CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                                          City Manager

RESOLUTION 09-69

 

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, APPROVING A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH ON BEHALF OF THE KACHEMAK EMERGENCY SERVICES AREA.

 

            WHEREAS, AS 29.35.010 (13) authorizes the City and the Kenai Peninsula Borough (Borough), on behalf of its service areas, to enter into an agreement, including an agreement for cooperative or joint administration of any function or power, with another municipality; and

 

            WHEREAS, The City and the Borough, on behalf of the Kachemak Emergency Services Area (KESA), are currently operating under a contract entitled “Agreement Regarding the Provision of Fire and Emergency Medical Services” which contained provisions for a gradual transition to independent status for KESA; and

 

            WHEREAS, The contract between the City and the Borough became effective on January 1, 2008 and had a term of a minimum of two years but could be terminated early if the Borough determined that KESA was prepared to independently assume full responsibility for providing fire and emergency medical services within the service area; and

 

            WHEREAS, The Borough and KESA recently informed the City that KESA was prepared to assume full responsibility for providing fire and emergency medical services within the service area and that they intended to terminate the contract effective June 30, 2009; and

 

            WHEREAS, The City, Borough, and KESA administrations have been working together to plan for the transition, including drafting a new mutual aid agreement between the parties; and

 

            WHEREAS, The purpose of the proposed Mutual Aid Agreement is to establish procedures and standards to enable the Homer Volunteer Fire Department and KESA to assist each other in responding to emergencies.

 

            NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED that the Homer City Council hereby approves the attached Mutual Aid Agreement between the City and the Borough, on behalf of the Kachemak Emergency Services Area, a copy of which is attached and incorporated herein.

 

            PASSED AND ADOPED by the Homer City Council this 22nd day of June, 2009.

 

CITY OF HOMER

 

                                                                        _____________________________

JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

 

ATTEST

 

______________________________

JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

Fiscal Note: Termination of Contract results in a loss of $240,000 in Revenue.