2023/09/06 Council Agenda Packet

D. The Responding Agency shall submit a Mutual Aid Cost Recovery Submittal (Exhibit A) and itemized voucher of costs to the Designated Primary Contact of the Requesting Agency within sixty (60) days after completion of Work (RCW 38.52.080). Unless otherwise agreed, the Responding Agency shall receive reimbursement within ninety (90) days after the voucher submittaldate. (Note: after execution of the Agreement the participating Agency Designated Representative will be provided the electronic fillable pdf of Exhibit A) 7. lndemnification The Responding Agency shall have no responsibilities or incur any liabilities because it does not provide resources and/or services to any other party to this Agreement. A. All privileges, immunities, rights, duties and benefits of officers and employees of the Responding Agency shall apply while those officers and employees are performing functions and duties on behalf of the Requesting Agency, unless otherwise provided by law. Employees of the Responding Agency remain employees of the Responding Agency while performing functions and duties on behalf of the Requesting Agency (RCW 38.52.080). B. To the extent permitted by law, the Requesting Agency shall protect, defend, hold harmless and indemnify all other Responding signatory Agencies, and their officers and employees from any and all claims, suits, costs, damages of any nature, or causes of action, including the cost of defense and attorney's fees, by reason of the acts or omissions, whether negligent, willful, or reckless, of its own officers, employees, agency or any other person arising out of or in connection with any acts or activities authorized by this Agreement, and will pay alljudgments, if any, rendered. This obligation shall not include such claims, costs, damages or other expenses, which may be caused by the sole negligence of the Responding Agencies or their authorized agents or employees. 8. Worker Compensation Withholdings and Employer Liability Each party shall remain fully responsible as employer for all taxes, assessments, fees, premiums, wages, withholdings, workers compensation and other direct and indirect compensation, benefits, and related obligations with respect to its own employees. Likewise, each party shall insure, self- insure, or both, its own employees as required by Washington Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 9. The Agreement A. lt is understood that all parties may not execute this Agreement at the same time. lt is the intention of the parties that any governmental entity in the State of Washington may enter into this Agreement and that all parties who execute this Agreement will be considered to be equal parties to the Agreement. The individual parties to this Agreement may be "Requestor" or "Responde/s" as referred to in Section L. and 2. above, to all others who have entered this Agreement. GCB 3187 Page 3 of 5