HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 10_08/13/20091. VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING:
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
AGENDA ITEM TRANSMITTAL FORM
Meeting Date:
August 13, 2009 Meeting Type: Regular Ordinance #: Click here to enter text.
Fire Rescue Consent Agenda: Yes Resolution #: Click here to enter text.
Originating Department: Fire
2. AGENDA ITEM TITLE: (Wording form the SUBJECT line of your staff report)
First Amendment to Emergency Services Agreement with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue
3. BUDGET /FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Account #: 001-192-342.410 Emergency Amount of this item: $2,016,000.00+ / 12 Year Contract
Service Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. *Amount based up no increase
Current Budgeted Amount Available: Amount Remaining after item:
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Budget Transfer Required: No Appropriate Fund Balance: No
4. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF MAJOR ISSUES: (This is a snap shot description of the agenda item)
• Proposal twelve-year contract with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, the Village will receive $168,000.00 per year
for the first three years and renegotiating a new rate every three years.
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Memorandum
To: Michael Couzzo, Village Mana
From: James M. Weinand, Fire Chi~~:f/~
Date: August 3, 2009
Subject: Update on PBCFR Station #~ Closure and Status of
First Response Area Negotiations.
As you are aware, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue is planning on
closing Station #11 (Seabrook Rd.) effective September 30, 2009.
Negotiations with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue for providing
First Response coverage started on January 7, 2009, and have
concluded with the attached Agreement. The negotiation sessions
with the County have been very amiable and professional. I feel
we have made extraordinary movement in the County's position and
have placed the Village in an opportunistic position.
The County's original position was that we should provide first
response coverage to Station #11 areas without compensation
because without the Mutual Aid Agreement with them we would not
meet the Level of Service standards.
The current proposal is a twelve-year contract with Palm Beach
County Fire Rescue paying the Village $168,000.00 per year for
the first three years and negotiating a new rate every three
years. In addition, the County is will to help us with staffing
coverage during the bridge reconstruction project.
The following documents are attached hereto for your
information.
1. Map marked Exhibit "A" outlines our current first
response service areas.
2. Map marked Exhibit "B" outlines the proposed first
response service areas.
3. Document marked Exhibit "C" is the proposal for
amending the existing Mutual Aid Agreement with the
County.
4. Document marked Exhibit "D" is the existing Mutual Aid
Agreement with the County.
Agenda Item - First Response Agreement with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue .doc
Exhibit "A"
PALI,I BEACH CODUiIES AREA ~ LIAR7111 COUHiIES AREA ~ 7EOUESTA'S AREA
CURRENT FIRST RESPONSE AREA'S
Exhibit "B"
Beach County Station 18
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PAL1,1 BEACH COUHiIES AREA ~ I~IAR7111 COUIIiIES AREA ~ TEBUESTA'S AREA
PROPOSED FIRST RESPONSE AREAS
Exhibit "C"
FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMERGENCY SERVICES AGREEMENT
FOR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, AUTOMATIC AID, AND DISPATCH SERVICES
BETWEEN PALM BEACH COUNTY AND THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
(R2005-0685)
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT entered into on this day of ,
2009, by and between Palm Beach County, Florida, a political subdivision of the State of
Florida, by and through its Board of County Commissioners (hereinafter "County") and the
Village of Tequesta, a Florida municipal corporation located in Palm Beach County, Florida
(hereinafter "Village").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the parties entered into that certain Emergency Services Agreement for
Mutual Assistance, Automatic Aid, and Dispatch Services Between Palm Beach County and the
Village of Tequesta effective April 5, 2005 (2005-0685) (hereinafter referred to as the
"Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the parties mutually desire to reestablish certain response guidelines
regarding fire-rescue response to certain geographical areas; and
WHEREAS, the parties further desire to amend the Agreement to extend its duration.
NOW, THEREFORE, the County and the Village, in consideration of the terms and
conditions set forth herein and the benefits flowing from each to the other, do hereby agree as
follows:
1. The facts set forth in the preamble to this First Amendment are true and correct, and are
hereby reaffirmed by the parties.
2. The Agreement is hereby amended to add Section 5 to Article I to read as follows:
ARTICLE I: MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND AUTOMATIC AID
Section 5: Primary Fire-Rescue Response: From October 1, 2009,
through September 30, 2012, the Village shall respond as the primary fire-
rescue and emergency medical services/transport provider within the four
geographical areas outlined in blue on the map attached hereto as Exhibit 1
and incorporated herein. The Village shall provide within said areas fire-
rescue response including, but not limited to, fire suppression, rescue, and
emergency medical services/transport. The Village shall maintain sufficient
personnel and equipment to provide in said areas the same or equivalent types
and levels of fire-rescue services as provided by the County's Station #11 at
the time this First Amendment is approved. Notwithstanding anything in the
Agreement or this First Amendment to the contrary, the provisions. of Section
4 of Article I of the Agreement shall not be applicable to the services provided
by the Village under this Section 5.
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For the period from October 1, 2009, through September 30, 2012, the County
shall pay One Hundred Sixty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($168,000) to the
Village on an annual basis payable in four installments on October 1, January
1, April 1 and July 1 of each year, for the services provided by the Village
under this Section 5.
Prior to September 30, 2012, the parties shall meet to negotiate a contract
amendment addressing the amount and terms of payment for the remaining
duration of the Agreement. In the event the parties do not reach and approve
such an amendment prior to September 30, 2012, then this Section 5 shall
automatically expire on September 30, 2012. Said expiration of this Section 5
shall not be deemed to expire or terminate, or to be notice of intent to expire
or terminate, the remainder of the Agreement or the remainder of this First
Amendment, which shall remain in full force and effect unless terminated in
accordance with the provisions of Section 9 of Article III of the Agreement.
The Village shall invoice the County 15 days prior to the due date each year.
The County shall make payments to the Village in accordance with the Local
Government Prompt Payment Act, Section 218.70, et. seq., Florida Statutes,
as it may be amended from time to time.
Emergency medical services/transport provided by the Village shall be
governed by Chapter 13, Article II, Division I, of the Palm Beach County
Code, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as may be
amended from time to time. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
should the Village services contemplated by this Section 5 require a COPCN,
then this Section 5 shall be contingent upon the Village obtaining and
maintaining any and all such required COPCNs, and the Village agrees to take
all necessary actions to obtain and maintain such.
3. The Agreement is hereby amended to revise Section 8 of Article III to read as follows:
ARTICLE III: GENERAL CONTRACT TERMS
Section 8. Effective Date and Term: This Agreement shall take
effect upon approval by both parties and continue through September 30,
2021, unless sooner terminated as provided herein.
4. This First Amendment shall take effect upon approval by both parties.
5. Except as specifically modified herein, all terms and conditions of the Agreement are
hereby confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect; provided, however, that in the
event of any conflict, inconsistency, or incongruity between the provisions of this First
Amendment and the provisions of the Agreement, this First Amendment shall control.
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6. Each party's performance and obligation under the Agreement and this First Amendment
is contingent upon an annual budgetary appropriation by its respective governing body
for the purposes hereunder.
7. A copy of this First Amendment shall be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court in and
for Palm Beach County.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have executed this First Amendment on the
day and year first above written.
ATTEST:
SHARON R. BOCK,
Clerk & Comptroller
By:
Deputy Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY
By:
Assistant County Attorney
ATTEST:
By:
Village Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY
By:
Village Attorney
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY ITS BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
By:
John F. Koons, Chairman
APPROVED AS TO TERMS AND
CONDITIONS
By:
Fire-Rescue
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
By:
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Exhibit "D"
EMERGENCY SERVICES AGREEMENT
FOR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, AUTOMATIC AID, AND DISPATCH SERVICES
BETWEEN
PALM BEACH COUNTY AND THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this day of
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2005, by
and between PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA ,apolitical subdivision of the State of Florida
(hereinafter the "County"), by and through its B oard of County Coininissioners and the VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, aFloridamunicipal corporation located inPalmBeachCounty, Florida (hereinafterthe
"Village").
WHEREAS, Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, lrnown as the "Florida Interlocal Cooperation
Act of 1969," authorizes local govenlments to make the most efficient use of their power by enabling
themto cooperate with other localities on abasis of mutual advantage and thereby to provide services
and facilities that will harmonize geographic, economic, population and other factors influencing the
needs and development of local communities.
WHEREAS, each of the parties to this Agreement presently maintains a .fire-rescue
department with fire rescue equipment, fire fighting persorulel, emergency medical equipment,
emergency medical personnel, and other emergency capabilities; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed mutually advantageous to enter into this Agreement providing for
mutual assistance/automatic aid in times of emergency where the need created inay be too great for
either party to deal with unassisted or where a closest unit response is agreeable alid in the public
interest; and
WHEREAS, the County has approved funding from countywide ad valorem tax revenues for
countywide common fire-rescue dispatch services (hereinafter "Countywide Common Dispatch" or
"Common Dispatch") to be offered and provided by Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue to any fire-
rescue providers in Palm Beach County that desire said services from the County, including the
Village; and
WHEREAS, the Countywide Common Dispatch program will provide a real and substantial
benefit to the residents and property throughout Palm Beach County, including the residents and
property within the Village. This real and substantial benefit includes, but is not limited to, the ability
to implement a closest unit response system; a more efficient deployment of mutual aid resources;
enhanced emergency and disaster coordination between service providers; a more consistent
recording and trackuig of response time elements; and the ability to avoid confusion in dispatching
calls received from mixed service areas with complex jurisdictional boundaries.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms and conditions set forth herein and the
benefits following from each to the other, the County and the Village do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I: MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND AUTOMATIC AID
Section 1. Request for Aid/Assistance: The County and the Village agree to provide
assistance to each other for Fire Suppression, Emergency Medical Services, and Technical Rescue,
within the terms and conditions set forth by this Agreement, and to formulate automatic aid plans and
procedures under Section 2 of this Article. The assistance/automatic aid provided for by this
Agreement shall extend to areas served by the parties through service agreements. Emergency mutual
assistance/automatic aid will be given when properly requested unless the party fromwhomassistance
is requested determines in accordance with Section 4 of this Article that it is unable to respond. The
party requesting aid and/or assistance shall provide the following information at the time the request
is made:
a. The type and quantity of equipment and/or personnel needed; and
b. The name and rank of the person making the request.
All requests shall be directed through the County's emergency communications center. The
following officials of the participating parties are authorized to request aid and assistance under this
Agreement: the respective Fire Chiefs, Assistant or Deputy Fire Chiefs, or Incident Cornlnanders.
Section 2. Connnand Authority: In the event of an emergency which requires
additional assistance, the Fire Chief of the jurisdiction in which the incident is located, or in his
absence, the Assistant or Deputy Fire Cluef or the h7cident Commander, will direct the activities at
the scene where the emergency exists, but persomnel responding to the call will reiriain under the
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cornir~and of their own officers at all times. Each party shall retain control over its personnel and the
rendition of services, standards of performance, discipline of officers and employees, and other
matters incidental to the performance of services. Eachparty authorizes its Fire Chief orlus designee
to meet with the other party's Fire Chief or lus designee and develop automatic aid plans and
procedures, including but not limited to details regarding areas to be serviced and type alid/or level
of response, when the Fire Chiefs have determined that improved response times or other forms of
efficiency within their respective jurisdictionsand/or service areas maybe achieved. Such automatic
aid/closest unit response plans and procedures shall be set forth in a Letter(s) of Understanding
between the Fire Chiefs, and the Fire Chiefs are hereby authorized to enter into and amend said
Letter(s) of Understanding on behalf of their respective parties. The Fire Chiefs are also authorized
to promulgate necessary administrative regulations and orders to implement and administer these
plans and procedures.
Section 3. Remuneration: All costs associated withproviding mutual aid services under
this Agreement shall be the responsibility of the agency rendering aid/assistance.
The parties further agree thatthe agencyrenderingaid/assistance mayrequest reimbursement
for any expenditure of goods or services directly from the persons, parties, or company involved in,
causing, or responsible for, the incident at the sole discretion of the agency rendering aid or
assistance. The agency rendering aid/assistance for emergency medical services that requires
transport service may request reimbursement for the transport service from the patient. The agency
rendering service will handle insurance claims and collection in accordance with their policies and
procedures and shall be in accordance with the latest Federal Medicare guidelines, if applicable.
If the rendering agency invoices the responsible party for the incident for reimbursement -of
the goods and services provided, a copy of such invoice shall be forwarded to the requesting agency
as a matter of courtesy, provided however that the parties will not be required to provide copies of
transport fee invoices to the other party and shall not otherwise use or disclose Protected Health
Information ("PHI") or Electronic Protected Health Information ("e-PHI") except as permittedby the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA"), the regulations promulgated
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thereunder, and any other applicable laws and regulations, all as maybe amended from time to time.
Section 4. Ability to Respond: Each party inay refuse to respond to a request for
aid/assistance in the event it does not have the required equipment or manpower available or if, in its
sole judgment, compliance with the request would jeopardize the protection of its own jurisdiction
or personnel. Notwithstanding anytl-ung herein that may be construed to the contrary, the parties
understand and agree that it is not the intention of the parties to subsidize the normal day-to-day
operations or shortages in staffing or equipment of the other party and that the mutual
assistance/automatic aid provided hereunder is intended to be mutual in nature.
ARTICLE II: COMMON DISPATCH
Section 1. Conunon Dispatch: The Village shall be included within the Countywide
Common Dispatch program implemented by the County to be effective June 1, 2005. The County
(through its Fire-Rescue Department) will provide the necessary equipment and services to implement
and provide Common Dispatch and related communication services for the Village as detailed herein.
Each party hereby authorizes its Fire Cluef or his designee to meet with the other party's Fire Chief
or his designee to develop Corrnnon Dispatch plans and procedures, including but not limited to a list.
of necessary equipment, atime-line for Common Dispatch implementation, and other operational
details. These plans and procedures shall be set forth in a Letter(s) of Understanding between the Fire
Chiefs, and the Fire Chiefs are hereby authorized to enter into and amend such Letter(s) of
Understanding onbehalf of theirrespective parties. The Fire Chiefs are also authorized to promulgate
necessary administrative regulations and orders to implement and administer these plans and
procedures. The Letter(s) of Understanding shall specifically identify the Village's level of
participation in the Countywide Common Dispatch program and the equipment that willbe provided
by the County to the Village for its use in implementing the dispatch services provided by County
hereunder (hereinafter the "Equipment"). The County shall maintain ownership of all said Equipment.
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Section 2: Village Responsibilities:
The Village agrees:
C. To maintain a Common Dispatch Letter of Understanding between the parties' Fire
Cluefs as discussed above.
D. To adopt Pahn Beach County's Fire-Rescue dispatch protocols.
E. To review response protocols every twelve (12) months.
F. 'I'o transfer to County a11911 calls received by the Village's PSAP as soon as the need
for fire-rescue services is identified.
G. To use the Equipment provided by the County to implement the dispatch services
provided by the County hereunder.
H. To notify the County if any Equipment is lost, stolen or destroyed beyond repair.
I. To reimburse the County for any Equipment that is lost, stolen or destroyed beyond
rep air.
J. To notify the County and provide the County access to all Equipment requiring
maintenance or repair.
K. To promptly return all Equipment provided by County upon expiration or earlier
termination of this Agreement.
Section 3: County Responsibilities:
The County agrees:
A. To receive and dispatch in a timely manner all emergency calls for fire-rescue services
received from the Village's PSAP.
B. To document unit times (e.g. response time, arrival at scene) in accordance with the
standards adopted by Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue.
C. To provide communication support for all emergency fire-rescue incidents.
D. To provide for Village' s use the Equipment necessary to implement Common Dispatch
services to the Village.
E. To provide maintenance and repair to dispatch related Equipment provided to the
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Village by the County.
F. To replace any Equipment that is lost, stolen or destroyed beyond repair.
ARTICLE III: GENERAL CONTRACT TERMS
Section 1. Preambles: The facts set forth in the preambles to this Agreement are true
and correct and are hereby reaffirmed by the parties.
Section 2. Representative and Contract Monitor: The County representative and
contract monitor during the performance of this Agreement shall be the Deputy Cl-iief of Operations,
whose telephone number is (561) 616-7008. The Village representative and contract monitor during
the performance of this Agreement shall be the Chief of the Fire Rescue Department, whose
telephone number is (561) 744-4051.
Section3. Employee Functions: No employee of eitherpartyto this Agreement shall
perform any function or service which is not within the employee's scope of duties as defined or
determined by the employee's employer.
Section 4. Employee Claims, Benefits, etc.: No employee, officer, or agent of either
party shall, in cornlection with this Agreement or the performance of services and functions
hereunder, have aright to or claim anypension, workers' compensation, unemployment compensation,
civil service, or other employee rights, privileges, orbenefits granted by operation of law or otherwise
except through and against the entity by whom they are employed. No employee of either party shall
be deemed the employee of the other, for any purpose, during the performance of services hereunder.
Sections. NoAssuinptionofLiability: Neitherpartyto this Agreement nor their
respective officers or employees shall be deemed to have assumed any liability for the negligent or
wrongful acts or omissions of the other. Further, nothing herein shall be construed as a waiver of
sovereign immunity.
Section 6. Liability for Injury: All the privileges and immunities from liability,
exemptions from law, ordinance and rules, and all pensions and relief, disability, workers'
compensation and other benefits which apply to the activity of the officers or employees of either
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party when performing their respective functions, within the territorial limits for their respective
agencies, shall apply to the same degree and extent to the perforina~.lce of such functions alid duties
extraterritorially. Liability for injury to persorulel, and for loss or damage of equipment, shall be
borne by the party employing such personnel, and ownilig or possessing such equipment.
Section 7. Indenuufication: Each party shall be liable for its own actions and negligence
and, to the extent permitted bylaw, County shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Village
against any actions, claims or damages arising out of County's negligence in comiection with this
Agreement and the Village shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the County against any actions,
claims or damages arising out of the Village's negligence in connection with this Agreement. The
foregoing indemnification shall not constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity beyond the limits set
forth in Florida Statutes, Section 768.28, nor shall the same be construed to constitute agreement by
either party to indemnify the other party for such other party's negligent, willful or intentional acts
or orrussions.
Section 8. Effective Date and Term: Tlus Agreement shall take effect upon approval by
both parties and continue for a term of ten years, unless sooner terminated as provided herein.
Section 9. Notice of Ternunation: Either party to this Agreement may, upon ninety
(90) days prior written notice to the other, terminate this Agreement for any reason or for no reason
at all.
Section 10. Capital Improvement Plains: Bothparties to this Agreement, on an aiuzual
basis, shall exchange Capital Improvement Plans indicating projected location(s) and anticipated time
frames for construction of future fire stations within their respective jurisdictions and/or service
areas. It is understood that these plans maybe modified subsequent to submission and said plans are
subject to subsequent funding allocations and approvals.
Section 11. Assigrunent of Rights: Neither party shall assign, transferor convey, in whole
or in part, its rights, duties, or obligations without the prior written consent of the other.
Section 12. Modification and Amendment: No modification, amendment, or alteration
in the terms or conditions of this Agreement shall be effective unless contained in a written document
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executed with the wine formality and equality of dia Zity herewith.
Section 13. Entirety of Agreement: This Agreement represents the entire understanding
of the parties and supersedes all other negotiations, representations, or agreements, either written or
oral, relating to this Agreement.
Section 14. Equal Opportuiuty: Each party represents and warrants that it will not
discriminate in the performance of services hereunder and that its employees and members of the
general public benefitting from services hereunder will be treated equally and without regard to race,
sex, sexual orientation, color, religion, disability, age, marital status, national origin or ancestry.
Section 15. Aiuiual Appropriations: Eachparty's performance and obligation under this
Agreement is contingentupon an aruiualbudgetaryappropriation byits respective governingbody for
the purposes hereunder.
Section 16. Remedies: Tlus Agreement shall be construed by and governed by the laws of
the State of Florida. Any and all legal action necessary to enforce the Agreement will be held in Palm
Beach County. No remedy herein conferred upon any party is intended to be exclusive of any other
remedy and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy
given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise. No single
or partial exercise by any party of any right, power, or remedy hereunder shall preclude any other or
further exercise thereof.
Section 17. Records: Each party shall maintain all records pertaining to the services
delivered under this Agreement for a period of at least three (3) years. Each party shall maintain
records associated with this Agreement, including, but not limited to, all accounts, financial and
technical records, research or reports, in accordance with Florida law.
Section 18. Joint Preparation: The preparation of this Agreement has been a j Dint effort
of the parties, and the resulting document shall not, solely or as a matter of judicial constraint, be
construed more severely against one of the parties than the other.
Section 19. Notice of Suits: Each party agrees to notify the other of any claim, or the
initiation of any legal proceeding against it which relates, in any manna er, to the services provided by
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the other party. Each party will cooperate with the other in the defense of any suit or action arising
out of, or related to, the services rendered under this Agreement.
Section 20. Notices: All written notices required under this AD Bement shall be sent by
certified mail, return receipt requested, and if sent to the County shall be mailed to:
Patin Beach County Fire Rescue
Fire Rescue Administrator
50 S. Military Trail, Suite 101
West Palm Beach, FL 33415
and if sent to the Village shall be mailed to:
Village of Tequesta Fire Department
Fire Chief
357 Tequesta Drive
Tequesta, Florida 33469
Each party may change its address upon notice to the other.
Section 21. Captions: The captions and section designations herein set forth are for
convenience only and shall have no substantive meaning.
Section 22. Filing: A copy of this Agreement shall Ue filed with the Clerk of the Circuit
Court in and for Palm Beach County.
Section23. Enforcement Costs: Anycosts orexpenses (including reasonable attorney's
fees) associated with the enforcement of the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be borne
by the respective parties; provided, however, that this clause pertains only to the parties to this
agreement.
Section24. DelegationofDuty: Nothingcontainedhereinshallbe deemed to authorize
the delegation of the constitutional or statutory duties of state, county, or Village officers.
Section 25. HIPAA Compliance: B oth parties aclmowledge and agree that their respective
fire-rescue departments are covered entitiesundertheHealthInsurance Portability acid Accountability
Act ("HIPAA") and therefore are bound by the provisions of HIPAA and the regulations promulgated
thereunder (including the privacy and security rules), all as may be amended from time to time.
Should any provision of this Agreement be determined to be inconsistent with the requirements of
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HIPAA and/or the regulations promulgated thereunder, then the parties shall promptly amend such
provision as necessary to comply with HIPAA and its regulations.
Section 26. Severability: In the event that any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
provision hereof is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
remaining portions of this Agreement and the same shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 27. Survivability: Any provision of this Agreement that is of a continuing nature,
or which by its language or nature imposes an obligation or right that extends beyond the term of this
Agreement, shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.
Section 28. Termination of Existing Agreements
The Emergency Services Agreement for Mutual Assistance and Automatic Aid between the
parties effective May 4, 2004 (Contract No. R2004-0835) is hereby terminated as of the effective
date of this Agreement.
Section 29: Conflict Resolution
Any dispute or conflict between the parties that arises from the provision of services under this
Agreement shall be presented in writing to the respective Contract Monitors. The Contract Monitors
shall then meet to discuss the disputed issues and attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute or
conflict.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have caused these presents to be signedbytheir
duly authorized officers on the day and year first written above.
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
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