04/17/1996 Agreement
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BRANCH omCE
3117 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
MARA mON, FLORIDA 33050
TEL (305) 289-6027
FAX (305) 289-1745
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
MONROE COUNTY
500 WHITEHEAD STREET
KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040
TEL (305) 292-3550
FAX (305) 295-3660
BRANCH OFFICE
88820 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
PLANTATION KEY, FLORIDA 33070
TEL. (305) 852-7145
FAX (305) 852-7146
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Reggie Paros
Director of Public Safety
FROM:
Ruth Ann Jantzen 4'AL.
Deputy Clerk ~.
DATE:
April 30, 1996
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At the April 17 , 1996 County Commission Meeting, the Board granted approval
and authorized execution of a Memorandum of Understanding between Monroe County
and the Key Largo Volunteer Fire Depa11ment, Inc., pennitting the Monroe County
Emergency Management Department to utilize the Key Largo Fire Rescue Station #1 as
an Upper Keys Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during times of disaster and
exercises.
Enclosed please find a fully executed copy of the above Memorandum of
Understanding for return to Key Largo Volunteer Fire Department.
If you have any questions regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact
this office.
cc: County Attorney
Finance
County Administrator, w/o document
Billy Wagner, Jr., Director of Emergency Management
File
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
THE KEY LARGO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC.
AND MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING is made and entered into
between the KEY LARGO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC., and
MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, on behalf of its
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, KEY LARGO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC. and
MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT are mandated to
provide emergency services during times of disaster; and
WHEREAS, KEY LARGO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC. is
willing to permit MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
to utilize the Key Largo Fire Rescue Station #1, located at MM
99.5 East Drive, Key Largo, FL, as an Emergency Operations
Center (EOC) in aid and support of the emergency response
efforts of the Emergency Management Department; and
WHEREAS, the parties wish to define the terms ~nd .
conditions under which they shall operate in the e~n~:of~
disas:::: THEREFORE, for and in consideration of t~!:tu~
promises contained herein, the parties do agree aS~~low~
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1. The above recitations are true and correct.- ~ ~
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2. GENERAL. KEY LARGO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, ~.
agrees to allow MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
the use of the Key Largo Fire Rescue Station #1 facility fQr
the establishment of an Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
during hurricane emergencies, radiological emergencies, and
other disasters and during hurricane emergency preparedness and
radiological emergency preparedness training and exercise
sessions.
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3. MONROE COUNTY USE OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER.
MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT shall be fully
responsible for the establishment, staffing, supplying, and
operation of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and for all
costs incurred in such. In the event of a disaster or an
exercise, the Director of MONROE COUNTY's Emergency Management
Department, or a designee, shall notify the President and Chief
of the KEY LARGO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC. of the need to
establish an Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
4. REPRESENTATIONS. KEY LARGO VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT, INC. makes no representations as to the adequacy of
the facility for the intended uses.
5. NOTICE. Where notice is required by this memorandum
of understanding, it shall be sent, whenever feasible under the
circumstances, by first class mail, or by personal delivery to
the parties at the following addresses:
For KEY LARGO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC.:
President and Chief
Key Largo Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
MM 99.5 East Drive
Key Largo, FL 33037
For MONROE COUNTY:
Director, Emergency Management Department
Monroe County
490 63rd Street, Ocean
Suite #150
Marathon, FL 33050
or such other address or manner as the parties may designate in
writing from time to time. In the event of an emergency,
notice may be given orally and confirmed in writing no less
than twenty-four (24) hours later.
6. TERM. This memorandum of understanding shall be
effective when signed by the last of all parties and shall
automatically renew from year to year.
7. MUTUAL COOPERATION. It is the intent of the parties
to aid each other in their common goal of providing emergency
management preparation. To this end, the parties shall
periodically confer to discuss changes that are required in
this memorandum of understanding or its implementation.
8. ENTIRE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. This memorandum
of understanding constitutes the full and final expression of
each party's intent and no provision may be changed or added,
unless by a writing executed with equal dignity and formality.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties do cause their officials
to execute this memorandum of understanding on the dates
indicated below.
~ ergen Nicola, President
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MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
a PO~i ~. a~ bd~'V 'on of the State of Florida
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