Resolution 062-1988
James R. Paros, Director
Emergency Services
RESOLUTION NO. 062 -1988
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
SITTING AS THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF
MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING DISTRICT I-A,
AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD TO
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN SPECIAL
TAXING DISTRICT I-A AND THE STOCK ISLAND
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC. FOR THE
PURPOSE OF REIMBURSING VOLUNTEERS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, SITTING AS THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF
MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING DISTRICT I-A, as follows:
The Chairman of the Board is hereby authorized to execute an
Agreement by and between Special Taxing District I-A and the
Stock Is land Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., a copy of same
being attached hereto, for the purpose of reimbursing volunteers.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, sitting as the Board of Governors of
Municipal Service Taxing District I-A at a regular meeting of
said Board held on the 2nd day of February, A. D. 1988.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
SITTING AS THE BOARD OF
GOVERNORS OF MUNICIPAL SERVICE
TAXING DISTRICT I-A
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CHAIRMAN
(Seal)
Attest:DANNY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk
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AGREEMENt' :>!l'J:~~;JQJ
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this
day of
, A.D. 19 between Special Taxing District
hen'inafter referr~d to as the "District" and the
No. I-A
Stock Island Volunteer Fire D€Paronent. Inc.
Volunteer
Fire
Department or Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Corps
(whatever the case may be), hereinafter referred to as the
"Department",
~ITNE&SETH:
\o.'1IEREAS. the various special taxing districts have been
further organized into departments as a non-profit incorporation
for thE' purpose of providing fire protection and rescue facil-
ities to the people and property of the same in Monroe County.
and
WHEREAS, such fire protection and rescue protection is for
the furtherance of the common good of Monroe County, and
WHEREAS, the Department aforesaid and the Special Taxing
District No.
I-A , through the Board of County Commissioners of
~!Llllroe County. Florida, as the governing body, have agreed and
proviJed hy ordinance for the various departments to reimburse
its volunteer personnel and chiefs from funds strictly within the
hudget of the various special taxing districts, and
WHEREAS, the various firefighters and ambulance personnel in
the respective special taxing districts are available and are on
constdnt alert as firefighters and volunteers in various life-
saving activities, and
\mEREAS, thl'se parties now desire to formally agree for the
reimbursement of volunteers for expenses relating to said ser-
vices and the various volunteer departments do agree thereto,
now, therefore,
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FE IT UNDERSTOOD that in consideration of the covenants
~Igreed to herein and other good and valuable considerations, the
parties hereto do ap,rce as follows:
1. That the various special taxing districts shall utilize
the services of the volunteers both as firefighters and for
n'SClJP purposes and that for said services a reimbursement to
said volunteers shall be in the sum of $100.00 per month, not to
exceed the budgeted funds. with it being understood that the
various chiefs of the special taxing districts shall be reim-
bursed in the sum of $250.00 per month, not to exceed the budget-
ed funds.
') That insofar as the various special taxing districts
h:1VC in their nudget for the fiscal year 19jiL-.JE... funds aVi1il-
able for the reimbursement provided by this agreement that the
same shall be done upon passage of this ordin-ance when and if
said volunteers have entered into this agreement.
3. Monroe County and/or the special taxing districts
currently maintains and shall provide Worker's Compensation
Insurance for the volunteers specified herein for the duration of
this agreement.
4. Each of the volunteers of the Departments described
herein shall furnish and keep in full force and effect a policy
of liability insurance on his private vehicleCs) in such amounts
of coverage as are required under Florida law.
Monroe County and/or the special taxing districts shall keep
in full force and effect a policy of liability insurance on all
emergency vehicles owned by the County and/or special taxing
districts and used by the Departments, which policy shall also
provide secondary, or back-up, coverage on private vehicles only
during such times as they are operated in response to a call for
the emergency services of the Department. Such period of opera-
tion shall be deemed to begin at the time a volunteer enters a
private vehicle for the purpose of responding to a call and to
end at such time as the volunteer returns to his home or, in the
case of a volunteer who makes an intermediate stop on his way to
his home, to tlw first location to which he drives after the
completion of his participation in the emergency services that
were the sunject of the call.
5. The Department shall keep in full force and effect a
policy of liability insurance on all emergency vehicles owned by
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the Department a"-' '''','d in providing emergency services within
thp District.1_l'illd policy shall be in the amount of at least
$300,OOO.00Jl M
$h~}{}';l:l+~;-l:ll:l combined single limit and shall also name the
Monroe County Board of County CODUllissioners as insured.
(,. Nothing contained in this agreement shall cause the
vo lunteers to be deemed or held to be agents or employees of
Monroe County or of the special taxing districts. Monroe County
and the special taxing districts shall have no liability or
responsU'ility in connection with the subject of this agreement
other than the payment of the reimbursement provided in paragraph
1 hereof and the furnishing of insurance as provided in paragraph
4 hereof. Monroe County and the special taxing districts assunw
no liability for, and eacH of the volunteers agrees to hold saiu
County and District harmless from, any and all claims that may
arisl' from the act-ions or tIlt' inaction of the volunteer, whethel-
in the course of his volunteer efforts or not, and that are not
covered by the insurance required under the provisions of para-
graph 4 hereof. Further, it is the understanding and intent of
all parties to this agreement that the provisions of this para-
graph do not alter the legal relationships of the parties exist-
ing immediately prior to its execution with regard to the poten-
tial vicarious liability. The purpose for the inclusion of this
parap,raph is to memorialize the existing understanding of the
parties.
No compensation shall be paid to the volunteers by Monroe
County or the special taxing districts except the reimbursement
provided in this agreement or in any extension or written modi-
fication of this agreement.
7. The County does hereby affirm that the governing board
did approve on the M day of ~~i ' A.D.
19~ , this agreement and did direct and authorize its presiding
officer to enter into said agreement.
8. That the various special taxina districts acting. as
volunteer fire and/or rescue departments a8 is 8et forth in
Ordinance No. 10 -- / qr C^ did affirm that a duly constituted
meeting of the governing board of the same on the ~ day of
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~brJ.-4;(1 . A.D. 19,~ . the terms of this agreement
was approved and the execution thereof directed.
9. 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 reimbursements provided for in said agree-
ment.
IN WITNESS ~~EREOF. the parties hereto executed this agree-
ment on the
day of
, 19_
SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT
NO. I-A
By
Chairman
(Seal)
Attest:
Clerk
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FIRE DEPARTMENT OR
FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
CORPS
the case may be)
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VOLUNTEER
VOLUNTEER
AMBULANCE
(whatever
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Attest:
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Secretary (
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