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ORDINAN CE NO.~
SERI ES OF 1983
BY AUTHORITY
COUNCIL BILL NO . 53
INT RODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER BRADSHAW
AN ORDIN ANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH TH E ARAPAHO E COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR MUTUAL AID IN HA ZAR DOUS SUBSTANCE INCIDE NTS.
BE I T ORDAINED BY THE CI TY CO UNCIL FOR THE CITY OF ENGL EWOOD , COLORADO , AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That an agr eement entitled "Agreemen t for Mu t ual Aid
Between the Eng lewood Fi re Dep ar t men t a nd the Arapa hoe County
Sheriff 's Department for Haz a rdous Substance Inc idents" is hereby
approved by the City Co un cil , said agreement provides as follow s:
AGREEMENT FO R MUTUAL Al~
BETWEEN THE ENGLEWOOD FIRE DE ?1\RTMEN'l'
AND THE ARAPAHOE COU NTY SH ER IFF'S DE PARTMENT
FOR HAZARDOU S SUBS TANCE INCi ' :NT S
THIS AGREEMEN T , entered . into this day of======='
1 983 , between the ENGLEWOOD F IRE DEPARTMENT and the ARAPAHOE COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPAR TMENT is for the purpose of securing the benefi ts of
mutual a id for the protection of life and pr operty from the sudd e n discharge of hazardous sub s tan ces .
WHEREAS , it is desirable that each of the parties sho u ld
volunta r il y aid ond assist each other in the event that a n unusual
major occurrence 0 1 emergency situation invol ving haza rdou s
s ub stances s hould occur , by the i nter change o f :ire a nd bher iff's
services and fa cili t ies ; and
WHEREAS , it is necessary a nd desirable th a t a mutua l aid
agreement be executed for the interchange of such mutual a id on a local basis ; and
WHEREAS , Section 29-22-102 (3) (b), C.R.S . 1973, as amended ,
designates that the Board of Co unty Co mmissioners sha ll d esi g na te
an emergency r e spo nse authority for hazardous substa nc e incidents
occ urring in unin L ,2o rated area s and the Arapahoe County Boa rd o f
Commissioners has d es igna t ed the Ar apahoe County Sher iff as t he
emergency response auth ority i n un incorporated Arap ahoe County; a nd
WHEREA S , Section 29 -2 2-10 3 (3), C .R S. 1973 , a s amended and
Sections 29 -5 -105 through 29-5-1 10, C.R .S. 1973 , as amend ed,
provide statutory authority for such interchange of mutual ai d by
vario s politica l subdiv isions ; and
WHEREAS, haz ar d ous s ubstanc e emerg e nc ies may arise in on e or
the othe r of t h e ju risdi ct i ons o f th e pa r ties r e s u l t i ng in gr ea t e r
d ema nds th a n t h e man power, equipm e nt, and e xpe rtise th a t party can
handle, or e me rgenc ies of s uch in te nsity may occur th at t he y c a nno t
be h a ndl e d sole ly by th e e quipm e n t o f the party in who se ju ri sd ic -
tion su c h e me r g e nc y oc c urs ; a nd
WH EREAS, i t is to th e interest of ea c h of the parties that
th ey may hav e s e rvice of and from the other pa rty to aid a nd a s sist
t he m in respond ing to c hemi cal e me rg e ncie s .
NOW , TliEREFO RE , I T JS AGR EED THA1':
l . All r equests fo r mut ua l aid a r e t o be mad e by tel ephon e
by th e Chie f of t he Engle wood Fi r e Depa rtm e nt or a pe r son e xe rcis-
i ng the f unct i ons th ereof, or the Arap a ho e County Sheriff, or a
pers on exerc i sing t h e fun c t i ons thereof. The requ e s t i s to be
immediately confi r me d i n wr it te n form by th e r e qu e sting pa rt y .
2 . Upon proper requ e st for mutua l aid , th e r espond e n t pa r ty
wi ll dispatch a ny availa ble h a za r dous substa nce re s po ns e e quipme nt,
fi re figh ti ng a nd /or rescue e qu i pm en t and pe rsonnel tc a ny po i nt
within the reque st i ng party's j ur isdic tion .
3 . Both pa r ties to this ag reement for mutual aid are under
no o b l igation to respond t o a call f r om the ot h e r par t y when
condi t i on s exist which wo uld pr e v e n t respon se be cau s e of pr i o ri ty
or respon s ibilit y i n its ow n j ur isdic t ion, a nd no pa r ty s h a ll be
requ ir ed to de p le te un reasonably i ts own res ources , fa c i l ities , and
ser vi c e s in fu r nish i ng s uc h 1nutu al a id.
4 . Any d i spat ch of eq u ipmen t and rers o n ne l pu rsu ant to this
ag re ement is s ubject to the following co ·.1diti on s :
(a) Any requ e st fo r a i d he r eund er shall i nc lude a
s ta t emen t of the am oun t a nd ty pe of eq u ipme n t a nd
personnel requ est ed and shall s pec ify t h e l oca tion
to whi c h the e qui pment and pe rs o nn el a r e to be
d ispa t ched , bu t t h e am oun t a nd typ e of ~q u ipme n t a nd
number of person ne l t o be fu rnished s h all be
d etermined by a r e pr e s e ntati ve of the resp ondin g
agency .
(b: Th e responding or gan ization shall r e port to thr,
officer in c h arg e of th e req uest ing age ncy at th e I
l o cat i on to whi ch t he equi pme nt is dispatched a nd
sha l l be un der the di r ecti on an d control of t h a t
offi c ia l. The reso urce s or f a c i lit i es that a r e ,
ass ig ned sh a ll be und e r the i mmed ia te-command o f t he
sup e rior o ff i ce r des ig nat e d by th e ass i st ing party.
Such superi or of fic e r shall be under the direct
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s up e r v1 s1 o n a nd c omm an d of th e r e q ues ting fire
ch ie f, or person exer cising the func t i ons t he r eo f, o r sh eriff .
(c ) A responding ag e ncy will be rele a s e d by the
requesting organization when the services of t he
responding organization are no longer required or
when the re s ponding organization i s needed within
t he area for whi c h i t normally provides f ire
prote ct ion, emer genc y medi c a l s e rv i ces, o r othe r
emergency public saf e t y se rvice s .
5 , Ea c h pa rty wa ives all c l aims again s t e ach other for
c ompens a tion for any lo ss , d a mage, persona l i njury, or de a th
oc c urri ng a s a consequence of the pe ;formance of tr.\s agr e emen t .
6 , The re q ue st i ng pa rty sha · i nd e mn ify, de f e nd , a nd hold
the ass i s ti ng party harmless from any and all cl a ims an d /o r
l aws u it s or da mages ex c ept exemplary or punit i ve damag e s, or
omi ~s io ns of t he assisting pa rty or its employ e es, a gents, or
of ~e r s whi l e e ng ag ed i n se r v i c e s fo r th e r e quest ing pa rty,
pre, i cled , how e ver , t ha t noth i ng he r e in sh all be construed to be a
wai•.~r o f t he i mmun i ty provided by Se ction 29-22 -1 09, C.R.S. 1973 ,
as a ·e nded , or a ny othe r gov e rnmenta l immunit y . Any ag e ncy s Prv e d
wi th noti ce of s ui t s ha ll i mm e di a t e ly fo rw a r d s uc h no tice t o th e re quPs ting ag en cy .
7 , Th e Eng l e wo od Fi r e Dep a rtment may seek r eimbur sem en t fro m
the State of Co lo r ad o a s p r ovi ded fo r in Se ct i o n 2 9 -2 2 -1 0 4, C.R.S . 19 7 3 , as ame nde d .
8 , Th is mut ua l a i d agreement shall become e ffect i ve upon
a p p r ova l and s igna tur e by aut hor i z ed re pr ese n tatives of t ~e City of
En,le wood a nd Arap a ho e Cou n t y.
9 . This mutual aid ag r eeme n t sha ll rem a i.1 i n effec t
indefinite l y bu t wil l be r e v i ewe d a nn ually b y both par t i es . '.'h is
ag r eement may be upd ated , mod ifi e d, r ev ise d o r re neg ot ia t e d a t a ny
cim e by mutu al co nse r.t a nd in wr i ting by both par t i es to a ccomm o -
date c han gi ng co ndit io ns . I t may be te r mi na t ed by ei the r par t y
upon s i xty (6 0) da ys ' wr itte n noti ce to t he othe r pa rty,
10 , No addi t i onal eq u ipme nt or manp ow e r is r e quir e d by
either part y to fu r n ish t he s upp o rt desc r ibed in t h i s agr e em en t.
No resource s are t o be tr a ns ferre d un der t he t erms o f t hi s
agreement ,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parti es ha ve hereunt o set their h a nd s
a nd seals the day and year first above wri tten,
CITY OF ENGL EWO OD , CO~ORADO
By-=----:--=-,--,---,-,------Eugene L. Oti s, Mayer
Ja mes Broman, Fire Ch i ef
Attest:
Gary R. Hi g bee, ex officio City
Cler k -Tr eas urer
ARAPAHOE CO UNT¥, COL OR ADO
By~-~-~~~~------Tom Eggert , Chairman
Bo a r d o f County Commissi o ners
Patriek J. Sull ivan, Jr.,
Sheriff of Arapahoe County
At test:
Ma rjo rie Page
Cl erk o f the Board
Sect ion 2 . The City Counci l of t!,e City of Eng l ewoo d he r eby
author i zes the Mayor and ex offic io City Clerk-Treasur er to sign
and attest t hP. sa me for a nd in be ha lf of the City o f Englewood.
Introduced , read in f ull, a nd passed on fi r st r ead in g on the
3rd day of October , 1983.
Pub li shed as a Bi ll for ar Ordinanc e on the 5th day o f
October , 19 8 3.
Read by title and passed on f inal r~a d ing on th e 17 t h day of
October , 1983.
Publish e d by title as Or dii1 ance No.~, Series of 1983 , on
the 19th day of Octobe r , 1983.
Attest :
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1 , Gary R. Higbee, ex officio City Clerk-Treasurer o f the City
of Englewood, Colorado, hereby c erti fy that the above and foregoing
is a true, accurate and compl e te ccpy of the Ordinance passed on
fi nal reading an d publ ished by ti tle as Ordi n a nc e No.~, Series of 1983.