Resolutions-2025-011

SECTION VIII. CITY, TOWNSHIP, DISTRICT SERVICE AGREEMENTS The cities, townships, emergency medical and/or fire districts, and independent fire districts which are parties hereto and which have fire protection agreements with each other wherein the township, emergency medical district, fire district, or independent fire district is a public safety provider for the respective city, agree to maintain such agreements in force, and to provide copies of same to the other parties upon request, and by promptly notifying in writing the other parties of any amendment, renewal, or termination of such agreements. In the event such an agreement lapses, there shall be no further obligation by the other parties hereto to respond to a request for assistance within the fire protection area covered by such lapsed agreement. SECTION IX. TERM OF AGREEMENT This agreement shall be in full force and effect upon execution by all parties hereto and the filing and recording thereof as provided in Section 12. The agreement shall have a term of five (5) years from the date of execution and thereafter shall continue in effect from year to year. The agreement may be amended by agreement of all fire chiefs of the parties. Any party may withdraw from the agreement by giving thirty (30) days written notice to each of the other parties hereto by certified mail, in which case said notifying party shall be deleted from further operation of the agreement. SECTION X. ADMINISTRATION OF AGREEMENT This agreement shall be administered by the Johnson County Mutual Aid Association, which shall periodically review said agreement and attempt to resolve any problems which may arise in carrying out said agreement. No separate entity or agency is created by this agreement. SECTION XI. NOTICES Any written notice as required in this agreement shall be sent to the address of the respective parties as shown on the execution portion of this agreement. SECTION XII. PRIOR FIRE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS This agreement supersedes any and all prior fire mutual aid agreements between and among the parties or their respective member departments. SECTION XIII. FILING AND RECORDING This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Upon execution by all parties hereto, this agreement shall be filed with the Secretary of State.