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Home My WebLink About2020-12-01 - Douglas County - Interlocal Agreements GeneralThad L. Duvall, Auditor, Douglas County, WA. AFN # 3237355 Recorded 12/04/2020 at 02:17:30PM, INLOAGR Pages: 5 $107.50 CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE AFTER RECORDING MAIL TO: Maria Holman, City Clerk City of East Wenatchee 271 9th Street NE East Wenatchee, WA 98802 COVER SHEET REQUIRED BY RCW 36.18 AND 64.04 (For Recording Purposes Only) DOCUMENT TITLE(S) (or transactions contained therein): 1. 2021 Interlocal Agreement between Douglas County, WA and the City of East Wenatchee, WA for Emergency Management Services. REFERENCE NUMBER(S) OF DOCUMENTS ASSIGNED OR RELEASED GRANTOR/BORROWER(S) 1. City of East Wenatchee, Washington 2. Douglas County, Washington GRANTEE/ASSIGNEE/BENEFICIARY 1. 2. ABBREVIATED LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 1. 2. ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER/ACCOUNT NUMBER 1. 2. 2021 AGREEMENT FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES This Agreement entered into this day I -- of _DCCGmh-e-' 2020, by and between the CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE, hereafter referred to as the Contractee, and DOUGLAS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, hereafter referred to as DOUGLAS COUNTY. I. Purpose Contractee understands and agrees that Douglas County will provide services to Contractee to develop a comprehensive emergency management plan and program and other emergency operational functions herein described, and as required in Ch. 38.52 RCW. 11. Services to be Provided Douglas County shall provide the necessary equipment and personnel to establish operational plans and programs in cooperation with the Contractee as follows: 1. To provide for continuing compliance with Ch. 38.52 RCW. 2. To provide an Emergency Services organization and coordinate the operational and support activities for periods before, during and after an emergency and or disaster. 3. To coordinate local Emergency Services planning with the Federal Government, the State of Washington, neighboring counties, military organizations and other support agencies. 4. To provide for the effective utilization of resources within, or from outside Contractee to minimize the effects of disaster and to request assistance, as needed, through established emergency services channels. 5. To recruit, register and identify personnel and provide for compensation coverage for volunteers who suffer injury or equipment loss as a result of emergency services duty. 6. To provide emergency and disaster control assistance and coordination either on -scene or through the emergency operations center. 7. To develop a system for warning the general public of Contractee and to provide for information and guidance to the general public. 8. To provide, on request, support for emergency operations, such as, hazardous material incidents, major fires and other disasters. 9. To perform normal office procedures, correspondence and inventories. 10. To coordinate with elected and appointed officials in Contractee. 11. To provide for communications systems capable of meeting emergency operational requirements either on -scene or at the emergency operations center. III. Response to Emergencies Douglas County shall respond to Contractee emergencies, upon request; from the Mayor or designee. IV. Coordination with Contractee's Officials The Mayor or designee shall serve as liaison and consultant for operational functions between Douglas County and Contractee in performance of the contract. All financial commitments and contract agreements shall be approved by the city council of East Wenatchee and the Board of Douglas County Commissioners. V. Annual Program Douglas County and Contractee shall develop an annual program and activity schedule which outlines the basic projects and responsibilities each entity has agreed to accomplish during a given time period. At the end of each calendar year, Douglas County Emergency Management agrees to present an annual report to Contractee, outlining specific emergency management all -hazard events and projects which occurred within the City of East Wenatchee during the previous year. This report shall occur during or near the month of February each year, and will include a general budget summary outlining how Contractee's inter -local agreement funds were expended during that year. Contractee may request additional budget information detailing a specific activity. These requests will be handled on a case by case basis. Further, the report shall speak to planned projects during the upcoming year. VI. Hold Harmless Each party shall be legally responsible for the actions of their individual employees and each party shall be solely responsible for meeting all statutory responsibilities of their jurisdiction; provided Contractee agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Douglas County from any legal action arising out of Douglas County's assumption of statutory responsibilities for Contractee by virtue of this contract, unless caused by Douglas County's negligence or breach of this agreement. Douglas County agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Contractee from action arising out of Douglas County's negligence or breach of this agreement. Contractee agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Douglas County from action arising out of Contractee's negligence or breach of this agreement. VIL Cost Basis for Services On an annual basis, Douglas County will establish the total cost of county Emergency Management Services provided in the year. Utilizing the estimated populations of cities, counties, and towns population data from the State of Washington Office of Financial Management Forecasting Division, (www.ofin.wa.gov), per capita costs of Emergency Management Services costs will be established. This per capita cost of services will be used as the basis for establishing payments for services. VIII. Payment for Services Contractee shall pay to Douglas County the sum of forty one thousand seven hundred sixty nine dollars and sixty cents ($41,769.60) for services to be provided during the period from January 1 to December 31, 2021, payable in four equal installments of ten thousand four hundred forty two dollars and forty cents ($10,442.40) due at the end of the first month of each calendar quarter. 2 IX. Term This contract expires at midnight, December 31, 2021. Both parties agree to renegotiate this contract for continuation of services, unless terminated by either party by giving written notice to the other party 120 days prior to the expiration date of this contract. X. Administration No new or separate legal or administrative entity is created by this agreement and no real or personal property will be acquired pursuant to this agreement. This agreement will be administered by the participating jurisdictions. XI. Nondiscrimination There shall be no discrimination against any employee who is paid by funds through this agreement or against any applicant for such employment because of race, color, religion, handicap, marital status, political affiliation, sex, age, or national origin. This provision shall include, but not be limited, to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, advertising, lay- off or termination, rates of pay, or other forms of compensation, and selection for training. XII. Amendments This agreement may only be modified by a written agreement signed by the parties' legislative authorities. XIII. Waiver The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to or performance of any provision of this agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver nor shall it deprive that party of the right thereafter to enforce performance of or adherence to that provision or any other provision of this agreement. XIV. Governing Law This agreement shall be construed under Washington law. XV. Severability If any term, provision, or condition of this agreement should be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this agreement shall continue in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. XVI. Recording This agreement shall be filed with the county auditor or, alternatively, listed by subject on the parties' public websites or other electronically retrievable public source. IN WITNESS THEREOF; Douglas County and Contractee have executed this agreement as of the date and year written below. S� DATED at East Wenatchee, Washington this �_ day of �Q Ce , 2020. BOARD OF DOUGLAS COMMiIONMS__ GOMMISS/0,y� �4�, A SUTT , O �O G) � M C STRAP vC) O / WASH'&%% KYLE STET /PFIANA ROW D � r / of the Board CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE MAYOR: JE�t ILEA CRAWFORD )MN Y,5SIONER /COMMISSIONER ATTEST: e- p6G 1 '1aJIL- City Clerk DIRE OR DOUGLAS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: �: S IN W. MORRIS M