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FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT
THIS FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT,
(hereafter the "Contract ") is made and entered into by and between
the City of Yakima (hereinafter "Yakima ") and the Cities of Union
Gap and Selah (hereinafter the "Cities "), and Yakima County Fire
Protection Districts No.'s 1,2,3,4,6,9,12, and 14 (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Districts ").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Yakima has heretofore provided dispatching
services to the Cities and the Districts for the handling and
processing of fire, alarm, and emergency calls.
WHEREAS, Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts desire to
enter into a new contract for the continuation of such services.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to RCW 39.34 and the mutual
covenants, promises, and agreements set forth herein, it is agreed by
and between Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts as follows:
1. Yakima Communications Center. Yakima shall continue to
operate a central facility to be known as the Yakima
Communications Center within the City of Yakima and shall use
the same for the purpose of receiving fire and emergency service
calls from the respective areas served by all of the parties hereto,
and shall dispatch fire apparatus of the appropriate party in answer
to any such fire or emergency calls and for the purpose of
receiving and transmitting mutual aid calls among the various
parties hereto and for other related business.
2. Authority of Dispatch Center. It is agreed that the duty of
operating the Yakima Communications Center and the complete
management thereof is vested in Yakima and that Yakima shall
have the full, complete, and exclusive authority to operate and
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manage such Yakima Communications Center, including, but not
limited to, the authority to hire and fire employees for such office.
3. Expense of Maintenance and Operation. The expense of
continued maintenance and operation of the Yakima
Communications Center, including the expense of operating all
telephone lines terminating at the Yakima Communications Center,
and including the maintenance of equipment located within the
Yakima Communications Center belonging to the Districts and /or
Cities, shall be borne by Yakima.
4. Term of Contract. This Contract is for a term of two (2) calendar
year commencing January 1, 2005 and terminating at midnight on
December 31, 2006.
5. Cost of Service. Yakima shall maintain a record of all the
Districts' and Cities' alaini calls and each District and each of the
Cities shall be charged by Yakima for each call as stated herein.
The base cost per alarm call for the contract period shall be the
cost per alakin in calendar year 2004 of Thirty -One dollars and
Ninety- Nine cents ($31.99). The cost per alarm call for each year
of the contract shall be adjusted effective January 1 of each year
for the contract term to an amount equal to the previous calendar
year cost per alarm multiplied by the percent change from the
previous year recorded in the Consumer Price Index published by
the Bureau of Labor Statistic of the U.S. Department of Labor for
all Urban Consumers (CPI -U) West Urban (Size B /C) Average for
All Items, with reference base period of 1982 -84 =100 (Index) for
the calendar year preceding this computation with a Three Percent
(3.0 %) minimum. The product of this computation shall be added
to the previous year's cost per call.
CPI July -June 2004 = 3.7%
2004 cost per run 31.99 31.99
Percent Increase x..039 1.18
Increase 1.18 33.17
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If the U.S. Government ceases to publish the Index on a 1982-
84 =100 reference base, the Index shall be converted to the currently
published standard reference base period in accordance with the
conversation factor published by the United States Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the index is discontinued or
revised during the teem, such other governmental index or
computation with which it is replaced shall be used in order to obtain
substantially the same result as would be obtained if the Index had
not been discontinued or revised. If a correction is made to
previously published Index data, the corrected data shall be used
prospectively.
To accommodate each district and each of the cities' budget cycle
Yakima shall provide, in writing by the month of August of the
preceding year to the billing year, the cost for dispatch services
for the following year based on the previous calendar year's
alarm calls handled by Yakima for each District and the Cities of
Union Gap and Selah, times the cost per run rate applicable for
the respective year.
6. Payment for Alarm Calls. Each District and each of the Cities shall
be billed in January of each year for dispatch services during that
calendar year. Each District and each of the Cities shall pay for each
year's billing for alarm services within ninety (90) days after billing
by Yakima. Payment shall be made to Yakima Director of Finance
and Budget, City Hall, 129 North 2 Street, Yakima, Washington.
7. Definition of Alarm Calls. A call to be charged for under the
teans of this Contract is defined as follows:
A. An alarm call is defined as: a call requiring the dispatch of
equipment from any of the Districts or the Cities. Any number
of vehicles from the responsible Districts or Cities may answer
any such alarm call. All communications dealing with such
alarm call shall be deemed as (1) alarm call.
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B. Mutual Aid. In the event an individual District or Union Gap
or Selah requests mutual aid, it shall pay for each additional
alarm call it requests.
8. Early Termination of Contract. Any party hereto may terminate
this Contract, with or without cause, by providing sixty (60) days
written notice of termination to each of the parties to this Contract.
The Contract shall remain in full force and effect with regard to all
remaining parties who have not exercised early contract termination
pursuant to this clause.
9. Hold Harmless. The Districts and the Cities shall protect, defend,
indemnify, and hold harmless Yakima, its elected officials, agents,
officers, and employees from any and all claims, demands, lawsuits,
and liability arising out of or related to the performance of this
Contract.
10. Nondiscrimination Provision. During the performance of this
Contract, Yakima shall not discriminate on the basis of race, age,
color, sex, religion, national origin, creed marital status, political
affiliation, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical
handicap. This provision shall include but not be limited to the
following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment,
advertising, layoff, or termination, rates of pay or other forms of
compensation, and selection for training.
11. No Insurance. It is understood Yakima does not maintain liability
insurance for the Districts and/or the Cities and/or their employees.
12. Assignment. This Contract, or any interest herein, or claim
hereunder, shall not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part
either the Districts or the Cities to any other person or entity without
the prior written consent of Yakima. In the event that such prior
written consent to an assignment is granted, then the assignee shall
assume all duties, obligations, and liabilities of the Districts and the
Cities stated herein.
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13. Severability. If any portion of this Contract is changed per mutual
agreement or any portion is held invalid, the remainder of the
Contract shall remain in full force and effect.
14. Integration. This written document constitutes the entire
agreement between Yakima, the Districts, and the Cities. There
are no other oral or written agreements between the parties as to
the subjects covered herein. No changes or additions to this
Contract shall be valid or binding upon either party unless such
change or addition be in writing and executed by all parties.
15. Governing Law. This contract shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.
16. Venue. The venue for any action to enforce or interrupt this
Contract shall lie in the Superior Court of Washington for Yakima
County Washington.
17. Signature. It is agreed that this Contract may be signed by each
District separately and the signatures of all Districts and Cities
need not be placed on a single document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and
seals.
CITY OF YAKIMA YAKIMA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT
NO. 1
By: By: / u�-
City Manager ger Ch. ir, Fire Co 'ssioners
ATTEST: ATTEST:
/ Arto 1-
City Clerk Secretary /Treasurer
DATED: DAt'ED:
/s/o
3 CA C)L-k
CITY coNTRAC r NO: " I
RESOLUTION NO:
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FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT
THIS FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT,
(hereafter the "Contract ") is made and entered into by and between
the City of Yakima (hereinafter "Yakima ") and the Cities of Union
Gap and Selah (hereinafter the "Cities "), and Yakima County Fire
Protection Districts No.'s 1,2,3,4,6,9,12, and 14 (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Districts ").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Yakima has heretofore provided dispatching
services to the Cities and the Districts for the handling and
processing of fire, alarm, and emergency calls.
WHEREAS, Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts desire to
enter into a new contract for the continuation of such services.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to RCW 39.34 and the mutual
covenants, promises, and agreements set forth herein, it is agreed by
and between Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts as follows:
1. Yakima Communications Center. Yakima shall continue to
operate a central facility to be known as the Yakima
Communications Center within the City of Yakima and shall use
the same for the purpose of receiving fire and emergency service
calls from the respective areas served by all of the parties hereto,
and shall dispatch fire apparatus of the appropriate party in answer
to any such fire or emergency calls and for the purpose of
receiving and transmitting mutual aid calls among the various
parties hereto and for other related business.
2. Authority of Dispatch Center. It is agreed that the duty of
operating the Yakima Communications Center and the complete
management thereof is vested in Yakima and that Yakima shall
have the full, complete, and exclusive authority to operate and
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manage such Yakima Communications Center, including, but not
limited to, the authority to hire and fire employees for such office.
3. Expense of Maintenance and Operation. The expense of
continued maintenance and operation of the Yakima
Communications Center, including the expense of operating all
telephone lines teiininating at the Yakima Communications Center,
and including the maintenance of equipment located within the
Yakima Communications Center belonging to the Districts and /or
Cities, shall be borne by Yakima.
4. Term of Contract. This Contract is for a term of two (2) calendar
year commencing January 1, 2005 and terminating at midnight on
December 31, 2006.
5. Cost of Service. Yakima shall maintain a record of all the
Districts' and Cities' alarm calls and each District and each of the
Cities shall be charged by Yakima for each call as stated herein.
The base cost per alarm call for the contract period shall be the
cost per alarm in calendar year 2004 of Thirty -One dollars and
Ninety- Nine cents ($31.99). The cost per alarm call for each year
of the contract shall be adjusted effective January 1 of each year
for the contract term to an amount equal to the previous calendar
year cost per alarm multiplied by the percent change from the
previous year recorded in the Consumer Price Index published by
the Bureau of Labor Statistic of the U.S. Department of Labor for
all Urban Consumers (CPI -U) West Urban (Size B /C) Average for
All Items, with reference base period of 1982 -84 =100 (Index) for
the calendar year preceding this computation with a Three Percent
(3.0 %) minimum. The product of this computation shall be added
to the previous year's cost per call.
CPI July -June 2004 = 3.7%
2004 cost per run 31.99 31.99
Percent Increase x..039 1.18
Increase 1.18 33.17
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If the U.S. Government ceases to publish the Index on a 1982-
84 =100 reference base, the Index shall be converted to the currently
published standard reference base period in accordance with the
conversation factor published by the United States Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the index is discontinued or
revised during the term, such other governmental index or
computation with which it is replaced shall be used in order to obtain
substantially the same result as would be obtained if the Index had
not been discontinued or revised. If a correction is made to
previously published Index data, the corrected data shall be used
prospectively.
To accommodate each district and each of the cities' budget cycle
Yakima shall provide, in writing by the month of August of the
preceding year to the billing year, the cost for dispatch services
for the following year based on the previous calendar year's
alarm calls handled by Yakima for each District and the Cities of
Union Gap and Selah, times the cost per run rate applicable for
the respective year.
6. Payment for Alarm Calls. Each District and each of the Cities shall
be billed in January of each year for dispatch services during that
calendar year. Each District and each of the Cities shall pay for each
year's billing for alarm services within ninety (90) days after billing
by Yakima. Payment shall be made to Yakima Director of Finance
and Budget, City Hall, 129 North 2 Street, Yakima, Washington.
7. Definition of Alarm Calls. A call to be charged for under the
terms of this Contract is defined as follows:
A. An alarm call is defined as: a call requiring the dispatch of
equipment from any of the Districts or the Cities. Any number
of vehicles from the responsible Districts or Cities may answer
any such alarm call. All communications dealing with such
alarm call shall be deemed as (1) alarm call.
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B. Mutual Aid. In the event an individual District or Union Gap
or Selah requests mutual aid, it shall pay for each additional
alarm call it requests.
8. Early Termination of Contract. Any party hereto may terminate
this Contract, with or without cause, by providing sixty (60) days
written notice of termination to each of the parties to this Contract.
The Contract shall remain in full force and effect with regard to all
remaining parties who have not exercised early contract termination
pursuant to this clause.
9. Hold Harmless. The Districts and the Cities shall protect, defend,
indemnify, and hold harmless Yakima, its elected officials, agents,
officers, and employees from any and all claims, demands, lawsuits,
and liability arising out of or related to the performance of this
Contract.
10. Nondiscrimination Provision. During the performance of this
Contract, Yakima shall not discriminate on the basis of race, age,
color, sex, religion, national origin, creed marital status, political
affiliation, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical
handicap. This provision shall include but not be limited to the
following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment,
advertising, layoff, or termination, rates of pay or other forms of
compensation, and selection for training.
11. No Insurance. It is understood Yakima does not maintain liability
insurance for the Districts and /or the Cities and /or their employees.
12. Assignment. This Contract, or any interest herein, or claim
hereunder, shall not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part
either the Districts or the Cities to any other person or entity without
the prior written consent of Yakima. In the event that such prior
written consent to an assignment is granted, then the assignee shall
assume all duties, obligations, and liabilities of the Districts and the
Cities stated herein.
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13. Severability. If any portion of this Contract is changed per mutual
agreement or any portion is held invalid, the remainder of the
Contract shall remain in full force and effect.
14. Integration. This written document constitutes the entire
agreement between Yakima, the Districts, and the Cities. There
are no other oral or written agreements between the parties as to
the subjects covered herein. No changes or additions to this
Contract shall be valid or binding upon either party unless such
change or addition be in writing and executed by all parties.
15. Governing Law. This contract shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.
16. Venue. The venue for any action to enforce or interrupt this
Contract shall lie in the Superior Court of Washington for Yakima
County Washington.
17. Signature. It is agreed that this Contract may be signed by each
District separately and the signatures of all Districts and Cities
need not be placed on a single document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and
seals.
CITY OF YAKIMA YAKIMA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT
NO. 2
By: By:
City Manr I hair, Fire Commissioners
ATTEST: ATTE T:
#
City Clerk Secretary /Treasurer
DATED: DATED:
CITY CONTRAC (N0:
RESOLUTION NO:.._._._ ,. ,_._..._ ._._..,...__....
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FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT
THIS FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT,
(hereafter the "Contract ") is made and entered into by and between
the City of Yakima (hereinafter "Yakima ") and the Cities of Union
Gap and Selah (hereinafter the "Cities "), and Yakima County Fire
Protection Districts No.'s 1,2,3,4,6,9,12, and 14 (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Districts ").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Yakima has heretofore provided dispatching
services to the Cities and the Districts for the handling and
processing of fire, alarm, and emergency calls.
WHEREAS, Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts desire to
enter into a new contract for the continuation of such services.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to RCW 39.34 and the mutual
covenants, promises, and agreements set forth herein, it is agreed by
and between Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts as follows:
1. Yakima Communications Center. Yakima shall continue to
operate a central facility to be known as the Yakima
Communications Center within the City of Yakima and shall use
the same for the purpose of receiving fire and emergency service
calls from the respective areas served by all of the parties hereto,
and shall dispatch fire apparatus of the appropriate party in answer
to any such fire or emergency calls and for the purpose of
receiving and transmitting mutual aid calls among the various
parties hereto and for other related business.
2. Authority of Dispatch Center. It is agreed that the duty of
operating the Yakima Communications Center and the complete
management thereof is vested in Yakima and that Yakima shall
have the full, complete, and exclusive authority to operate and
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manage such Yakima Communications Center, including, but not
limited to, the authority to hire and fire employees for such office.
3. Expense of Maintenance and Operation. The expense of
continued maintenance and operation of the Yakima
Communications Center, including the expense of operating all
telephone lines terminating at the Yakima Communications Center,
and including the maintenance of equipment located within the
Yakima Communications Center belonging to the Districts and /or
Cities, shall be borne by Yakima.
4. Term of Contract. This Contract is for a term of two (2) calendar
year commencing January 1, 2005 and terminating at midnight on
December 31, 2006.
5. Cost of Service. Yakima shall maintain a record of all the
Districts' and Cities' alarm calls and each District and each of the
Cities shall be charged by Yakima for each call as stated herein.
The base cost per alarm call for the contract period shall be the
cost per alarm in calendar year 2004 of Thirty -One dollars and
Ninety- Nine cents ($31.99). The cost per alarm call for each year
of the contract shall be adjusted effective January 1 of each year
for the contract term to an amount equal to the previous calendar
year cost per alarm multiplied by the percent change from the
previous year recorded in the Consumer Price Index published by
the Bureau of Labor Statistic of the U.S. Department of Labor for
all Urban Consumers (CPI -U) West Urban (Size B /C) Average for
All Items, with reference base period of 1982 -84 =100 (Index) for
the calendar year preceding this computation with a Three Percent
(3.0 %) minimum. The product of this computation shall be added
to the previous year's cost per call.
CPI July -June 2004 = 3.7%
2004 cost per run 31.99 31.99
Percent Increase x..039 1.18
Increase 1.18 33.17
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If the U.S. Government ceases to publish the Index on a 1982-
84 =100 reference base, the Index shall be converted to the currently
published standard reference base period in accordance with the
conversation factor published by the United States Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the index is discontinued or
revised during the term, such other governmental index or
computation with which it is replaced shall be used in order to obtain
substantially the same result as would be obtained if the Index had
not been discontinued or revised. If a correction is made to
previously published Index data, the corrected data shall be used
prospectively.
To accommodate each district and each of the cities' budget cycle
Yakima shall provide, in writing by the month of August of the
preceding year to the billing year, the cost for dispatch services
for the following year based on the previous calendar year's
alarm calls handled by Yakima for each District and the Cities of
Union Gap and Selah, times the cost per run rate applicable for
the respective year.
6. Payment for Alarm Calls. Each District and each of the Cities shall
be billed in January of each year for dispatch services during that
calendar year. Each District and each of the Cities shall pay for each
year's billing for alarm services within ninety (90) days after billing
by Yakima. Payment shall be made to Yakima Director of Finance
and Budget, City Hall, 129 North 2 Street, Yakima, Washington.
7. Definition of Alarm Calls. A call to be charged for under the
terms of this Contract is defined as follows:
A. An alarm call is defined as: a call requiring the dispatch of
equipment from any of the Districts or the Cities. Any number
of vehicles from the responsible Districts or Cities may answer
any such alarm call. All communications dealing with such
alarm call shall be deemed as (1) alarm call.
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B. Mutual Aid. In the event an individual District or Union Gap
or Selah requests mutual aid, it shall pay for each additional
alarm call it requests.
8. Early Termination of Contract. Any party hereto may terminate
this Contract, with or without cause, by providing sixty (60) days
written notice of termination to each of the parties to this Contract.
The Contract shall remain in full force and effect with regard to all
remaining parties who have not exercised early contract termination
pursuant to this clause.
9. Hold Harmless. The Districts and the Cities shall protect, defend,
indemnify, and hold harmless Yakima, its elected officials, agents,
officers, and employees from any and all claims, demands, lawsuits,
and liability arising out of or related to the performance of this
Contract.
10. Nondiscrimination Provision. During the performance of this
Contract, Yakima shall not discriminate on the basis of race, age,
color, sex, religion, national origin, creed marital status, political
affiliation, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical
handicap. This provision shall include but not be limited to the
following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment,
advertising, layoff, or termination, rates of pay or other forms of
compensation, and selection for training.
11. No Insurance. It is understood Yakima does not maintain liability
insurance for the Districts and /or the Cities and /or their employees.
12. Assignment. This Contract, or any interest herein, or claim
hereunder, shall not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part
either the Districts or the Cities to any other person or entity without
the prior written consent of Yakima. In the event that such prior
written consent to an assignment is granted, then the assignee shall
assume all duties, obligations, and liabilities of the Districts and the
Cities stated herein.
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13. Severability. If any portion of this Contract is changed per mutual
agreement or any portion is held invalid, the remainder of the
Contract shall remain in full force and effect.
14. Integration. This written document constitutes the entire
agreement between Yakima, the Districts, and the Cities. There
are no other oral or written agreements between the parties as to
the subjects covered herein. No changes or additions to this
Contract shall be valid or binding upon either party unless such
change or addition be in writing and executed by all parties.
15. Governing Law. This contract shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.
16. Venue. The venue for any action to enforce or interrupt this
Contract shall lie in the Superior Court of Washington for Yakima
County Washington.
17. Signature. It is agreed that this Contract may be signed by each
District separately and the signatures of all Districts and Cities
need not be placed on a single document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and
seals.
CITY OF YAKIMA YAKIMA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT
NO. 3
4 69 i C Pvt
By:
City Manager Ch r, e Cou it,:ssipners
ATTEST: A T ST:
I
e
City Clerk Secretary /Treasurer
DATED: DATED:
CITY CONTRAC f NO 01005-12
RESOLUTION NO
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FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT
THIS FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT,
(hereafter the "Contract ") is made and entered into by and between
the City of Yakima (hereinafter "Yakima ") and the Cities of Union
Gap and Selah (hereinafter the "Cities "), and Yakima County Fire
Protection Districts No.'s 1,2,3,4,6,9,12, and 14 (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Districts ").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Yakima has heretofore provided dispatching
services to the Cities and the Districts for the handling and
processing of fire, alarm, and emergency calls.
WHEREAS, Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts desire to
enter into a new contract for the continuation of such services.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to RCW 39.34 and the mutual
covenants, promises, and agreements set forth herein, it is agreed by
and between Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts as follows:
1. Yakima Communications Center. Yakima shall continue to
operate a central facility to be known as the Yakima
Communications Center within the City of Yakima and shall use
the same for the purpose of receiving fire and emergency service
calls from the respective areas served by all of the parties hereto,
and shall dispatch fire apparatus of the appropriate party in answer
to any such fire or emergency calls and for the purpose of
receiving and transmitting mutual aid calls among the various
parties hereto and for other related business.
2. Authority of Dispatch Center. It is agreed that the duty of
operating the Yakima Communications Center and the complete
management thereof is vested in Yakima and that Yakima shall
have the full, complete, and exclusive authority to operate and
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manage such Yakima Communications Center, including, but not
limited to, the authority to hire and fire employees for such office.
3. Expense of Maintenance and Operation. The expense of
continued maintenance and operation of the Yakima
Communications Center, including the expense of operating all
telephone lines terminating at the Yakima Communications Center,
and including the maintenance of equipment located within the
Yakima Communications Center belonging to the Districts and /or
Cities, shall be borne by Yakima.
4. Term of Contract. This Contract is for a term of two (2) calendar
year commencing January 1, 2005 and terminating at midnight on
December 31, 2006.
5. Cost of Service. Yakima shall maintain a record of all the
Districts' and Cities' alarm calls and each District and each of the
Cities shall be charged by Yakima for each call as stated herein.
The base cost per alarm call for the contract period shall be the
cost per alarm in calendar year 2004 of Thirty -One dollars and
Ninety- Nine cents ($31.99). The cost per alarm call for each year
of the contract shall be adjusted effective January 1 of each year
for the contract term to an amount equal to the previous calendar
year cost per alarm multiplied by the percent change from the
previous year recorded in the Consumer Price Index published by
the Bureau of Labor Statistic of the U.S. Department of Labor for
all Urban Consumers (CPI -U) West Urban (Size B /C) Average for
All Items, with reference base period of 1982 -84 =100 (Index) for
the calendar year preceding this computation with a Three Percent
(3.0 %) minimum. The product of this computation shall be added
to the previous year's cost per call.
CPI July -June 2004 = 3.7%
2004 cost per run 31.99 31.99
Percent Increase x..039 1.18
Increase 1.18 33.17
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If the U.S. Government ceases to publish the Index on a 1982-
84 =100 reference base, the Index shall be converted to the currently
published standard reference base period in accordance with the
conversation factor published by the United States Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the index is discontinued or
revised during the term, such other governmental index or
computation with which it is replaced shall be used in order to obtain
substantially the same result as would be obtained if the Index had
not been discontinued or revised. If a correction is made to
previously published Index data, the corrected data shall be used
prospectively.
To accommodate each district and each of the cities' budget cycle
Yakima shall provide, in writing by the month of August of the
preceding year to the billing year, the cost for dispatch services
for the following year based on the previous calendar year's
alarm calls handled by Yakima for each District and the Cities of
Union Gap and Selah, times the cost per run rate applicable for
the respective year.
6. Payment for Alarm Calls. Each District and each of the Cities shall
be billed in January of each year for dispatch services during that
calendar year. Each District and each of the Cities shall pay for each
year's billing for alarm services within ninety (90) days after billing
by Yakima. Payment shall be made to Yakima Director of Finance
and Budget, City Hall, 129 North 2n Street, Yakima, Washington.
7. Definition of Alarm Calls. A call to be charged for under the
terms of this Contract is defined as follows:
A. An alarm call is defined as: a call requiring the dispatch of
equipment from any of the Districts or the Cities. Any number
of vehicles from the responsible Districts or Cities may answer
any such alarm call. All communications dealing with such
alarm call shall be deemed as (1) alarm call.
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B. Mutual Aid. In the event an individual District or Union Gap
or Selah requests mutual aid, it shall pay for each additional
alarm call it requests.
8. Early Termination of Contract. Any party hereto may terminate
this Contract, with or without cause, by providing sixty (60) days
written notice of termination to each of the parties to this Contract.
The Contract shall remain in full force and effect with regard to all
remaining parties who have not exercised early contract termination
pursuant to this clause.
9. Hold Harmless. The Districts and the Cities shall protect, defend,
indemnify, and hold harmless Yakima, its elected officials, agents,
officers, and employees from any and all claims, demands, lawsuits,
and liability arising out of or related to the performance of this
Contract.
10. Nondiscrimination Provision. During the performance of this
Contract, Yakima shall not discriminate on the basis of race, age,
color, sex, religion, national origin, creed marital status, political
affiliation, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical
handicap. This provision shall include but not be limited to the
following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment,
advertising, layoff, or termination, rates of pay or other forms of
compensation, and selection for training.
11. No Insurance. It is understood Yakima does not maintain liability
insurance for the Districts and /or the Cities and /or their employees.
12. Assignment. This Contract, or any interest herein, or claim
hereunder, shall not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part
either the Districts or the Cities to any other person or entity without
the prior written consent of Yakima. In the event that such prior
written consent to an assignment is granted, then the assignee shall
assume all duties, obligations, and liabilities of the Districts and the
Cities stated herein.
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13. Severability. If any portion of this Contract is changed per mutual
agreement or any portion is held invalid, the remainder of the
Contract shall remain in full force and effect.
14. Integration. This written document constitutes the entire
agreement between Yakima, the Districts, and the Cities. There
are no other oral or written agreements between the parties as to
the subjects covered herein. No changes or additions to this
Contract shall be valid or binding upon either party unless such
change or addition be in writing and executed by all parties.
15. Governing Law. This contract shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.
16. Venue. The venue for any action to enforce or interrupt this
Contract shall lie in the Superior Court of Washington for Yakima
County Washington.
17. Signature. It is agreed that this Contract may be signed by each
District separately and the signatures of all Districts and Cities
need not be placed on a single document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and
seals.
CITY OF YAKIMA YAKIMA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT
NO. 4
B y : �' B� - -� �`t )`%
City Manager Chair, Fire Commissioners
ATTEST: ATTEST:
r
City Clerk Secretary /Treasur
DATED: DATED:
/A4,57/06— 0/7/
CITY CONTRAC (NO
RESOLUTION NO:
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FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT
THIS FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT,
(hereafter the "Contract ") is made and entered into by and between
the City of Yakima (hereinafter "Yakima ") and the Cities of Union
Gap and Selah (hereinafter the "Cities "), and Yakima County Fire
Protection Districts No.'s 1,2,3,4,6,9,12, and 14 (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Districts ").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Yakima has heretofore provided dispatching
services to the Cities and the Districts for the handling and
processing of fire, alarm, and emergency calls.
WHEREAS, Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts desire to
enter into a new contract for the continuation of such services.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to RCW 39.34 and the mutual
covenants, promises, and agreements set forth herein, it is agreed by
and between Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts as follows:
1. Yakima Communications Center. Yakima shall continue to
operate a central facility to be known as the Yakima
Communications Center within the City of Yakima and shall use
the same for the purpose of receiving fire and emergency service
calls from the respective areas served by all of the parties hereto,
and shall dispatch fire apparatus of the appropriate party in answer
to any such fire or emergency calls and for the purpose of
receiving and transmitting mutual aid calls among the various
parties hereto and for other related business.
2. Authority of Dispatch Center. It is agreed that the duty of
operating the Yakima Communications Center and the complete
management thereof is vested in Yakima and that Yakima shall
have the full, complete, and exclusive authority to operate and
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manage such Yakima Communications Center, including, but not
limited to, the authority to hire and fire employees for such office.
3. Expense of Maintenance and Operation. The expense of
continued maintenance and operation of the Yakima
Communications Center, including the expense of operating all
telephone lines terminating at the Yakima Communications Center,
and including the maintenance of equipment located within the
Yakima Communications Center belonging to the Districts and /or
Cities, shall be borne by Yakima.
4. Term of Contract. This Contract is for a term of two (2) calendar
year commencing January 1, 2005 and terminating at midnight on
December 31, 2006.
5. Cost of Service. Yakima shall maintain a record of all the
Districts' and Cities' alarm calls and each District and each of the
Cities shall be charged by Yakima for each call as stated herein.
The base cost per alarm call for the contract period shall be the
cost per alarm in calendar year 2004 of Thirty -One dollars and
Ninety- Nine cents ($31.99). The cost per alarm call for each year
of the contract shall be adjusted effective January 1 of each year
for the contract term to an amount equal to the previous calendar
year cost per alarm multiplied by the percent change from the
previous year recorded in the Consumer Price Index published by
the Bureau of Labor Statistic of the U.S. Department of Labor for
all Urban Consumers (CPI -U) West Urban (Size B /C) Average for
All Items, with reference base period of 1982 -84 =100 (Index) for
the calendar year preceding this computation with a Three Percent
(3.0 %) minimum. The product of this computation shall be added
to the previous year's cost per call.
CPI July -June 2004 = 3.7%
2004 cost per run 31.99 31.99
Percent Increase x..039 1.18
Increase 1.18 33.17
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If the U.S. Government ceases to publish the Index on a 1982-
84 =100 reference base, the Index shall be converted to the currently
published standard reference base period in accordance with the
conversation factor published by the United States Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the index is discontinued or
revised during the term, such other governmental index or
computation with which it is replaced shall be used in order to obtain
substantially the same result as would be obtained if the Index had
not been discontinued or revised. If a correction is made to
previously published Index data, the corrected data shall be used
prospectively.
To accommodate each district and each of the cities' budget cycle
Yakima shall provide, in writing by the month of August of the
preceding year to the billing year, the cost for dispatch services
for the following year based on the previous calendar year's
alarm calls handled by Yakima for each District and the Cities of
Union Gap and Selah, times the cost per run rate applicable for
the respective year.
6. Payment for Alarm Calls. Each District and each of the Cities shall
be billed in January of each year for dispatch services during that
calendar year. Each District and each of the Cities shall pay for each
year's billing for alarm services within ninety (90) days after billing
by Yakima. Payment shall be made to Yakima Director of Finance
and Budget, City Hall, 129 North 2n Street, Yakima, Washington.
7. Definition of Alarm Calls. A call to be charged for under the
terms of this Contract is defined as follows:
A. An alarm call is defined as: a call requiring the dispatch of
equipment from any of the Districts or the Cities. Any number
of vehicles from the responsible Districts or Cities may answer
any such alarm call. All communications dealing with such
alarm call shall be deemed as (1) alarm call.
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B. Mutual Aid. In the event an individual District or Union Gap
or Selah requests mutual aid, it shall pay for each additional
alarm call it requests.
8. Early Termination of Contract. Any party hereto may terminate
this Contract, with or without cause, by providing sixty (60) days
written notice of termination to each of the parties to this Contract.
The Contract shall remain in full force and effect with regard to all
remaining parties who have not exercised early contract termination
pursuant to this clause.
9. Hold Harmless. The Districts and the Cities shall protect, defend,
indemnify, and hold harmless Yakima, its elected officials, agents,
officers, and employees from any and all claims, demands, lawsuits,
and liability arising out of or related to the performance of this
Contract.
10. Nondiscrimination Provision. During the performance of this
Contract, Yakima shall not discriminate on the basis of race, age,
color, sex, religion, national origin, creed marital status, political
affiliation, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical
handicap. This provision shall include but not be limited to the
following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment,
advertising, layoff, or termination, rates of pay or other forms of
compensation, and selection for training.
11. No Insurance. It is understood Yakima does not maintain liability
insurance for the Districts and /or the Cities and /or their employees.
12. Assignment. This Contract, or any interest herein, or claim
hereunder, shall not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part
either the Districts or the Cities to any other person or entity without
the prior written consent of Yakima. In the event that such prior
written consent to an assignment is granted, then the assignee shall
assume all duties, obligations, and liabilities of the Districts and the
Cities stated herein.
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13. Severability. If any portion of this Contract is changed per mutual
agreement or any portion is held invalid, the remainder of the
Contract shall remain in full force and effect.
14. Integration. This written document constitutes the entire
agreement between Yakima, the Districts, and the Cities. There
are no other oral or written agreements between the parties as to
the subjects covered herein. No changes or additions to this
Contract shall be valid or binding upon either party unless such
change or addition be in writing and executed by all parties.
15. Governing Law. This contract shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.
16. Venue. The venue for any action to enforce or interrupt this
Contract shall lie in the Superior Court of Washington for Yakima
County Washington.
17. Signature. It is agreed that this Contract may be signed by each
District separately and the signatures of all Districts and Cities
need not be placed on a single document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and
seals.
CITY OF YAKIMA YAKIMA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT
NO. 6
B By
y:
City Managr Chair, Fire Commissioners
ATTEST: ATTEST:
� r t c
City Clerk Secretary /Treasurer
DATED: DATED:
G/� /O fd 7._
CITY CONTRAC r NO: ige®5 �l 7
RESOLUTION NO
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YAKIMA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT #6
GLEED FIRE DEPARTMENT
Jim Kohl, Chief
October 14, 2004
Attn: Wayne Wantland, Communications Mgr.
Yakima Public Safety Communications Center
200 S Third ST
Yakima, WA 98901
Dear Wayne:
Enclosed are two signed copies of the Fire Communications Services Contract for
Yakima County Fire District #6.
Sincerely,
ter.-
Jim Kohl, Chief
JK/kt
Enclosures 2
81 North Gleed Road Phone: (509) 966 -5060
Yakima, WA 98908 Fax: (509) 966 -4620
"Dedicated to the protection of life and property."
Fire Communications Service Contract
FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT
THIS FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT,
(hereafter the "Contract ") is made and entered into by and between
the City of Yakima (hereinafter "Yakima ") and the Cities of Union
Gap and Selah (hereinafter the "Cities "), and Yakima County Fire
Protection Districts No.'s 1,2,3,4,6,9,12, and 14 (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Districts ").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Yakima has heretofore provided dispatching
services to the Cities and the Districts for the handling and
processing of fire, alarm, and emergency calls.
WHEREAS, Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts desire to
enter into a new contract for the continuation of such services.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to RCW 39.34 and the mutual
covenants, promises, and agreements set forth herein, it is agreed by
and between Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts as follows:
1. Yakima Communications Center. Yakima shall continue to
operate a central facility to be known as the Yakima
Communications Center within the City of Yakima and shall use
the same for the purpose of receiving fire and emergency service
calls from the respective areas served by all of the parties hereto,
and shall dispatch fire apparatus of the appropriate party in answer
to any such fire or emergency calls and for the purpose of
receiving and transmitting mutual aid calls among the various
parties hereto and for other related business.
2. Authority of Dispatch Center. It is agreed that the duty of
operating the Yakima Communications Center and the complete
management thereof is vested in Yakima and that Yakima shall
have the full, complete, and exclusive authority to operate and
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manage such Yakima Communications Center, including, but not
limited to, the authority to hire and fire employees for such office.
3. Expense of Maintenance and Operation. The expense of
continued maintenance and operation of the Yakima
Communications Center, including the expense of operating all
telephone lines terminating at the Yakima Communications Center,
and including the maintenance of equipment located within the
Yakima Communications Center belonging to the Districts and /or
Cities, shall be borne by Yakima.
4. Term of Contract. This Contract is for a term of two (2) calendar
year commencing January 1, 2005 and terminating at midnight on
December 31, 2006.
5. Cost of Service. Yakima shall maintain a record of all the
Districts' and Cities' alarm calls and each District and each of the
Cities shall be charged by Yakima for each call as stated herein.
The base cost per alarm call for the contract period shall be the
cost per alarm in calendar year 2004 of Thirty -One dollars and
Ninety- Nine cents ($31.99). The cost per alarm call for each year
of the contract shall be adjusted effective January 1 of each year
for the contract term to an amount equal to the previous calendar
year cost per alarm multiplied by the percent change from the
previous year recorded in the Consumer Price Index published by
the Bureau of Labor Statistic of the U.S. Department of Labor for
all Urban Consumers (CPI -U) West Urban (Size B /C) Average for
All Items, with reference base period of 1982 -84 =100 (Index) for
the calendar year preceding this computation with a Three Percent
(3.0 %) minimum. The product of this computation shall be added
to the previous year's cost per call.
CPI July -June 2004 = 3.7%
2004 cost per run 31.99 31.99
Percent Increase x..039 1.18
Increase 1.18 33.17
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If the U.S. Government ceases to publish the Index on a 1982-
84 =100 reference base, the Index shall be converted to the currently
published standard reference base period in accordance with the
conversation factor published by the United States Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the index is discontinued or
revised during the term, such other governmental index or
computation with which it is replaced shall be used in order to obtain
substantially the same result as would be obtained if the Index had
not been discontinued or revised. If a correction is made to
previously published Index data, the corrected data shall be used
prospectively.
To accommodate each district and each of the cities' budget cycle
Yakima shall provide, in writing by the month of August of the
preceding year to the billing year, the cost for dispatch services
for the following year based on the previous calendar year's
alarm calls handled by Yakima for each District and the Cities of
Union Gap and Selah, times the cost per run rate applicable for
the respective year.
6. Payment for Alarm Calls. Each District and each of the Cities shall
be billed in January of each year for dispatch services during that
calendar year. Each District and each of the Cities shall pay for each
year's billing for alarm services within ninety (90) days after billing
by Yakima. Payment shall be made to Yakima Director of Finance
and Budget, City Hall, 129 North 2 Street, Yakima, Washington.
7. Definition of Alarm Calls. A call to be charged for under the
terms of this Contract is defined as follows:
A. An alarm call is defined as: a call requiring the dispatch of
equipment from any of the Districts or the Cities. Any number
of vehicles from the responsible Districts or Cities may answer
any such alarm call. All communications dealing with such
alarm call shall be deemed as (I) alarm call.
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B. Mutual Aid. In the event an individual District or Union Gap
or Selah requests mutual aid, it shall pay for each additional
alarm call it requests.
8. Early Termination of Contract. Any party hereto may terminate
this Contract, with or without cause, by providing sixty (60) days
written notice of termination to each of the parties to this Contract.
The Contract shall remain in full force and effect with regard to all
remaining parties who have not exercised early contract termination
pursuant to this clause.
9. Hold Harmless. The Districts and the Cities shall protect, defend,
indemnify, and hold harmless Yakima, its elected officials, agents,
officers, and employees from any and all claims, demands, lawsuits,
and liability arising out of or related to the performance of this
Contract.
10. Nondiscrimination Provision. During the performance of this
Contract, Yakima shall not discriminate on the basis of race, age,
color, sex, religion, national origin, creed marital status, political
affiliation, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical
handicap. This provision shall include but not be limited to the
following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment,
advertising, layoff, or termination, rates of pay or other forms of
compensation, and selection for training.
11. No Insurance. It is understood Yakima does not maintain liability
insurance for the Districts and /or the Cities and /or their employees.
12. Assignment. This Contract, or any interest herein, or claim
hereunder, shall not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part
either the Districts or the Cities to any other person or entity without
the prior written consent of Yakima. In the event that such prior
written consent to an assignment is granted, then the assignee shall
assume all duties, obligations, and liabilities of the Districts and the
Cities stated herein.
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13. Severability. If any portion of this Contract is changed per mutual
agreement or any portion is held invalid, the remainder of the
Contract shall remain in full force and effect.
14. Integration. This written document constitutes the entire
agreement between Yakima, the Districts, and the Cities. There
are no other oral or written agreements between the parties as to
the subjects covered herein. No changes or additions to this
Contract shall be valid or binding upon either party unless such
change or addition be in writing and executed by all parties.
15. Governing Law. This contract shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.
16. Venue. The venue for any action to enforce or interrupt this
Contract shall lie in the Superior Court of Washington for Yakima
County Washington.
17. Signature. It is agreed that this Contract may be signed by each
District separately and the signatures of all Districts and Cities
need not be placed on a single document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and
seals.
CITY OF YAKIMA YAKIMA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT
NO. 9
By: y
City Manager Chair, Fire Commissioners
ATTEST: ATTEST:
Kait-t-, r L & 4
City Clerk Secretary /Treasurer
DATED: DATED:
1 /.)-- 510,3 (s3o,
CITY CONTRACT NO: �J -- ._.
RESOLUTION NO
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FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT
THIS FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT,
(hereafter the "Contract ") is made and entered into by and between
the City of Yakima (hereinafter "Yakima ") and the Cities of Union
Gap and Selah (hereinafter the "Cities "), and Yakima County Fire
Protection Districts No.'s 1,2,3,4,6,9,12, and 14 (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Districts ").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Yakima has heretofore provided dispatching
services to the Cities and the Districts for the handling and
processing of fire, alarm, and emergency calls.
WHEREAS, Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts desire to
enter into a new contract for the continuation of such services.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to RCW 39.34 and the mutual
covenants, promises, and agreements set forth herein, it is agreed by
and between Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts as follows:
1. Yakima Communications Center. Yakima shall continue to
operate a central facility to be known as the Yakima
Communications Center within the City of Yakima and shall use
the same for the purpose of receiving fire and emergency service
calls from the respective areas served by all of the parties hereto,
and shall dispatch fire apparatus of the appropriate party in answer
to any such fire or emergency calls and for the purpose of
receiving and transmitting mutual aid calls among the various
parties hereto and for other related business.
2. Authority of Dispatch Center. It is agreed that the duty of
operating the Yakima Communications Center and the complete
management thereof is vested in Yakima and that Yakima shall
have the full, complete, and exclusive authority to operate and
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manage such Yakima Communications Center, including, but not
limited to, the authority to hire and fire employees for such office.
3. Expense of Maintenance and Operation. The expense of
continued maintenance and operation of the Yakima
Communications Center, including the expense of operating all
telephone lines terminating at the Yakima Communications Center,
and including the maintenance of equipment located within the
Yakima Communications Center belonging to the Districts and/or
Cities, shall be borne by Yakima.
4. Term of Contract. This Contract is for a term of two (2)
calendar year commencing January 1, 2005 and terminating at
midnight on December 31, 2006.
5. Cost of Service. Yakima shall maintain a record of all the
Districts' and Cities' alarm calls and each District and each of the
Cities shall be charged by Yakima for each call as stated herein.
The base cost per alarm call for the contract period shall be the
cost per alarm in calendar year 2004 of Thirty -One dollars and
Ninety- Nine cents ($31.99). The cost per alarm call for each year
of the contract shall be adjusted effective January 1 of each year
for the contract term to an amount equal to the previous calendar
year cost per alarm multiplied by the percent change from the
previous year recorded in the Consumer Price Index published by
the Bureau of Labor Statistic of the U.S. Department of Labor for
all Urban Consumers (CPI -U) West Urban (Size B /C) Average for
All Items, with reference base period of 1982 -84 =100 (Index) for
the calendar year preceding this computation with a Three Percent
(3.0 %) minimum. The product of this computation shall be added
to the previous year's cost per call.
CPI July -June 2004 = 3.7%
2004 cost per run 31.99 31.99
Percent Increase x 0.37 1.18
Increase 1.18 33.17
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If the U.S. Government ceases to publish the Index on a 1982-
84 =100 reference base, the Index shall be converted to the currently
published standard reference base period in accordance with the
conversation factor published by the United States Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the index is discontinued or
revised during the term, such other governmental index or
computation with which it is replaced shall be used in order to obtain
substantially the same result as would be obtained if the Index had
not been discontinued or revised. If a correction is made to
previously published Index data, the corrected data shall be used
prospectively.
To accommodate each district and each of the cities'
budget cycle Yakima shall provide, in writing by the
month of August of the preceding year to the billing year,
the cost for dispatch services for the following year based
on the previous calendar year's alarm calls handled by
Yakima for each District and the Cities of Union Gap and
Selah, times the cost per run rate applicable for the
respective year.
6. Payment for Alarm Calls. Each District and each of the Cities
shall be billed in January of each year for dispatch services during
that calendar year. Each District and each of the Cities shall pay for
each year's billing for alarm services within ninety (90) days after
billing by Yakima. Payment shall be made to Yakima Director of
Finance and Budget, City Hall, 129 North 2 Street, Yakima,
Washington.
7. Definition of Alarm Calls. A call to be charged for under the
terms of this Contract is defined as follows:
A. An alarm call is defined as: a call requiring the dispatch
of equipment from any of the Districts or the Cities. Any
number of vehicles from the responsible Districts or Cities
may answer any such alarm call. All communications dealing
with such alarm call shall be deemed as (1) alarm call.
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B. Mutual Aid. In the event an individual District or Union Gap
or Selah requests mutual aid, it shall pay for each additional
alarm call it requests.
8. Early Termination of Contract. Any party hereto may terminate
this Contract, with or without cause, by providing sixty (60) days
written notice of termination to each of the parties to this Contract.
The Contract shall remain in full force and effect with regard to all
remaining parties who have not exercised early contract termination
pursuant to this clause.
9. Hold Harmless. The Districts and the Cities shall protect, defend,
indemnify, and hold harmless Yakima, its elected officials, agents,
officers, and employees from any and all claims, demands, lawsuits,
and liability arising out of or related to the performance of this
Contract.
10. Nondiscrimination Provision. During the performance of this
Contract, Yakima shall not discriminate on the basis of race, age,
color, sex, religion, national origin, creed marital status, political
affiliation, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical
handicap. This provision shall include but not be limited to the
following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment,
advertising, layoff, or termination, rates of pay or other forms of
compensation, and selection for training.
11. No Insurance. It is understood Yakima does not maintain liability
insurance for the Districts and/or the Cities and /or their employees.
12. As s i g n m e nt. This Contract, or any interest herein, or claim
hereunder, shall not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part
either the Districts or the Cities to any other person or entity without
the prior written consent of Yakima. In the event that such prior
written consent to an assignment is granted, then the assignee shall
assume all duties, obligations, and liabilities of the Districts and the
Cities stated herein.
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13. Severability. If any portion of this Contract is changed per
mutual agreement or any portion is held invalid, the remainder of
the Contract shall remain in full force and effect.
14. Integration. This written document constitutes the entire
agreement between Yakima, the Districts, and the Cities. There
are no other oral or written agreements between the parties as to
the subjects covered herein. No changes or additions to this
Contract shall be valid or binding upon either party unless such
change or addition be in writing and executed by all parties.
15. Governing Law. This contract shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.
16. Venue. The venue for any action to enforce or interrupt this
Contract shall lie in the Superior Court of Washington for Yakima
County Washington.
17. Signature. It is agreed that this Contract may be signed by each
District separately and the signatures of all Districts and Cities
need not be placed on a single document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands
and seals.
CITY OF YAKIMA YAKIMA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT
NO. 12
By:
`: By: ` j C�..
- � T .
City`Vlanager 1 .1111r a k ir, Fire ��► mmissioners
ATTEST: ATTEST:
City Clerk Secretary /Treat rer
DATED: DATED:
//D. 51/4-5
CITY CONTft\C ( NO: c:Wd 7 ,
RESOLUTION NO
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FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT
THIS FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT,
(hereafter the "Contract ") is made and entered into by and between
the City of Yakima (hereinafter "Yakima ") and the Cities of Union
Gap and Selah (hereinafter the "Cities "), and Yakima County Fire
Protection Districts No.'s 1,2,3,4,6,9,12, and 14 (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Districts ").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Yakima has heretofore provided dispatching
services to the Cities and the Districts for the handling and
processing of fire, alarm, and emergency calls.
WHEREAS, Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts desire to
enter into a new contract for the continuation of such services.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to RCW 39.34 and the mutual
covenants; promises, and agreements set forth herein, it is agreed by
and between Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts as follows:
1. Yakima Communications Center. Yakima shall continue to
operate a central facility to be known as the Yakima
Communications Center within the City of Yakima and shall use
the same for the purpose of receiving fire and emergency service
calls from the respective areas served by all of the parties hereto,
and shall dispatch fire apparatus of the appropriate party in answer
to any such fire or emergency calls and for the purpose of
receiving and transmitting mutual aid calls among the various
parties hereto and for other related business.
2. Authority of Dispatch Center. It is agreed that the duty of
operating the Yakima Communications Center and the complete
management thereof is vested in Yakima and that Yakima shall
have the full, complete, and exclusive authority to operate and
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manage such Yakima Communications Center, including, but not
limited to, the authority to hire and fire employees for such office.
3. Expense of Maintenance and Operation. The expense of
continued maintenance and operation of the Yakima
Communications Center, including the expense of operating all
telephone lines terminating at the Yakima Communications Center,
and including the maintenance of equipment located within the
Yakima Communications Center belonging to the Districts and /or
Cities, shall be borne by Yakima.
4. Term of Contract. This Contract is for a term of two (2) calendar
year commencing January 1, 2005 and terminating at midnight on
December 31, 2006.
5. Cost of Service. Yakima shall maintain a record of all the
Districts' and Cities' alarm calls and each District and each of the
Cities shall be charged by Yakima for each call as stated herein.
The base cost per alarm call for the contract period shall be the
cost per alarm in calendar year 2004 of Thirty -One dollars and
Ninety- Nine cents ($31.99). The cost per alarm call for each year
of the contract shall be adjusted effective January 1 of each year
for the contract term to an amount equal to the previous calendar
year cost per alarm multiplied by the percent change from the
previous year recorded in the Consumer Price Index published by
the Bureau of Labor Statistic of the U.S. Department of Labor for
all Urban Consumers (CPI -U) West Urban (Size B /C) Average for
All Items, with reference base period of 1982 -84 =100 (Index) for
the calendar year preceding this computation with a Three Percent
(3.0 %) minimum. The product of this computation shall be added
to the previous year's cost per call.
CPI July -June 2004 = 3.7%
2004 cost per run 31.99 31.99
Percent Increase x..039 1.18
Increase 1.18 33.17
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If the U.S. Government ceases to publish the Index on a 1982-
84 =100 reference base, the Index shall be converted to the currently
published standard reference base period in accordance with the
conversation factor published by the United States Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the index is discontinued or
revised during the term, such other governmental index or
computation with which it is replaced shall be used in order to obtain
substantially the same result as would be obtained if the Index had
not been discontinued or revised. If a correction is made to
previously published Index data, the corrected data shall be used
prospectively.
To accommodate each district and each of the cities' budget cycle
Yakima shall provide, in writing by the month of August of the
preceding year to the billing year, the cost for dispatch services
for the following year based on the previous calendar year's
alarm calls handled by Yakima for each District and the Cities of
Union Gap and Selah, times the cost per run rate applicable for
the respective year.
6. Payment for Alarm Calls. Each District and each of the Cities shall
be billed in January of each year for dispatch services during that
calendar year. Each District and each of the Cities shall pay for each
year's billing for alarm services within ninety (90) days after billing
by Yakima. Payment shall be made to Yakima Director of Finance
and Budget, City Hall, 129 North 2n Street, Yakima, Washington.
7. Definition of Alarm Calls. A call to be charged for under the
terms of this Contract is defined as follows:
A. An alarm call is defined as: a call requiring the dispatch of
equipment from any of the Districts or the Cities. Any number
of vehicles from the responsible Districts or Cities may answer
any such alarm call. All communications dealing with such
alarm call shall be deemed as (1) alarm call.
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B. Mutual Aid. In the event an individual District or Union Gap
or Selah requests mutual aid, it shall pay for each additional
alarm call it requests.
8. Early Termination of Contract. Any party hereto may terminate
this Contract, with or without cause, by providing sixty (60) days
written notice of termination to each of the parties to this Contract.
The Contract shall remain in full force and effect with regard to all
remaining parties who have not exercised early contract termination
pursuant to this clause.
9. Hold Harmless. The Districts and the Cities shall protect, defend,
indemnify, and hold harmless Yakima, its elected officials, agents,
officers, and employees from any and all claims, demands, lawsuits,
and liability arising out of or related to the performance of this
Contract.
10. Nondiscrimination Provision. During the performance of this
Contract, Yakima shall not discriminate on the basis of race, age,
color, sex, religion, national origin, creed marital status, political
affiliation, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical
handicap. This provision shall include but not be limited to the
following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment,
advertising, layoff, or termination, rates of pay or other forms of
compensation, and selection for training.
11. No Insurance. It is understood Yakima does not maintain liability
insurance for the Districts and/or the Cities and /or their employees.
12. Assignment. This Contract, or any interest herein, or claim
hereunder, shall not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part
either the Districts or the Cities to any other person or entity without
the prior written consent of Yakima. In the event that such prior
written consent to an assignment is granted, then the assignee shall
assume all duties, obligations, and liabilities of the Districts and the
Cities stated herein.
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13. Severability. If any portion of this Contract is changed per mutual
agreement or any portion is held invalid, the remainder of the
Contract shall remain in full force and effect.
14. Integration. This written document constitutes the entire
agreement between Yakima, the Districts, and the Cities. There
are no other oral or written agreements between the parties as to
the subjects covered herein. No changes or additions to this
Contract shall be valid or binding upon either party unless such
change or addition be in writing and executed by all parties.
15. Governing Law. This contract shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.
16. Venue. The venue for any action to enforce or interrupt this
Contract shall lie in the Superior Court of Washington for Yakima
County Washington.
17. Signature. It is agreed that this Contract may be signed by each
District separately and the signatures of all Districts and Cities
need not be placed on a single document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and
seals.
CITY OF YAKIMA YAKIMA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT
NO. 14
By: By: 1f.a. --t. st.L�.
rty Mana r ¶ l at Fire Commissioners
ATTEST: ATTEST:
City Clerk Secretary /Treasurer
DATED: DATED:
tA,5/0S— 2‘106c
CITY CONTRAC f NO: a ,:La.
RESOLUTION f4',`
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_� i ; j Phone (509) 658-2445
�, ,c� 1 Fax (509) 658 -2475
NILE CLIFFDELL FIRE DEPARTMENT
YAKIMA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT #14
September 7, 2004
Wayne Wantland, Communications Manager
Yakima Public Safety Communications
200 South 3rd Street
Yakima, WA 98901
Accompanying this letter are two executed originals of the Fire Communications
Services Contract, that you provided on August 19, 2004 for the period commencing
January 1, 2005 and terminating at midnight on December 31, 2006, executed by Yakima
County Fire Protection District No. 14. Please return one of the executed originals for
the records of this fire district, after it is executed by the City of Yakima.
According to the "fire dispatch 05 calculations" that you provided dated
8/16/2004, the contribution from this fire district for calendar year 2005 will be
$3,682.27. This fire district will include this amount in its 2005 budget. Thank you for
your timely advance information.
YAKIMA COUNTY FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 14
J
J . R. rlan, Fire Commissioner
CM' •-r• on
enclosures; as stated
xc (w /o enclosures):
Fire Commissioner Charlie Barr, Vice - Chairperson
Fire Commissioner Andy Simkus
Fire Chief Derek Newton
Financial /Auditing /Investment Officer Janice Hobson
(w/ enclosure): file
14550 State Route 410 • Naches, Washington 98937
Fire Communications Service Contract
FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT
THIS FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT,
(hereafter the "Contract ") is made and entered into by and between
the City of Yakima (hereinafter "Yakima ") and the Cities of Union
Gap and Selah (hereinafter the "Cities "), and Yakima County Fire
Protection Districts No.'s 1,2,3,4,6,9,12, and 14 (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Districts ").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Yakima has heretofore provided dispatching
services to the Cities and the Districts for the handling and
processing of fire, alarm, and emergency calls.
WHEREAS, Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts desire to
enter into a new contract for the continuation of such services.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to RCW 39.34 and the mutual
covenants, promises, and agreements set forth herein, it is agreed by
and between Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts as follows:
1. Yakima Communications Center. Yakima shall continue to
operate a central facility to be known as the Yakima
Communications Center within the City of Yakima and shall use
the same for the purpose of receiving fire and emergency service
calls from the respective areas served by all of the parties hereto,
and shall dispatch fire apparatus of the appropriate party in answer
to any such fire or emergency calls and for the purpose of
receiving and transmitting mutual aid calls among the various
parties hereto and for other related business.
2. Authority of Dispatch Center. It is agreed that the duty of
operating the Yakima Communications Center and the complete
management thereof is vested in Yakima and that Yakima shall
have the full, complete, and exclusive authority to operate and
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manage such Yakima Communications Center, including, but not
limited to, the authority to hire and fire employees for such office.
3. Expense of Maintenance and Operation. The expense of
continued maintenance and operation of the Yakima
Communications Center, including the expense of operating all
telephone lines terminating at the Yakima Communications Center,
and including the maintenance of equipment located within the
Yakima Communications Center belonging to the Districts and /or
Cities, shall be borne by Yakima.
4. Term of Contract. This Contract is for a term of two (2) calendar
year commencing January 1, 2005 and terminating at midnight on
December 31, 2006.
5. Cost of Service. Yakima shall maintain a record of all the
Districts' and Cities' alarm calls and each District and each of the
Cities shall be charged by Yakima for each call as stated herein.
The base cost per alarm call for the contract period shall be the
cost per alarm in calendar year 2004 of Thirty-One dollars and
Ninety- Nine cents ($31.99). The cost per alarm call for each year
of the contract shall be adjusted effective January 1 of each year
for the contract term to an amount equal to the previous calendar
year cost per alarm. multiplied by the percent change from the
previous year recorded in the Consumer Price Index published by
the Bureau of Labor Statistic of the U.S. Department of Labor for
all Urban Consumers (CPI -U) West Urban (Size B /C) Average for
All Items, with reference base period of 1982 -84 =100 (Index) for
the calendar year preceding this computation with a Three Percent
(3.0 %) minimum. The product of this computation shall be added
to the previous year's cost per call.
CPI July -June 2004 = 3.7%
2004 cost per run 31.99 31.99
Percent Increase x..039 1.18
Increase 1.18 33.17
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If the U.S. Government ceases to publish the Index on a 1982-
84 =100 reference base, the Index shall be converted to the currently
published standard reference base period in accordance with the
conversation factor published by the United States Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the index is discontinued or
revised during the term, such other governmental index or
computation with which it is replaced shall be used in order to obtain
substantially the same result as would be obtained if the Index had
not been discontinued or revised. If a correction is made to
previously published Index data, the corrected data shall be used
prospectively.
To accommodate each district and each of the cities' budget cycle
Yakima shall provide, in writing by the month of August of the
preceding year to the billing year, the cost for dispatch services
for the following year based on the previous calendar year's
alarm calls handled by Yakima for each District and the Cities of
Union Gap and Selah, times the cost per run rate applicable for
the respective year.
6. Payment for Alarm Calls. Each District and each of the Cities shall
be billed in January of each year for dispatch services during that
calendar year. Each District and each of the Cities shall pay for each
year's billing for alarm services within ninety (90) days after billing
by Yakima. Payment shall be made to Yakima Director of Finance
and Budget, City Hall, 129 North 2n Street, Yakima, Washington.
7. Definition of Alarm Calls. A call to be charged for under the
terms of this Contract is defined as follows:
A. An alarm call is defined as: a call requiring the dispatch of
equipment from any of the Districts or the Cities. Any number
of vehicles from the responsible Districts or Cities may answer
any such alarm call. All communications dealing with such
alarm call shall be deemed as (1) alarm call.
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B. Mutual Aid. In the event an individual District or Union Gap
or Selah requests mutual aid, it shall pay for each additional
alarm call it requests.
8. Early Termination of Contract. Any party hereto may terminate
this Contract, with or without cause, by providing sixty (60) days
written notice of termination to each of the parties to this Contract.
The Contract shall remain in full force and effect with regard to all
remaining parties who have not exercised early contract termination
pursuant to this clause.
9. Hold Harmless. The Districts and the Cities shall protect, defend,
indemnify, and hold harmless Yakima, its elected officials, agents,
officers, and employees from any and all claims, demands, lawsuits,
and liability arising out of or related to the performance of this
Contract.
10. Nondiscrimination Provision. During the performance of this
Contract, Yakima shall not discriminate on the basis of race, age,
color, sex, religion, national origin, creed marital status, political
affiliation, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical
handicap. This provision shall include but not be limited to the
following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment,
advertising, layoff, or termination, rates of pay or other forms of
compensation, and selection for training.
11. No Insurance. It is understood Yakima does not maintain liability
insurance for the Districts and /or the Cities and /or their employees.
12. Assignment. This Contract, or any interest herein, or claim
hereunder, shall not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part
either the Districts or the Cities to any other person or entity without
the prior written consent of Yakima. In the event that such prior
written consent to an assignment is granted, then the assignee shall
assume all duties, obligations, and liabilities of the Districts and the
Cities stated herein.
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13. Severability. If any portion of this Contract is changed per mutual
agreement or any portion is held invalid, the remainder of the
Contract shall remain in full force and effect.
14. Integration. This written document constitutes the entire
agreement between Yakima, the Districts, and the Cities. There
are no other oral or written agreements between the parties as to
the subjects covered herein. No changes or additions to this
Contract shall be valid or binding upon either party unless such
change or addition be in writing and executed by all parties.
15. Governing Law. This contract shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.
16. Venue. The venue for any action to enforce or interrupt this
Contract shall lie in the Superior Court of Washington for Yakima
County Washington.
17. Signature. It is agreed that this Contract may be signed by each
District separately and the signatures of all Districts and Cities
need not be placed on a single document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and
seals.
CITY OF YAKIMA CITY OF SELAH
—
By: -� s
City Manager Ark./0g_ -v
ATTEST: ATTEST: '
City Clerk City Cler
DATED: DATED:
/AP- 5 /a
CITY CC:NIRACrNO ,(2322.
RESOLUTION NO
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FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT
THIS FIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CONTRACT,
(hereafter the "Contract ") is made and entered into by and between
the City of Yakima (hereinafter "Yakima ") and the Cities of Union
Gap and Selah (hereinafter the "Cities "), and Yakima County Fire
Protection Districts No.'s 1,2,3,4,6,9,12, and 14 (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Districts ").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Yakima has heretofore provided dispatching
services to the Cities and the Districts for the handling and
processing of fire, alarm, and emergency calls.
WHEREAS, Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts desire to
enter into a new contract for the continuation of such services.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to RCW 39.34 and the mutual
covenants, promises, and agreements set forth herein, it is agreed by
and between Yakima, the Cities, and the Districts as follows:
1. Yakima Communications Center. Yakima shall continue to
operate a central facility to be known as the Yakima
Communications Center within the City of Yakima and shall use
the same for the purpose of receiving fire and emergency service
calls from the respective areas served by all of the parties hereto,
and shall dispatch fire apparatus of the appropriate party in answer
to any such fire or emergency calls and for the purpose of
receiving and transmitting mutual aid calls among the various
parties hereto and for other related business.
2. Authority of Dispatch Center. It is agreed that the duty of
operating the Yakima Communications Center and the complete
management thereof is vested in Yakima and that Yakima shall
have the full, complete, and exclusive authority to operate and
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manage such Yakima Communications Center, including, but not
limited to, the authority to hire and fire employees for such office.
3. Expense of Maintenance and Operation. The expense of
continued maintenance and operation of the Yakima
Communications Center, including the expense of operating all
telephone lines terminating at the Yakima Communications Center,
and including the maintenance of equipment located within the
Yakima Communications Center belonging to the Districts and /or
Cities, shall be borne by Yakima.
4. Term of Contract. This Contract is for a term of two (2) calendar
year commencing January 1, 2005 and terminating at midnight on
December 31, 2006.
5. Cost of Service. Yakima shall maintain a record of all the
Districts' and Cities' alarm calls and each District and each of the
Cities shall be charged by Yakima for each call as stated herein.
The base cost per alarm call for the contract period shall be the
cost per alarm in calendar year 2004 of Thirty -One dollars and
Ninety- Nine cents ($31.99). The cost per alarm call for each year
of the contract shall be adjusted effective January 1 of each year
for the contract term to an amount equal to the previous calendar
year cost per alarm multiplied by the percent change from the
previous year recorded in the Consumer Price Index published by
the Bureau of Labor Statistic of the U.S. Department of Labor for
all Urban Consumers (CPI -U) West Urban (Size B /C) Average for
All Items, with reference base period of 1982 -84 =100 (Index) for
the calendar year preceding this computation with a Three Percent
(3.0 %) minimum. The product of this computation shall be added
to the previous year's cost per call.
CPI July -June 2004 = 3.7%
2004 cost per run 31.99 31.99
Percent Increase x..039 1.18
Increase 1.18 33.17
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If the U.S. Government ceases to publish the Index on a 1982-
84 =100 reference base, the Index shall be converted to the currently
published standard reference base period in accordance with the
conversation factor published by the United States Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the index is discontinued or
revised during the term, such other governmental index or
computation with which it is replaced shall be used in order to obtain
substantially the same result as would be obtained if the Index had
not been discontinued or revised. If a correction is made to
previously published Index data, the corrected data shall be used
prospectively.
To accommodate each district and each of the cities' budget cycle
Yakima shall provide, in writing by the month of August of the
preceding year to the billing year, the cost for dispatch services
for the following year based on the previous calendar year's
alarm calls handled by Yakima for each District and the Cities of
Union Gap and Selah, times the cost per run rate applicable for
the respective year.
6. Payment for Alarm Calls. Each District and each of the Cities shall
be billed in January of each year for dispatch services during that
calendar year. Each District and each of the Cities shall pay for each
year's billing for alarm services within ninety (90) days after billing
by Yakima. Payment shall be made to Yakima Director of Finance
and Budget, City Hall, 129 North 2n Street, Yakima, Washington.
7. Definition of Alarm Calls. A call to be charged for under the
terms of this Contract is defined as follows:
A. An alarm call is defined as: a call requiring the dispatch of
equipment from any of the Districts or the Cities. Any number
of vehicles from the responsible Districts or Cities may answer
any such alarm call. All communications dealing with such
alarm call shall be deemed as (1) alarm call.
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B. Mutual Aid. In the event an individual District or Union Gap
or Selah requests mutual aid, it shall pay for each additional
alarm call it requests.
8. Early Termination of Contract. Any party hereto may terminate
this Contract, with or without cause, by providing sixty (60) days
written notice of termination to each of the parties to this Contract.
The Contract shall remain in full force and effect with regard to all
remaining parties who have not exercised early contract termination
pursuant to this clause.
9. Hold Harmless. The Districts and the Cities shall protect, defend,
indemnify, and hold harmless Yakima, its elected officials, agents,
officers, and employees from any and all claims, demands, lawsuits,
and liability arising out of or related to the perfoilnance of this
Contract.
10. Nondiscrimination Provision. During the performance of this
Contract, Yakima shall not discriminate on the basis of race, age,
color, sex, religion, national origin, creed marital status, political
affiliation, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical
handicap. This provision shall include but not be limited to the
following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment,
advertising, layoff, or termination, rates of pay or other forms of
compensation, and selection for training.
11. No Insurance. It is understood Yakima does not maintain liability
insurance for the Districts and /or the Cities and /or their employees.
12. Assignment. This Contract, or any interest herein, or claim
hereunder, shall not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part
either the Districts or the Cities to any other person or entity without
the prior written consent of Yakima. In the event that such prior
written consent to an assignment is granted, then the assignee shall
assume all duties, obligations, and liabilities of the Districts and the
Cities stated herein.
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13. Severability. If any portion of this Contract is changed per mutual
agreement or any portion is held invalid, the remainder of the
Contract shall remain in full force and effect.
14. Integration. This written document constitutes the entire
agreement between Yakima, the Districts, and the Cities. There
are no other oral or written agreements between the parties as to
the subjects covered herein. No changes or additions to this
Contract shall be valid or binding upon either party unless such
change or addition be in writing and executed by all parties.
15. Governing Law. This contract shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.
16. Venue. The venue for any action to enforce or interrupt this
Contract shall lie in the Superior Court of Washington for Yakima
County Washington.
17. Signature. It is agreed that this Contract may be signed by each
District separately and the signatures of all Districts and Cities
need not be placed on a single document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands
and seals.
CITY OF YAKIMA CITY OF UNION GAP
By: " =� L _ ..
City Manager i° Mayor !` y
ATTEST: ATTEST:
City Clerk City lerk
DATED: DA'T'ED:
`/ 5 Ao c)\_\--3 -v4
CITY CONT (NO', --- -
RESOLUTION NO'.
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