Snohomish County Fire Protection District #15 11/5/2021

All notices required to be given by any Party to the other party under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered either in person, by United States mail, or by electronic mail (email) to the applicable Administrator or the Administrator's designee. Notice delivered in person shall be deemed given when accepted by the recipient. Notice by United States mail shall be deemed given as of the date the same is deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to the Administrator, or their designee, at the addresses set forth in in this Agreement. Notice delivered by email shall be deemed given as of the date and time received by the recipient. 9. Termination of Agreement Either Party may terminate this Agreement upon thirty(30)days written notice to the other Party in the event that said other Party is in material default and fails to cure such material default within that thirty (30) day period, which period shall be extended so long as the defaulting party is diligently and continuously working to cure the alleged default. The notice of termination shall state the reasons therefor and the effective date of the termination. 10. Miscellaneous 10.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior oral or written agreements between the Parties regarding the subject matter contained herein. 10.2 Amendment. Any amendment to this Agreement shall be specifically identified by separate written addendum agreed to by the Parties' Administrators. 10.3 Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington. The venue of any action arising out of this Agreement shall be in the Superior Court of the state of Washington in and for Snohomish County. 10.4 Interpretation. This Agreement and each of the terms and provisions of it are deemed to have been explicitly negotiated by the Parties, and the language in all parts of this Agreement shall, in all cases, be construed according to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against either of the Parties hereto. The captions and headings in this Agreement are used only for convenience and are not intended to affect the interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed so that wherever applicable the use of the singular number shall include the plural number, and vice versa, and the use of any gender shall be applicable to all genders. 10.5 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, for any reason and to any extent, be found invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby, but shall instead continue in full force and effect, to the extent permitted by law. 4