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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2180-1966 - Permitting The Fire Department to provide Fire Protection Outside the CityORDINANCE NO. Vkd -1966 AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING A CERTAIN AGREEMENT AUTHORIZING AND PERMITTING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, TO AFFORD FIRE PROTECTION OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA. WHEREAS, on the 14th day of December, 1965, the City of Richmond, Indiana, by and through its Board of Public Works and Safety, entered into a certain written agreement with the Town of Spring ..Grove, Indiana, whereby the City of Richmond, Indiana, agreed to provide fire protection to the Town of Spring Grove, Indiana, all bursuant to the terms and conditions in said written agreement which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA: SECTION 1. That the aforementioned agreement heretofore entered into by and between the City of Richmond, Indiana, by and through its Board of Public Works and Safety, with the Town of Spring Grove, Indiana, is hereby fully ratified and confirmed. SECTION'2.- This ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage and approval by the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana. PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this day of ;Jw 4 , .1966. it Attest: PRESENTED by me, Ather J. Reeg, City Clerk to he Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this d�1of �, 1966. itvZOlerk APPROVED by me, Edward L. Cord 11, Mayor o(f/the �,r_, City of Richmond, Indiana, this �4_ day of 1966. Attest: r•• _: 00 Otl3%;OZf3X _,`. AGREEMENT FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICES THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this day of 196`9�by and between the TOWN OF SPRING GROVE, . INDIANA, acting through its Board of Trustees, hereinafter referred to as "TOWN", and the.CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, acting through its Board of Public Works and Safety, hereinafter referred -to as "CITY", W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, said CITY maintains an efficient Fire Department and owns adequate and modern fire -fighting equipment which is operated by well trained personnel, and WHEREAS, said TOWN owns no fire -fighting equipment and employs no trained personnel nor does it maintain a voluntary Fire Department, and is therefore desirous of contracting with said CITY for adequate fire protection, and SriHEREAS, said CITY is willir_g to and desirous of making its fire -fighting equipment and personnel available to said TOWN for the protection of the residents of said TOWN and their property from the hazards of fire, NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants of the parties as hereinafter set forth, it is expressly promised and agreed by and between.the said CITY and the said TOWN, as follows: 1. The said CITY shall, during the term of this agreement, cause to be issued to its Fire Department a standing order to heed and respond to any call or fire alarm received by it reporting.a fire within the limits of said TOWN. Said order shall direct the Fire Department of said CITY to dispatch such equipment and personnel to such location in said TOWN as may be necessary for.the purpose of fighting such fire, subject to ,th-,,6 condition that such fire shall he r A d00 '- LOS Otl3X - �O��j.- —2— i in a location accessible byroad, involving only reasonable risks to the safety of personnel and the protection of the equipment of said !' Fire Department of said CITY. 2, Said CITY shall be responsible only for the use of due diligence by its Fire -Department in responding to any call pursuant to this agreement, and the personnel of said Fire Department shall use its best efforts in fighting any such fire, considering the i equipment available at the time of any such call, the current techniques of fighting any such fire.,and the conditions and circumstances which may prevail at the time of and the scene of any such fire. 3. In the allocation and dispatching of the personnel and equipment of the Fire Department of said CITY in response to any call or alarm pu'rsuant.to this agreement, or in response to any other call or alarm, first preference shall be given to any call or alarm,reporting a fire within the limits of said CITY;;and the Chief of the Fire Department of said CITY shall have the absolute and complete discretion to determine where and when the fire -fighting equipment and personnel of the Fire Department of said.CITY, or any part thereof, shall be allocated or dispatched. 4. The said CITY shall not -be liable or responsible for any loss or damage which may be occassioned or result from any breakdown or mechanical failure in the operation of any of the fire -fighting' equipment to be used and provided under the terms of this agreement, 5. The TOWN shall not be liable for any personal injury.or damage to any individual memeber of the said Richmond, -,Indiana Fire Department, -which injury or damage may be suffered by any such individual.while responding to any call.f fire -fighting services from any resident of said TQW1T; acid the said TOWN shall not be liable for any injury or damage to any fire -fighting equipment or apparatus. of any kind owned by said CITY which may be injured or damaged while such equipment or apparatus is being used and employed in fighting any fire within said TOWN. 6. The said TOWN shall pay from.the public funds of said. 1 TOWN to the said CITY.for the fire -fighting services and equipment f1,Cl� which are to be provided under this agreement the sum of T'Sixr: (� Thousand, Hundred Forty Dollars, the said i sum -to be paid in two (2) installments as follows, to w,t: The sum of Three Thousand Hundred Seventy--� r/`� Dollars on the 1.5th day of une, 1966�l and the sum of Three Thousand / Hundred Seventy= — Dollars on the 15th day of December, 1966. 7. This agreement shall continue and extend from January 1, 1966 until December 31, 1966. 8. That each of said parties will, in the event of termi- nation of the above agreement for any cause whatsoever, forward a notice of the termination of said agreement to the Indiana Rating Bureau., 320 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis 9, Indiana, on or before Sixty days prior to the effective date of such termination. 9; That said parties shall also forward such notice as is set forth'in paragraph 8 above on or before Sixty days prior to the expiration of the current agreement.for. Fire Department Services in'the event an extension or renewal of the current agreement is j not agreed upon or a new agreement providing the same services are not agreed upon on or before Sixty days prior to the expiration date of the current agreement, IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said CITY has caused this agreement tq-. 4. . be duly executed on its behalf by -`its Board of Public Works and •Lj _ t- Adoo - ;AdOO'� Adoo '- ,.Ado' .Otl3X `OL13X —4� ,' OLf3X. Od3X 7 j !j Safety., and said. TOWN has caused the same to be duly executed on its I behalf by its Board of Trustees, all on the.day and year ,first above written.. I I CITY 0RICHMO rD, NDIANA . City Controller ity ttorney City Engineer �s Works Safety, its Board of .Public and ATTEST: CGl_- ZCity Cler}/ J /% APPROVED Mayor TOWN OF SPRING GROVE, INDIANA By its Board of Trustees jPreside `t _ Member 10/�,��C<ii,-, r�-.as--=—M m b e r Membb�r G i Member ATTEST: J� / l i . Clerk -Treasurer I'