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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD08343 n BILL NO. _ r INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN >YJ i ORDINANCE NO. ,� y 3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY TO CONTRACT BY ORDINANCE WITH THE COLE COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE OPERATION AND INTERCHANGE OF COMMON SERVICE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN CASE OF MAJOR CONFLAGRATION OR MAJOR DISASTER. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS : Section 1, That the City of Jefferson, Missouri, be and is hereby authorized and empowered to contract, and does hereby contract with the Cole County Volunteer Fire Department to create a pool of fire fighting equipment and personnel from the fire departments of the respective areas, and to set up a plan of mutual assistance in case of a major conflagration or disaster occurring in any of the respective areas, and which contract is in words and figures as follows: "THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into by and between the City of Jefferson, Missouri, and the Cole County Volunteer Fire Department, WITNESSETH: "WHEREAS , the said areas are empowered to enter into this contract, "NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter mentioned, to be performed by the said respective parties , it is agreed between said parties 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 department of the respective areas, shall be created and directed to make a survey of the fire departments of each of the contracting parties and to arrange a pool of such fire fighting equipment and personnel that could be safely spared from each or any of the contracting parties to respond to the call for assistance from any of the parties in case of a major conflagra- tion or disaster occurring therein . x �i The Joint Fire Department Committee shall set up a plan of mutual assistance among the contracting parties and shall correlat the fire fighting facilities of each party for the purpose of mutual safety. In the event of a call for assistance from any of the areas , all the fire departments from the contracting parties shall be on the alert to come to the assistance of the city or parties , 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 area owning and operating same and the Chief of the fire department of each party shall be the judge of whether any part of his equipment and personnel. can be safely spared from his area at the time and under the circum- stances 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 1 equipment and personnel of each of the contracting parties, and in event any city or area 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 area so failing to maintain such requirements and standards , and if such city or area 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 area 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 contracting parties while responding to the call for assistant w to any other area pursuant to this agreement, such loss or damage shall be borne by the party owning and operating such equipment. 2 "The term of this contract shall be for a period of five (5) years 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 Committee, 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 personnel owned and operated by the City of Jefferson to the assistance of the Cole County Volunteer Fire Department in case of a major conflagration or disaster, in the event of a call for assistance, whenever 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 contract embodying the agreements set_ forth herein has been passed and approved by the Cole County Volunteer Fire Department. Section 4. Upon passage of this ordinance the Clerk of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, shall certify copy of same and shall mail a copy to the Cole County Volunteer Fire Department. Passed roved ��.� - � A pp Pn sident of the ou Fi I Mayor Attest City Clerk AW " 3 "