Resolution 371-1986
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James R. Paros, Director
Emergency Services
RESOLUTION NO. 371-1986
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, ACTING AS
THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF SPECIAL TAXING
DISTRICTS I-A, l-C, 3 AND 4-A, APPROVING AND
AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF
GOVERNORS TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BY AND
BETWEEN 1) SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT I-A AND
THE STOCK ISLAND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT,
INC., 2) SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT l-C AND THE
SUGARLOAF KEY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT,
INC., 3) SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT 3 AND THE
CONCH KEY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
RESCUE SQUAD, INC. AND 4) SPECIAL TAXING
DISTRICT 4-A AND THE LAYTON VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT, INC. , FOR THE PURPOSE OF
REIMBURSING VOLUNTEER FIRE PERSONNEL.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, ACTING AS THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF
SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS I-A, I-C, 3 AND 4-A, as follows:
That the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, acting as the Board of Governors, hereby approves and
authorizes the Chairman of the Board of Governors to execute an
agreement by and between 1) Special Taxing District I-A and the
Stock Island Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., 2) Special Taxing
District l-C and the Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department,
Inc., 3) Special Taxing District 3 and the Conch Key Volunteer
Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Inc. and 4) Special Taxing
District 4-A and the Layton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., a
copy of same being attached hereto and made a part thereof, for
the purpose of reimbursing Volunteer Fire Personnel.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, acting as the Board of Governors of
Special Taxing Districts I-A, l-C, 3 and 4-A, at a regular
meeting of said Board held on the /ti:l} day of lJ-.ce/!'f h"r
1986.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
ACTING AS THE BOARD OF
GOVERNORS OF SPECIAL TAXING
DISTRICTS I-A, l-C, 3 AND 4-A
(SEAL)
Attest: DANNX L. KOLHAGE, 91erk
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CHAIRMAN
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AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT. made and ent0.red into this ___ day of
A.D. 19
hetween Special Taxing District
No,
I-A
herein;tfter referred to a~; the "Di ~t d,ct" and the
Sto~Island VQIUl)tecr Fire ~~tL..ln.G...,___.
Volunteer
Fire
D('partment or VoLunteer FLn' Departl']l'nt alld AlIlhul;lIll'e Corp:;
(what<lver the case may be), herein;tfter referred to as tlH'
"Department",
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WHEREAS, the various special taxing districts have been
further organi~ed into departments as a non-profit incorporation
for the purpose of providing fire protpction and rescue faei 1-
ities to the people and property of the S<I\nP in ~1onroe County,
<lnd
WHEREAS, :il1ch fire P1"oto('tion and rescllc protection is for
the furtherance of the cornmon good of 1-1on1'ol' County, and
\..'HEREAS, the Departlllent afore:;aid <Inti tllf~ SPCCiill T;lxi ng
District No. _.2="~, through the Board of Count\' Conuni:J~.i(Jll('rs of
Nonro(' County, Flori d<l, as the govern i ng body, have itgl'Cl>d ;md
provided by ordinance for the variow. departments to n'illlbun:e
its volunteer personnel and chiefs from flmds strictly within the
budget of the various special taxing districts, and
WHEREAS, the various firefighters and ambulance personnel in
the respective special taxing di.strict:; are available and an> on
constant alert dS firefighters and voluntt'l'rs in various j j,fc-
saving activities, and
WHEREAS, these parties now desire to formally agree for 'he
reimbursement of volunteers for expen:;es rt>}<ltir.g to said ser:-
vices and the vdri(1l1~, volunteer department.:; do agrt'l' t hen't 0,
no'^,. therefore.
BE IT UNDERSTOOD that in cOllsider:at:Lun of lh., cov'>tlc.nts
a~~reed to fwrr:>tn and other good and ":l]u<lble consid(,l'ati.cn~;, tll'~
parties h('r,~to do agn?e as follows:
1. That. t1w various special taxing di~;trict" shall uti] ize
the services of t:he volunteers both ;]~ firefight,'rs i1l'd j'or
rescue purposes and that for said services a reimbursement to
said volunteers shall be in the sum of $50,00 per month, not to
exceed th,~ budge ted funds, wi th it he inr, unders toad tha t the
variou,$ chiefs of the special taxing districts shall be reim-
bursed in the SliM of $200.00 per month, not to exceed the budget-
cd funds, herein \...ith a maximum of 20 volunteer:,
d n cI _-.1__
cLiefs who shall he reimbul:sed under this agreement.
2. That inlwfiJr as the various special taxing districts
have in their budget for the fiscal year 19~-!2- funds avail-
able fer the r,!imbursement provided by this agreement that the
same shall be done upon passage of this ordinance when and if
said volunteers have entered into this agreement.
:3. Monroe County and/or the ['pecial taxing districts
currently maintains and shall provide Worker's Compensation
Insurance for the voluntf~ers specified herein for the duration of
this agreement.
4, Each of the volunteers of the Departments described
1wrein shall furnish and keep in full force and ef[pct a pul i C'j
of liability insurance 011 his prlval,' vphiclp(s) in such :lmO\lIHs
of coverage as are required under Florida law,
l'Ionroe Count.y and/or the '>peciill taxing districts r'},;lll. kcerJ
in full force and eff,'ct a policy of liability in,;uranc(' nn al1
emergency vehi c lcs owned by the County ;md/nr specj a I tax i ng
district~ nnd u,;ed by the Departments, whj~h policy "hnll al so
provide secondary, or back-up, coverage on private vehicles only
during such times as they are operate.1 in response to a call for
the emergency sl~rvices of the Dppartment, Such period of opc:"a-
tio:, shall be deemed t,) begin at the time a voluntpcr enter:.; a
private vehicle for the purpose of respondin~ to a call and to
eno at such time as the volunt('pr ret',lrns to his home or, in Ihe
case of a volunteer who makes an intermcdinte stop on his wa" to
his hODH' , t(l the fir"t lOCi/lion fa \~hj('h hC' dl'jvP'; :ift,.; t!H'
COl',p~etion of IllS participation in the emergency s(c'rvices th;,l
were the subject of the call,
5, The Department shall keep in full force and effect a
policy 0': liability insurance on all emel'f,eney vehicles owned ny
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the Department and used in providing emerger.cy services within
the District. Said policy shall he in the amount of at
$1,000,000.00 combined single limit and shall also name
least
the
Monroe County Board of County Comrni-ssi,)ners as i.nsured.
6. Nothing contained in this ilgrcemcnt shall cause the
volunteers to be deemed or held to be ngenLs or employees of
MO',!'ue County or of the spt"cial taxi,ni~ distrLcts. Monroe County
and the special taxing district's ninll p;lve r:0 liahilitv or
responsibility in connection with the ~;ubject of this agrcl'mcmt
other than th.' paYTr.9nt ,)f the reimbursement provided in parag!-;:ph
he1'eo1' ;!l1d tlh' turnishing of insurance as providf'd i.n paragruph
4 hereof. Monroe County and the special taxing districts asswne
no lfllbility for, and each of the volunteers agrees to hold >;ai<1
County and Di,;tr"ict harmless from, <lilY and all cla;\'l;; th:tt may
arise from the .:Jctions or the inaction of the v<,[\lnteL'r, wh('thC'r
in the course of his volunteer effort~ or not, and that :,JI:'e not
covered by the insurance required under the provisions of p~ra-
gr~ph 4 hereof. Further, it is the understanding and intent of
al ~ partit=s to this agreement that tl1<~ provisi ons of Lhi s pa1'a-
pr-aph do not alter the legal relationships of the p,1rtips exi,;t-
ing immediately prinr fo its execution wi th Tl'I'.ard to the poten-
tLll vicari(lu~~ liability. The purpose lor tlw inclusion of tilis
paragraph is to memorialize the exi'~Ling under,;tnnding of rhe
p;'rties.
~!,~ compen:;,ltion shall he paid to :he voluntel'l-,; hv MOT!!'(JP
C("I11t:)' or the special taxing districls (,XCt~p!' th,. n':lIlbUr';c:lllt'llt
provided in thi~ agr{~pmE'nt or in any extension or \vritren modi-
fication of this agreement.
7. The County does hereby affirm that the governing board
did ;,pprove on the __ day of _,_______n____,___, A.D.
19 . this agreement and did direct and authorize its presiding
officer to enter into said agreement,
8. That the vnrious special taxing di,stricts acting as
volunteer fire and/or rescue departments as is set forth in
Ordinance No. __,_____ did affirm that il duly constit:uted
mLeting of the governing board of the same on the day of
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, I"D. 19_, tht' terms of this agrer;ment
was approved and the execution thereof dlrected.
9. That each contrOlct or agreeMent entpred into by the
variou's special taxing districts a.nd the opprating corpor.1tion~~
known as Departments shall also be executed by the volunteers
pr Lor to the receipt of reimbursement.
A signed roster of all
vn]unteer~; dnd all chiefs ~,b;jll be Plovided for thp Fillince
DL'[l.' l' tmen t .
1'lw signature and agreement of ,he il1divlduals or'
prescribed in t11is section is a condition precedent: to the
disbursement of ,my reimbur.sements provided for in said agree-
men:' .
TN WITNESS 1m r';REClt, the purtle:> lll'J'f;to executed lhis ugr."'-
ment 6n the
day of
, 19
SPECJM. T/,XINC; DISTRICT
NO, ]-A
Bv
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(Sei1l)
A t t e~' t :
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VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT OR
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AIm
AMBULANCE CORPS
(whatever the case mny be)
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By JJtirrtti:'!c "'=r.Ci~4 ~J.(Yvvt.=
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(Se,ll)
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AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this ~___ day of
, A. D. 19
between Special Taxing District
No.
l-C
hereinafter referred to as the "District" and the
~garloaf Key'" Volnnteer Fire..!2,::~brent, Inco____
Volunteer
Fire
Department or Volunteer Fi re Departl~I('nt ilnd Ambll] ;111<.'e Corp:;
(whate'.:"r the case may be), hereinnfter l'l'ferred to ns tIll'
"Department",
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the various special taxing districts have been
further organized into departments as a non-profit incorporation
[or the purpose of providing fire protpction ann reSClle faci]-
ities to the people and property of the samp ill Monroe County,
and
WHEREAS, such fire protection and rescue protecti on is for
the furtherance of the common good of Monro.' County, nnd
I-lHEREAS, the Department aforesaid and tl1(; Special Taxing
Di:,trict No. .~, through the Board of County Commissioners of
~l(1nroe County, Florida, as the governing hody, have agrped and
provided by ordi rwnce for the various depnrtm(~nts to I<,imlllll's!'
its volunteer personnel and chiefs fl'om funds f;trictly within the
budget of the various special taxing districts, and
WHEREAS, th2 various firefighters and ambulance personnel in
the respective special taxing di.strict~; are availahle and are on
con s t a:1 t a leI' t: as fire f i gh tel'S illld vo 1 un tt't,J' sin v ,11' j (Jus 1 j,fe-
saving activities, and
WHEREAS, these parties now desire to formally agree for the
reimbursement of volunteers for expcn~;es relating to said St'r-
vices and the v<1rious volunteer departments do agre!' tlwret 0,
nOH, ther(, fore,
HE IT UNDERSTOOD that in consideration of tllP covenants
agreed to herl!Ln ,1nd other good ancl valuable considel'ilt'ions, t.1I,o
parties hereto do agree as follows:
1. That the various special taxing districts shall utilize
the services of the v()lunteers both as firefi~hters and for
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rescue purposes .:lnd th"t for said services a r"imbursempIII to
said volunteers shall be in the sum of $50.00 per month, not to
exceed the budgeted funds, with it being unrierstood that the
variou,s chiefs of the special taxing districts shall be reim,
bllrsed in the sum of $200.00 per month, not to exceed the budget-
ed funds,
here in wi th a max imum 0 [ 40 vo 1 IIn teers and 2
chi.!fs who shall be reimbursed under thi ~i ilgn'en1C'nt.
2. That insofar 11S the various spl'cLll taxint, districts
have in theil' budget for the fiscill VI'i1r 19~-~ fund~, avail-
ilble for the rl'imbursement provid('d by this agreement th,'t tll('
s[,me shall be done upon passage of this ordinance 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
Insurancc [or thl' volunteers specified lwrcin for the dUl'i1tion of
this agreement.
4. Each of the volunteers of the Dep..n:tments describC'd
hprein shall furnish and keep in full force and effect a policy
of liability insurance on his private vehiclp(~) in such anmunts
of ('overage as an' required under Florida law.
~lonroe County an%r the special taxing districts "hall keep
in full force and effect a policy of liability insurance on all
l'n:eq~ency vehicles O\;n,'d by the County ano/nr specinl taxing
di,;tricts and llsed by the Departments. which policy shall also
provide secondary, or back-up, coverage on private vehicles only
during such timp" as they are operateo in respons" ('U a call [01'
the emergency services of the Department.
Stich period of ol'l'ra-
ti on shall be deemed to begin at the time a vullmtce]- c'r,tl,rs a
private vehicle for the purpose of responding to H call and to
end at such time as the volunteer returns to his home or. in the
case of a voluntf'er who makcs an intf'rmcdiatl' stop 011 hi s W:1V to
hi s home, to the first location to which he drivp" after th('
cOl~pletion of his part icipation in t11C' emergpncy s('rv} cps thilt
were the subject of thc call.
5. The Department shall keep in full force and effect a
policy of lia:)ility insurance on all emergency vehicles owned by
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the D~partment and used in providing pmergency "",rvices wi thin
the District. Said policy shall he ill the amount of at least'
$1,000,000.00 combined single limit and shall also name the
Monroe, County Eoard of County Commi~siLlners as insured.
6. Nothing contained in this agreement shall cause the
volunteers to be deemed or held to be agent[,' (,r employees of
Monroe County or of the special taxing districts. Monroe County
and the [;pecial taxing districts shall have no li;Jhility or
responsibility in connection with the subject of this agreempnt
other than the payment of the reimbursement provided in paragraph
1 hereof and the furnishing of insurance as provided in paragraph
4 ;lert'of. Monroe County and the special taxing districts assume
no liability for, and each of the voluntpers agree,; to hold said
County and District harmless from, any and iJ 11 claims that may
arise from the actions or the inaction of the vo]unte('T, \01h,.tl1('r
ill the course of his volunteer effort s or not, and thilt <.He not
covered by the insurance required under the provisions of para-
graph 4 hereo[. Further, it is the understanding and intent of
all parties to this agreelllent that the provisions of t'hi~: pdra-
g:"aph do not alter the lpgal relation,;hips of flw par-tip,; cxi~;t-
ing inunedintely prior to its execution with r'Tart! to thl' !,oU>n-
tial vicarious li.ability. The purpose [or the inclusion of this
paragraph is to memorialize the exiBting understanding of the
parties.
No compensation shall be paid to the volunteers hy t1onro(~
County or the specinl tnxing districts except the l"f.irabursenll'nt
provided in this agreement or in any pxtension or \4ri ti:en modi-
ficntion of this agreement.
7. The County does hereby affirm that the governing board
did approve on the __ day of ____ A. D.
19 ,this agreement and did direct and authorize> its presiding
o'ficer ! <.) enter into snit! agreement.
8. [hat the various special taxing district:; d<~(illg as
volunteer fire and/or rescue departments as is set forth in
Ordinance No. did affirm that a duly constituted
meeting of the governing board of the same on the '__ day of
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, A.D. 19_, the terms of this agrepment
was approved and the execution thereof directed.
9. That each contract or agreement entered into by the
var'ious special taxing districts and the operating corporations
known as Departments shall also be executed by the vol\lnteers
pr ior to the receipt of reimbursement.
A sigllPcl roster of all
volunteers and all chiefs shall he provided for the Finane,'
Department.
TIll' signature and agreemellt of t1w inuiv idui.l J s a~;
prescribed in this section is a conui tion precedent to t.he
disbursement of any reimbursements provided for in said agree-
ment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the parties IW1'l'to executed this ag)""'-
ment '6n
the
day of
, 19
SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT
NO. J-C
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By
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( Seal)
Atrest:
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VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT OR
VOLUNTEER F mE DEPAHTt1,:N'1' Al\D
AMBULANCE CORPS
(whatever thl' case m;l'i he)
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AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEHENT, made and entered into this __ tiny of
, A.D. 19
between Special Taxing District
No.
3
hereinafter referred to a~ the "Di strict" and the
Conch Key Volunteer Fire Depart:Irent and Rescue ~d, Inc. Volunteer
Fire
Dep,lrtment or Vulunteer Fire Departrll'llt and Ambulance Corps
(whatever the cose may be), hereinafter TPferred to as thl'
"Department",
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, 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 fUY'therance of the common good of Monroe County, ;lnd
wm:RFAS, the Department af()resaid and the Sped .11 Taxing
District No.
3
, thrnugh the Board of County Commissi,'ners of
Munroe County, Florida, as the governing hody, have agreed and
providpd bv ordinance for the various departments to t'f'imbur!;p
its volunteer personnel and chiefs from funds strictly within the
budget 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
constant alert as firefighters nnd voluntef'rs in various life-
saving activities, and
WHEREAS, these 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.
tiE IT UNDERSTOOD that in consideration of the covenants
a{~,el'c1 to heJ't'i.11 and othpr i',()()d ,1nd v:ilu3ble considerations, the
parties hereto do agree as follows:
1. That the various special taxing districts shell 1 \1ti li;'.e
the services "f the voluntc'ers both as firefightprs and for
rescue purposes and that for said services a reimbursement to
said volunteers shall be in the sum of $50.00 per month, not to
exceed the budgeted funds, with it being understood that the
various chiefs of the special taxing districts shall be rcim-
bursed in the sum of $200.00 per month, not to exceed the budget-
ed funds, herein with a maximum of
25
volunteers and 1
chiefs who shall he reimbursed under this agreement.
2. That insofar as the various special taxing districts
have in their budget for the fiscal year 19~ -~ funds avail-
able for the reimbursement provided by this agreement that the
same shall be done upon passage of this ordinance when and if
said volunteers have entered into this agreement.
3. Monroe County und/or the special taxing districts
currently maintains and shdll provide Worker's Compensation
Insurance for the volunteers specifieci herein for the dur:l tion of
this agreement.
4. Each of the volunteers of the Departments described
herein shall furnish and keep in full force and effect n policy
of liability insurance on his private vehicle(s) 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 speci[II 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 nre operated in response to n cnll for
the emergency services of the Department. Suctl 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 cilll and to
end at such time as the volunteer returns to his home or, in the
case of a volunteer who makes an intenaediatc' ~;top on his way to
his home, to tht' first locati.on to which he drives nfter the
conpletion of his participation in the emergency services that
were the subject of the call.
5. The Department shall keep in full force and effect' a
policy of liability insurance on all emergency vehicles owned by
c,
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the Department and used in providing emergency services within
the District. Said policy shall be in the amount of at least
$1,000,000.00 combined single limit and shall also name the
Monroe County Board of County CommiS"Sioners as insured.
6. Nothing contained in this agreement shall cause the
volunteers to be deemed or held to he agents or employees of
Monroe County or of the special taxing districts. Monroe County
and the speci3l taxing districts shall have no liability or
responsibility in connection with the subject of this agre~ment
other than the payment of the reimbursement provided in paragraph
I hereof 3nd the furnishing of insurance as provided in paragraph
4 hereof. Monroe County and the special tBxin~ districts assume
no liability for, and each of the volunteers agrees to hold said
COlmly and District harmless from, any and all claims that may
arise from the actions or the inaction of the volunteer, whether
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 vical-il1lt:, 1 iability. The purposp for the inclusion of this
pnra?raph is to memorialize the existing understanding of the
parties.
No ('ompens;~tion shall be paid to the voluntpers by Monroe
COllntv 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 ___ day of A.D.
19 this agreement and did direct and authorize its presiding
ufficer to enter into said agreement.
S. That the v:lrious special laxing distrLcts acting "s
voluntepr fire and/or rescue departments as is set forth in
Ordinance No. did affirm that a duly constitulPd
me~tin~ of the governing board of the same on the day of
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, A. D. 19
, the rerm~; of this ngreement
was approved nnd the execution thereof directed.
(1. That c,1ch contrDct or agrc('nent entpred into by the
v.lrious speci.11 tDxil'g distrjct~; dlTd the operating corporations
kno"m as DepartJTwnts shall al~,o be executed by the volunteers
prior to the receipt of reimbursement. A signed rost('r of all
volunteers and all chieff; shall he provided for the Finmlce
Dep.1rtment.
The ~~ignatl1re and agreement of the individuals as
prescribed in this section is a condition precedent to the
disbursement oj i11,Y reimbursements provided for in said agree-
men t .
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto executed this agree-
ITIept on the
day of
, 19
SPECIAL TAXINr; IHSTRICT
NO. 3
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By
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(SI-'<1,l. )
At t e ~, t :
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VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT OR
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
AM13lJLANCE CORPS
(\vha tever the case may he)
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(Seal)
Att.'st:
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AGREEMENT
THIS AGREE~1ENT. made and entered into this
day of
. A.D. 19
between Special Taxing District
No.
4-A
hereinafter r~ferred to as the "Di strict" and the
Layton Voluntee~_ Fire DcpartIrent, Inc. _____,____,
Voluntl'er
Fire
L1cl'ilrtment or Volunteer Fire Departl'll:nt and AmbuL;lIcc Corps
(what<:ver the case may be), hereinafter rL'fprred to as the
"Department",
WITNESSETH:
1,..IJIEREAS. the vJrious special taxing distTiets have lwen
further organized into departments as a non-profit incorporation
for the purpose of providini; fire protf,ction and resclle [.::lci 1-
ities to thL' people ;l\ld property of the ~;atlJe in Monroe COUllty,
and
WHEREAS, s\1ch fire protection and rl'scue protection is for
thl' furtherance of the common good of Monnw County, and
WHEREAS, the Department aforesaid and the Special Taxing
District No. 4-~_, through the I)oard of County Comrnisc;ioners of
t'lollroe County, Florida, as the governing hody, hAve agrel'd :lI1d
pl'ovided by ordin:lnce for th(' Vilrl011S dep.1ltlnl'nts tll !t'imbllrse
its volullteer jlL'rsonne1 and chi0fs from funds ';l.ri,ct1y within the
budget of the various special lJxing di~tricts. and
',"HEREAS, th,- vari ous firefighters :tnd amhul ance peTS,mn[> 1 in
the n:speetive spl'cial taxing district:; aTt' avai Llble and are un
constant alert :IS firefightt.rs and volunteers in various 1i1l'-
saving activities, and
WHEREAS, these 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, therefcre,
BE IT UNDERSTOOD that in consideration of the COVl'nants
a~)'l'ed to nprein and other p;ood and valuable consideration~;, the
parties hereto do ap;ree as follows:
1. That the various special tAxing districts shall utilize
the services of the volunteers both as firefighters and for
if>SCUP. purposes alld that for said services a r(~imhllrs(!mpnt to
said volunteers shall be in the sum of $50.nO per month, not to
exceed the budgeted funds. wi th it being unnprstood that the
variolls chiefs of the special tating districts shall 1)(' reim-
bursed in the sum of $200.00 per month, lIot to exceed the budget-
ed funds. herein with a maximum of
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volunteers and
chiefs who shall he reimbursed under this agreC'ment.
2. That insofar as the various special taxing districr:~;
!HI"" in their buc1get fot" the fiscal year 19J?ii_,-,JJ1, fund~; aVdil-
able for the reimburser.lent provided by this agreement that the
same "hall be done upon passage of this ordinance when and if
said volunteers have entered into this agreement.
3. Monroe COllllty and/or the special taxin!', districts
C\It"rentl)' maintains and shall pruvidl' '.'0rker';, C0mpc'nsation
Insurance for the volulIteers specified herein for t]le dur;,tiOll of
this ar,reement.
4. Each of the volunteers of the Departments described
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herein shall furnish and keep in full force and effect ;] policy
of liability insurance on his private vehiclp(s) in such all1(l1,mts
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 1 iability insurance on all
L'rr:t.'rgency vehicles owned by the County and/or spccicJl taxing
dist;-icts and used by the Departments, which pol icy shall al so
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 service~; of the DepartnlPllt.
Such pc'riod of opc'ra-
tion shall be deemed to begin at the time R 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
CilSt' of a volunteer who makes an interm('diate stop on his way to
his horne, to the first locat ion to \Vh i eh he drives after t 11(:
C'()m~letion of 111;i participation in tIll' ('mergcllcy services 1 hnt
were the subject 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 ilnd used in providing cmergcncy sc-rvices within
th> Di ~;trict. Said policy shall be in the amounl' of at ledst
$1,000,000.00 combined single limit and shall also name the
Monroe, County Board of County Comrni.ssioners as insured.
6. Nothing contained in this agreement shall cause the
volunteers 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
responsibility in connection with the subject of this agreement
other than the payment of the reimbursement provi.ded in paragr~ph
1 hereof and the furnishing of insurance as provic1f~d in paragriJph
4 hereof. Monroe County and the sped al taxing districts a:;sume
no lr~bility for, and each of the volunteers D~rees tu hold said
County and Distl'ict harmless [rom, <lIlV and all claims that lllilY
arise from the actions or the inaction of tlH' volunteer, whether
in the course of his volunteer efforts or not, and that are not
covered by the insurance required under the provisions of para-
grarh 4 hereof. Further, it is the understanding and intf?nt of
all parties to this agreement that the provisions of this para-
graph do not: alter the legal relationships of the partips exist-
ing bunediately prior to its execution with regard to the pnten-
tial viclrinus liability. The purpose [01- t'he i.nclusion of tltis
pnragr3ph 18 to memorialize the existing understanding of the
parties.
No compensation shall be paid to the volunteers by MonToe
County or the special taxing districts except tlw n;,imburseml'llt
provided in thi:; agreement or ill any ,'xtcnsion or Hritt'(,n modi-
fication of thiS agreement.
7. The County docs hereby affirm that the governing board
did approve on the day of ____ , A.D.
19 ,this agreement and did direct and authnrize its pr~sidinR
officer to enter into said agreement.
S, Th,1t the various special taxing districts acting LIS
volunteer fire and/or rescue departments as is set forth in
Ordinance No. did affirm that a duly constituted
me"cing of the governing board of the same on the ____ day of
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, A.D. 19_, the term" of this agreefTIcnt
was approved and the cx~cution thereof directed.
9. That p:lch contract or agrN'I1:,'nt entpn'd into by the
various special taxing districts ,md tlw operating corporati (ms
knol.'TI as Departments shall also be executed by the volunteers
pl-ior to th" receipt of reimbllrseml'nt.
A signpd roster of all
volunteers and all chiefs ~;h<Jll he provided [or the Finance
D"jJartment.
The signature and agreempnt of the indi,viduals as
prescribed in this section is a condition precedent to the
disbursement of any reimbursements provided for in said ag,ree-
merit.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto executed this agree-
ment on the
day of
, 19
SPECIAL TAXJN(; DISTInCT
NO . 4-^
'By
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Attest:
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VOJ~NTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT OR
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AlW
AMBULANCE r,ORPS
(whatever the case may be)
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