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District No. 6THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this 20th day Of September A.D. 198 2 between Special Taxing District No. 6 , hereinafter referred to as the "District", and the Key Largo Volunteer Fire Department, Inc Volunteer Fire Department or Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Corps (whatever the case may be), hereinafter referred to as the "Department" ,TTTSTrQQTTTu _ WHEREAS, the various special taxing district:; have been further organized into departments as a non-profit incorporation for the purpose of providing fire protection and rescue facilities to the people and the property of the same in Monroe County, and IJIIEP.EAS, such fire protection and rescue protection is for the furtherance of the common good of iionroe County, and WHEREAS, the Department aforesaid and the Special Taxing Dis- trict No. 6 , through the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, as the governing body, have agreed and pro- vided by ordinance for the various departments to reimburse its volunteer personnel and chiefs from funds strictly within the budget of the various special taxing districts, and ,JEREAS, the various firefighters and ambulance personnel in the respective special taxing districts are available and are on constant alert as firefighters and volunteers in various lifesaving activities, and WHEREAS, these parties now desire to formally agree for the reimbursement of volunteers for expenses relating to said services and the various volunteer departments do agree thereto, now, therefore, BE IT UNDERSTOOD that in consideration of the covenants agreed to herein and other good and valuable considerations, the parties hereto do agree as follows: 1. That the various special taxing districts shall utilize the services of the volunteers both as firefighters and for rescue purposes and that for said services a reimbursement to said volun- teers shall be in the sum of $35.00 per month with it being understood -2- that the various chiefs of the special taxing districts shall be reimbursed in the sum of $200.00 per month for their expenses herein with a maximum of 400 volunteers and 16 chiefs who shall be reimbursed under this agreement. 2. That insofar as the various special taxing districts have in their budget for the fiscal year 1981-82 sums available for the reimbursement provided by this agreement that the same shall be done upon the passage of this ordinance when and if said volun- teers have entered into this agreement. 3. That the Departments that are described herein which are the operating corporations in the various special taxing districts, shall either furnish, or the individual volunteers shall so do, any and all liability insurance as required by law for the operation of private vehicles and shall afford any other liability insurance required and necessary. 4. The special taxing districts and its volunteers do agree to hold the special taxing districts in Monroe County harmless for any and all liabilities arising from any activities or service in which the special taxing districts and the volunteers participate, or otherwise take part in, pursuant to this agreement. That it is understood by the contracting parties and the respective volunteers shall execute such an understanding, that in no wise shall the special taxing district and/or Monroe County be held accountable for any liability of any sort whatsoever occasioned by the act, non -act or doings of each and every volunteer, whether it be in the course of his volunteer efforts or whether or not it is in a private capacity, excluding however, any insurance coverage afforded by the Special Taxing District and/ ere County. It is further agreed that no further compensation shall be paid to the Departments or its volunteers except, as provided for in this agreement. S. The County does hereby affirm that the governing board did approve oil the 20th day of September A.D. 198 2 this agreement and did direct and authorize its presiding officer to enter into said agreement. -3- 6. That the various special taxing districts acting as volunteer fire and/or rescue departments as is set forth in 'Ordinance No. 10-1982 did affirm that at a duly constituted meeting of the governing board of the same on the 20th day of September , A.D. 1982 , the terms of this agreement was approved and the execution thereof directed. 7. That each contract or agreement entered into by the various special taxing districts and the operating corporations known as Departments shall also be executed by the volunteers prior to the receipt of reimbursement. A signed roster of all volunteers and all chiefs shall be provided for the Finance Department. The signature and agreement of the individuals as prescribed in this section is a condition precedent to the disbursement of any reim- bursements provided for in said agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto executed this agreement the 20th day of September (Seal) Attest: Clerk VOTARY PUBLIC STATE Of FWRroAAT UME MY COMMIS N RS9 AM. S4. ERS gnNDED THR%;9;& N©T,1 f-/ (Seal) Att t Clue - ecretary , 1982. SPEC AXING DISTRICT NO. 6 By , !i Chairman VOLUNTEER FIRE D�PARTMEN OR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AMBULANCE CORPS (whatever the case may be) resi ent