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17 <br /> INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REGARDING THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY <br /> SPECIAL OPERATIONS JOINT POLICY BOARD <br /> (Full.Participating Agencies) <br /> This agreement("Agreement") is entered into by and among the following fire districts and cities <br /> in.Snohomish County;Washington listed.on Exhibit A hereto("Full Participating Agencies"or <br /> "FPAs"). <br /> WHEREAS, the Full Participating Agencies are Snohomish County agencies that contribute <br /> skilled personnel, equipment, and/or other resources for responding to hazardous materials <br /> (HAZMAT)and technical rescue (TR) incidents(collectively referred to as"Special Operations <br /> Services")throughout Snohomish County;and <br /> WHEREAS, the FPAs have formed a Joint Board known.as the Snohomish County Special <br /> Operations Joint Policy Board("SOPB Board")for the purpose of coordinating Special <br /> Operations planning,training, operations, and responses in Snohomish.County; and <br /> WHEREAS, the SOPB Board has.adopted a Snohomish County Hazardous Materials and <br /> Technical Rescue Task Forces Administrative Procedures and Operating Guidelines (the <br /> `Plan")to bring together the expertise of skilled individuals and resources of agencies with <br /> Special Operations capabilities in a cooperative and coordinated effort; and <br /> WHEREAS; in order to provide Special Operations Services, it is necessary for the SOPB <br /> Board to obtain financial contributions both from FPAs andfrom other agencies in Snohomish <br /> County who receive and benefit from Special Operations Services; and. <br /> WHEREAS,the SOPB Joint Board has developed a cost share formula for replacing equipment <br /> and resources that would be.shared with every agency in Snohomish County that agrees to <br /> participate (herein those agencies in Snohomish County who agree to participate but who are <br /> not FPAe shall be referred to as"Affiliate Agencies"); and <br /> WHEREAS, the FPAs desire to establish a formal structure and mechanism for acquiring <br /> equipment necessary to provide Special Operations Services and for billing Snohomish County <br /> agencies for the costs of acquiring, maintaining and repairing such equipment; and, <br /> WHEREAS, Subjectto approval of the SOPB, agencies outside of Snohomish County may <br /> participate in this agreement. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the following mutual agreements,the sufficiency of <br /> Which is hereby acknowledged,the parties agree as follows: <br /> Section 1: Authority and Prior Agreements. <br /> 1.1 The parties to this Agreement, exercising the powers granted to them by statute or <br /> by official organizational authority, enter into.this Agreement for the purposes identified in <br /> Section 2.- This Agreement shall, on the Effective Date, supersede and replace all prior <br /> agreements hereto relating to the purpose and funding of SOPB. <br /> 1.2 Any Snohomish County fire district or municipality who desires to be an Affiliate <br /> Agency shall sign the Affiliation Agreement. <br /> INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT- 1 <br /> 176 <br />