1988-020-RES WHEREAS, the City of Paris has for many years provided aid to regional cities and has received aid from
RESOLUTION NO. 88-020
WHEREAS, the City of Paris has for many years provided
aid to regional cities and has received aid from regional
cities in the form of disaster or extraordinary need; and,
WHEREAS, it is determined to be in the best interest of
the City of Paris that such mutual aid be described in an
intergovernmental contract with such regional cities,
providing for mutual aid in areas of Fire, Police and
E.M.S.; and,
WHEREAS, the regional cities which have agreed in
principal to a an intergovernmental contract are as follows:
FIRE
~ Hugo, Oklahoma
2. Clarksville, TX
3. Sulphur Springs, TX
4. Mt. Pleasant, TX
5. Greenville, TX
6. Cooper, Texas
7. Honey Grove, Texas
8. Bonham, Texas
9. Sherman, Texas
10. Denison, Texas
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Hugo, Oklahoma
Red River Co. Ambulance
Hopkins Co. E.M.S.
Mt. Pleasant, Texas
Greenville (Commerce)
Cooper, Texas
Honey Grove, Texas
POLICE DEPT.
1. Clarksville, Texas
2. Sulphur Springs, Texas
3. Mt. Pleasant, Texas
4. Greenville, Texas
5. Cooper, Texas
6. Honey Grove, Texas
7. Bonham, Texas
8. Sherman, Texas
9. Denison, Texas
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Bonham, Texas
Sherman, Texas
Denison, Texas
Trenton, Texas
McKinney, Texas
Richardson, Texas
Rockwall, Texas;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS, That the City Manager, Michael E. Malone, be, and he
is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of
the City of Paris, mutual aid agreements in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A, with the following cities:
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Hugo, Oklahoma
Clarksville, TX
Sulphur Springs, TX
Mt. Pleasant, TX
Greenville, TX
Cooper, Texas
Honey Grove, Texas
Bonham, Texas
Sherman, Texas
Denison, Texas
POLICE DEPT.
1. Clarksville, Texas
2. Sulphur Springs, Texas
3. Mt. Pleasant, Texas
4. Greenville, Texas
5. Cooper, Texas
6. Honey Grove, Texas
7. Bonham, Texas
8. Sherman, Texas
9. Denison, Texas
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r:- Hugo, Oklahoma 8.
? R"ri Rh,"r r.()~ Amhll1""(',, 9.
Bonham, Texas
Sherman. Texas
Passed and adopted this 14th day of March, 1988.
ATTEST:
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Mattie Cunning am, C~t er
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AGIlEEKENT FOR MUTUAL AID
IN FlU AND/Oll. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
THE STATE or TEXAS I I
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DOW ALL HEN BY THESE PUSENTS:
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CITY OF PARIS I
WIIDEAS. the governing officials of the following political subdiviaionlJ of
the State .of Texas. and the officers of the following lire and/or Emergency
Hedical Services; to wit: The City of Paris. Paris Texas lire/Emergency
Hedical Services. and
fire. flood. earthquake. windstorm. wave action. oil spill. or otber water
do desire to secure to each political subdivisions Fire and/or Emergency
Hedical Service tbe benefits of' mutual aid in the Emergency care of tbe sick
and injured. rescue operations. medical response. in tbe protection of life
and property from natural disaster and/or man made disaster causes. including
contamination. volcanic activity, epidemic. air contamination, blight. drought,
. ,::., .,:..:...infest~tion, eXplosion. riot, bostile military or paramilitary act~, or other .;~~~f2'
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. been duly autbodud to negotiate and execute this mutual aid agrenant as :":'''~:I~~~.i''
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WIIEIEAS .
. Chief of the Paris Fire and Emergency
Medical Service ill the City of Paris. Paris Texas. has by resol~tion of the
City Council of the City of Paris. Paris Texas. been duly authorized to
negotiate and execute this lDUtual aid agreement as the act of Paris Fire
DepartDIent and Emergency Medical Services: and.
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has by resolution of the
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BOW THEREFORE, ill cousideration of the premises and our lDUtual agre8lllents
we,
City of Paris, Paris Texas,
, as the act of the City of Paris
Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, and
as the act of
do mutually agree to the following:
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Any party Fire and/or Emergency Medical Services requested to render mutual
aid to the area or areas covered normally by any other party Fire and/or
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":;' .~<. available ruourc.s, cOll8istant with rendertua mutual aid in the protection.
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. '>.);(;;of life and peraoll81 pr~perty in such areaa from disaster caused by. or
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causes being sufficient reaaon to call for such lDUtual aid.
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however, that it is agreed, if deellled necessary by the requested departlllent,
the requested depart1lle~t may reasonably withhold resources and aid which is
reasonable and necessary to provide adequate protection to the area such Fire
aad/or Emergency Medical Service normally protects.
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'lbe requesting department 1IIUst request aid through the Central Dispatch Center
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(C.D.C.) or designated Emergency Response Systelll. Any request for lIIutual aid
assistance should include a statelllent of the quanity and type equiplllent
desired. In addition the request shall specify the nU1llber of additional persons
. required and the location to which the personnel and equipment are to be
dispatched.
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A request for aid hereunder shall be _de only by or under the direction of
a ranldng official of the Fire and/or Emergency Medical Service, and/or. by
the local or interjurisdictiona1 disaster agency as set up by 'rexas Disaster
Act of 1975.
': .: ~ .Each party lire Department and/or Emergency Medical Service requesting aid '.
'~'f":'/h~;"..1Lt11 .xtend to any other party Pire and/~r Emerg.ncy M~dical S.rvic., whu.:":5f.'
. ':<::.:<::,op~rating within ita .rea Uiaita und.r the ~i'r1II8 of thia .grea.nt,th. .... ':~"/::;.;.
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. ..US*E Departlllent and/or l!aargency Medical S.rvic. w.re p.rfoming ita dutie. inch. .<;~?~~.r.
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araa where it normally renders service and is employed. Such powers, duties,
rights, pdviledges an4 imunities as mentioned above shall become in full
force and effect at the time aid is requested by the requesting agency.
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Each party Fire and/or Emergency Medical Service shall provide for the payment
of compensation and death benefits to injured members of its own department
and to representatives of deceased members of such forces where such members
sustain injuries or are killed while rendering aid pursuant to this agreement
in the see manner and on the s8llle terms as if injury or death were sustained
wi.thin the city or area in which such party Fire and/or Emergency Medical
Service normally operates.
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All Fire and/or Emergency Medical Services forces of any party to this
agreement shall continue under cll1lllll8nd and control of their regular officers
but the organizational units of tbe assisting Fire and/or Emergency Medical
Service shall come under the operational control and command of the requesting
Fire and/or Emergency Medical Service.
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. ...~"';;,;: Hedical Service or tbair members, rendedns aid pursuant. to tbis asre.ent, ;;'(,t,;.~;".
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iD good faith in carryi11& out the purpose of this agream.ent, nor shall any
liability attach to such parties or persons on account of the use or
saiDtenance of any equiplllent or supplies in connection therewith.
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110 Political subdivision or party to this agreement shall be reimbursed by
any otber party for expenses incurred or liabilities arisi11& out of tbis
agreeme'!t. However, tbe State of Texas or the United States Govertllllent 1II&Y
relieve the party rece1vi11& aid frOlll any liability and 1II&Y reimburse the
supplyi11& party Fire and/or bergency Medical Service for all its costs and
losses incurred wbile rendering aid pursuant to this agrement, including
transportation, subsistance 1II&intenance expenses for its forces, and fair
and reasonable compensation for the use, damage, or utilization of its supplies,
1II&terials, equiplllent and facilities. It is provided, however, that the 1mmediate
preceeding Paragraph II shall not probibit any political subdivision frOlll
reimbursement frOlll the United States Govertllllent through various reimbursement
precedures.
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A responding department, its supplies, and forces, shall be released by the
requesting depart1llent wben the services of tbe responding depart1llent are no
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This agreement and supplies used by a party Fire and/or Emergency Medical
Service in carrying out this agreement shall, at the time of any action
herewith be considered owned by it; and all personnel acting for a party Fire
ad/or Emergency Medical Service under thb agreement shall at the time of
such action, be considered an employee or volunteer member of such party
Fire and/or Emergency Medical Service.
XI
This agreement shall be enforceable in equity by specific performance or
IIStlolsnnus. An action at law for damages shall never be brought under. this
agreement.
XII
Inasmuch as it 18 probable that the pattern and detail of. the arrangements
for mutual aid among two (2) or more cities or counties 1II&Y differ frOlll that
appropdate among other cities or counties party hereto, this instrument
contains elements of a broad base c01ll1llon to all cities and counties, and
nothing herein contained shall preclude any city or county frOll\ entering into
supplementary agreements with another city or county or cities or counties.
Such supplementary agreements uy cOll\prehend. but shall not be l11ll1ted to.
prov1aions. for evacuation and reception of injured and other persons. ad the
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fire. police. public uti~ity. reconnaissance.
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:-' Duly authenticated copies of thl8 agreement and of such suppleaental agreementa . ;:';X~~';'
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. :~':."> as ..y be entered into shall be deposited with the governing bodi.. of each :)j~i~;t
':. /'. political subdiv1aion and. each party lire and/or !IIergency Hedical Suvice . :,;../~i.::f\
.' '."'. which 18 a party to thl8 agreeaent. and shall be recorded with the City CluU':': ~:.:~~;~:;:.
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This agreement shall continue in force until a party to the agreement takes
action to withdraw therefr01ll. A withdrawal fr01ll this agreement shall not prejudice
the effectiveness of this agreement as to its remaining parties. A withdrawal
fro. this agreement shall not be effective until ninety (90) days after notice
thereof has been sent by the withdrawing party to the other party lire and/or
Emergency Medical Service and to the City Manager of Paris, Texas.
XIV
This agreement shall become operative upon its execution by' the officials or
agents who have been duly authorized to execut.e it by' resolution, order, or
ordinance of the political subdivision agencies and Fire and/or Emergency
Hedical Services which are parties hereto.
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This agreement supercedes all previous Mutual Aid Agreements for parties
thereto.
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The parties hereby agree to provide Mutual Aid for Fire related emergencies
, Emergency Medical Service emergencies
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lire and. Emergency Hedical Service
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Wlmss MY BAND tillS
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THE CITY OF PAnS, PAnS 'IEXAS
BY:
, Mayor
Wlmss MY BAND tillS
day of
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CITY OF PAnS FIRE DEPAImIENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
By:
, Administrator
WImss MY BAND tillS
day of
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BY:
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