HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD08021 BILL NO.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN: �TJ ►D I10 C.•;r
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AUTHORIZING AND
DIRECTING THE CITY TO CONTRACT BY ORDINANCE WITH THE CITY OF NEW
BLOOMFIELD, MISSOURI, FOR THE OPERATION AND INTERCHANGE OF COMMON
SERVICE OF THE RESPECTIVE FIRE DEPARTMENTS OF SAID CITIES IN CASE OF
MAJOR CONFLAGRATION OR MAJOR DISASTER.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON CITY,
MISSOURI AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City of Jefferson City, Missouri be and is hereby
authorized and empowered to contract, and does hereby contract with the
City of New Bloomfield, Missouri, to create a pool of fire fighting equipment
and personnel from the fire departments of the respective contracting cities
and to set up a plan of mutual assistance in case of a major conflagration or
disaster occurring in any of the respective cities; said contract to be under
and by virtue of the provisions of Section 16, Article VI, of the Constitution
of Missouri, and of Sections 70.210, 70.220, 70.230, 71.370, 71.380,
71.390, 71.400, 71.410 and 71.420 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri for
1949, and which contract is in words and figures as follows:
r. "THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into by and between the Cities
of Jefferson City and New Bloomfield, Missouri, witnesseth:
WHEREAS, the said cities are empowered by ordinance duly enacted
in each of said cities to enter into this contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein.-
after mentioned, to be performed by the said respective cities, it is agreed
between said cities as follows:
A joint fire department committee, consisting of one member from
each of the contracting parties who shall be the fire chief of the fire depart-
- ment of the respective city shall be created and directed to make a survey of
the fire departments of each of the contracting cities and to arrange a pool of
such fire fighting equipment and personnel that could be safely spared from
each or any of the contracting cities to respond to the call for assistance from
any of the cities in case of a major-conflagration or disaster occurring therein.
The joint fire department committee shall set up a plan of mutual
assistance among the contracting cities and shall correlate the fire fighting
facilities of each city for the purpose of mutual safety. In the event of a
call for assistance from any of the cities, all the fire departments from the
contracting cities shall be on the alert to come to the assistance of the city
or cities, responding to the call in case of need, and shall remain on the
alert until the emergency is ended.
All the fire equipment and personnel pooled for mutual assistance
shall be stationed in the City owning and operating same and the chief of the
fire department of each City shall be the judge of whether any part of his
equipment and personnel can be safely spared from his city at the time and
40 under the circumstances in the event of a call for assistance.
The joint fire department committee shall prescribe such rules and
regulations as are necessary and incidental to the efficient operation of
the plan of mutual assistance and shall set up minimum requirements and
standards of maintenance of fire equipment and personnel of each of the
contracting cities, and in event any City or Cities shall fail to maintain
their respective fire equipment and personnel up to the minimum requirements
and standards fixed by the joint fire department committee the committee
shall give notice in writing of such failure to such City or Cities so failing
to maintain such requirements and standards, and if such City or Cities shall
not bring up such equipment or personnel to the requirements and standards
within six months from the date of such notice, the joint fire department
committee may eliminate such City or Cities from the pool and plan of mutual
assistance until such requirements and standards are met.
In case of loss or damage to the fire equipment of any of the con-
tracting cities while responding to the call for assistance to any other city
pursuant to this agreement, such loss or damage shall be borne by the city
f owning and operating such equipment.
The term of this contract shall be for a period ending July 19, 1970
from the date it becomes in force and effect. "
Section 2. The chief of the fire department of the City of Jefferson,
Missouri, is hereby appointed as a member of the joint fire department com-
mittee and is authorized and directed to carry out the terms of the foregoing
{: contract and is further authorized to send such fire fighting equipment and
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k;. personnel owned and operated by the City of Jefferson City to the assistance
of the City of New Bloomfield, Missouri, in case of a major conflagration or
r; disaster, in the event of a call for assistance from any of said cities, when-
ever in his judgment same can be safely spared from the City of Jefferson at
the time and under the circumstances.
Section 3. This ordinance and contract shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and approval, and as soon as a similar
ordinance embodying the agreements set forth herein has been passed and
approved by the City of New Bloomfield, Missouri.
Section 4. Upon passage of this ordinance the Clerk of the City of
Jefferson City, Missouri, shall certify a copy of same and shall mail a copy
to the City Clerk of New Bloomfield, Missouri.
Passed: SV.22 _� Approved:
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