HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-1541 - Ordinance - 07/26/1984ORDINANCE NO. 1541
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT STYLED
"MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT".
WHEREAS, the City of College Station Fire Department and Legal
Department prepared a Mutual Aid Agreement for the benefit of the
City of College Station and the delineation of responsibilities
of the City of College Station Fire Department in supplying aid
to the County of Madison. Further, that the City of College
Station, by the preparation of the Mutual Aid Agreement, has
attempted to positively affect its insurance rates; and
WHEREAS, the County of Madison was presented with the Mutual Aid
Agreement; and the County of Madison Commissioner's Court having
authorized the Director of MCMC EMS service to sign the Mutual
Aid Agreement; and returned it to the City of College Station for
the City Council of the City of College Station to consider;
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS:
That the City of College Station has reviewed and considered
the Mutual Aid Agreement presented and hereby authorizes the
Mayor to execute the agreement which is attached hereto and
styled "Mural Aid Agreement".
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this the 26th day of July
1984.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETA~v/ '
MAYOR PRO-TEM RUNNELS
MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
THE STATE OF TEXAS *
COUNTY OF BRAZOS *
AGREEMENT is made and entered into this the /~/~-~day
of ~, 1984, by and between The City of
College
Station, Texas, a Home Rule Municipal Corporation of the State of
Texas, hereinafter referred to as COLLEGE STATION, and MADISON
COUNTY, hereinafter referred to as MADISON, each acting herein by
and through its duly authorized officials;
WHEREAS, COLLEGE STATION and MADISON are the owners of
certain vehicles equipped and designed for emergency medical
assistance to persons; and
WHEREAS, the parties have authority to enter into contracts
providing for the use of emergency medical services and equipment
to the citizens outside of the respective jurisdictional limits;
and --
WHEREAS, both Parties are desireous of obtaining secondary
service for their citizens in the event of an emergency whereby
the fire department of a particular City would need additional
assistance.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and
of the mutual benefits to be derived by each of the Parties
hereto, which said Parties now agree to be a valuable and
sufficient consideration, said
follows:
Parties agree in covenant as
COLLEGE STATION will provide emergency medical
services to points in MADISON on calls made to the
City's Central Fire Station by the appropriate official
from MADISON.
MADISON will provide emergency medical service to
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points in COLLEGE STATION on calls made to MADISON by
the appropriate official from COLLEGE STATION.
II.
After the call, the party which has supplied the
service shall within thirty (30) days submit to the
receiving party an ltemized invoice for the service,
and the party receiving such service shall pay the
within sixty (60) days for the service performed. The
entity receiving the service shall be responsible for
billing the individual(s) receiving the service.
III.
The acts of any person or persons wh~le performlnq
emergency medical service, travelling to or from
providing for emergency medical service, or in any
manner furnishing emergency medical service to the
citizens of outside the jurisdictional limits of the
party, shall be considered the acts of agents of the
party receiving the service, notwithstanding suc~
person or persons may be regular employees or employees
of the other party. Each party shall be responsible
for Insurance coverage on its own motor vehicles and
personnel.
IV.
COLLEGE STATION reserves the right to refuse to
answer any call pursuant to this Agreement in the event
the Fire Chief of COLLEGE STATION or his designate
shall determine that the health, safety and welfare of
the citizens of COLLEGE STATION would be endangered by
dispatching men and equipment outside !ts Corporate
limits.
5~DISON reserves the right to refuse to answer any
call pursuant to th~s Agreement in the event that
L. BOYD or her designate shall determine that the
health, safety and welfare of the citizens of MADISON
would be endangered by dispatchIng men and equipment
outside its 3urisdicional llmlts.
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The
3udge of
entity provldang the service shall be the sole
the type and amount of equapment and manpower
daspatched to calls pursuant to this Agreement, and
said MARY L. BOYD or her desagnate shall submat to the
orders of the highest ranking offacaal of the entaty
receiving the service or his desagnate as to medacal
technaques used an response to any said calls. ~o
offacial shall gave medacal aid that he is not
qualifaed to perform by law. However, in the event
that the party provadang the service or his designate
determines that the health, safety and welfare of has
personnel shall be endangered by any order, he shall
appropriately withdraw has men from the scene.
VI.
This Contract shall be termanated by eather Party
hereto by the giving of s~xty (6U) days wratten notice
of cancellation.
ATTEST
MADISON COUNTY
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MARY L. ~OYD, RN -"EMSI
Director of MCMC EMS Service