AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Resolution 2025-63R, approving a Multi-Party Agreement for Automatic Aid in Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services; 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: The City has not had an Automatic Aid agreement prior to this one.
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Background Information:
The City of San Marcos and our immediately contiguous neighbors would benefit from participating in an Automatic Aid agreement. Automatic Aid avoids unnecessary delays in the dispatch and subsequent arrival of emergency responders. All Fire/EMS/Law Enforcement agencies in Hays County now work off of a common Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system. This makes the dispatching of units, regardless of department or jurisdictional boundaries, seamless and efficient.
This agreement is only the first step toward Automatic Aid. This is the instrument that addresses the legal requirements. Each agency desiring Automatic Aid with a neighboring jurisdiction(s) will still need to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining their specific agreement for service.
An Automatic Aid Agreement and a Mutual Aid Agreement both involve Fire and EMS services collaborating with neighboring jurisdictions, but they differ in their operational structure and benefits.
Automatic Aid Agreement:
In an Automatic Aid Agreement, emergency response units are automatically dispatched to assist a neighbo...
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