within its boundary requires ALS service. In such event, the Fire District shall advise Walla Walla County Dispatch with instructions to contact Franklin County Dispatch for emergency service from the city. The City will respond under the terms of this agreement only through emergency dispatch by Franklin County. The City shall provide personnel certified to ALS/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 ALS/Paramedics are committed to other EMS emergencies. The City shall maintain a paramedic at its Oregon Avenue 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. Interlocal Agreement City of Pasco&Walla Walla Fire District No. 5 Paee 2 of 5 Revised 10/24/2008 SECTION THREE FUNDING The Fire District shall pay to the City the sum of TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS ($24,000.00) annually, payable in two installments of TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($12,000.00) each 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 City's service within the Fire District and the City shall assume all responsibility for the billing and collection of such fees. Such fees and charges shall not exceed the City's "non- resident ambulance service charges" as established by City ordinance or resolution. After the Agreement has run for the first full year and any succeeding one (1) year period, the annual fee paid by the Fire District shall be increased in accordance with the following procedure. The annual fee paid by the Fire District in the most-recent year (current fee) shall be multiplied by a factor equal to the percentage change for the 12-month October Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U), Pacific Cities, West-B/C, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor. The resulting product shall be added to the current annual fee to establish the annual fee for the succeeding contract year. SECTION FOUR TERM OF AGREEMENT The initial term of this Agreement shall commence on the 1 S` day of January 2009 and terminate on the 315t day of December, 2011. This Agreement shall be automatically renewed for successive one-year terms thereafter, unless terminated by either party upon a one-year advanced written notice to the other party. Interlocal Agreement City of Pasco&Walla Walla Fire District No. 5 Paee 3 of 5 Revised 10/24/2008 r SECTION FIVE INDEMNIFICATION The City and the Fire District shall defend, indemnify and hold each other harmless from any claims, damages, causes of action, or judgments arising from, or as a direct result of the negligent or intentional acts of its respective agents, employees, or officers. SECTION SIX 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 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 SEVEN DISPUTE RESOLUTION For the purpose of this Agreement, time is of the essence. Should any dispute arise concerning the enforcement, breach or interpretation of this Agreement, the parties shall first meet in a good faith attempt to resolve the dispute. In the event the dispute is not resolved, it shall be resolved by binding arbitration pursuant to RCW 7.04A, as amended, and the Mandatory Rules of Arbitration (MAR); and venue shall be placed in Franklin County, Washington, the laws of the State of Washington shall apply, and the prevailing party shall be entitled to its reasonable attorney fees and costs. Interlocal Agreement City of Pasco&Walla Walla Fire District No.5 Paee 4 of 5 Revised 10/24/2008 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. 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 Walla Walla County Fire District No. 5 ,, B ��, �' �� ,��. Y• Joyc ls , Mayor Interlocal Agreement City of Pasco&Walla Walla Fire District No. 5 Paee 5 of 5 Revised 10/24/2008