AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Resolution 2025-62R, approving a Multi-Party Agreement for Mutual Aid in Fire Protection, Emergency Medical Services, and Cooperative Training; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the agreement on behalf of the city; and declaring an effective date.
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Meeting date: April 1, 2025
Department: Fire Department, Chief Les Stephens
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Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: Prior agreements were approved on April 5, 2011 (2011-43R) and June 2, 2015 (2015-62R). The agreements were reviewed with no changes in 2018 and 2021.
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Background Information:
Pursuant to the Texas Interlocal Cooperation Act, this Agreement is entered into by, between and among the political subdivisions and participating non-profit corporations located within the State of Texas that by their signatures on duplicate or original copies of this Agreement have consented to the terms of this Agreement for the purpose of securing to each the benefits of mutual aid in fire protection, emergency medical services ("EMS"), cooperative training, back-filling when necessary, and/or fire origin and cause determination and investigation.
Our most recent mutual aid agreement with local and surrounding public safety entities was approved by the City Council on June 2, 2015 (Resolution 2015-62R). The agreement is being updated to include backfilling when necessary and fire origin and cause determination and investigation. Other minor technical and grammatical edits were made as needed.
An Automatic Aid Agreement and a Mutual Aid Agreement both involve Fire and EMS ...
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