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ON
<br /> ExecBd10192022
<br /> WHEREAS,Title LV,Section 5502.291 of the Ohio Revised Code authorizes the governor
<br /> to enter into mutual aid arrangements for reciprocal emergency management aid and assistance
<br /> with other states and to coordinate mutual aid plans between political subdivisions, between the
<br /> State of Ohio and other states, or between the State of Ohio and the United States; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Sections 66.0301 and 66.0303,Wisconsin Statutes, authorize municipalities
<br /> to contract with municipalities of another state for the receipt or furnishing of services or the joint
<br /> exercise of any power or duty required or authorized by statute to the extent that laws of the other
<br /> state or of the United States permit the joint exercise; and, jointly exercise powers delegated to
<br /> them and,thereby,to make certain agreements concerning boundary lines between themselves;
<br /> and
<br /> WHEREAS, for the purposes of Subchapter III of Chapter 66 of the Wisconsin Statutes,
<br /> the term "municipality" includes political subdivisions, which refers to any city, village, town, or
<br /> county in this state or any city, village, town, county, district, authority, agency, commission, or
<br /> other similar governmental entity in another state; (See Wis.Stat.66.0303(1), 66.0304(1 Xf));and
<br /> WHEREAS, similar provisions providing for intergovernmental cooperation exist in the
<br /> other states in which any Party to this Agreement resides, and which provide legal authority for
<br /> each respective Party to enter into the Agreement; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Parties have determined that it is in their best interests to enter into this
<br /> Agreement to secure to each the benefits of mutual aid in fire protection, suppression, provision
<br /> of rescue and emergency medical assistance, hazardous materials control, technical rescue,
<br /> training and any other emergency support for the protection of life and property in the event of an
<br /> Emergency, Disaster, or other Serious Threat to Public Health and Safety, and to engage in
<br /> Training and other preparedness activities in furtherance of the foregoing mutual aid activities;
<br /> and
<br /> NOW,THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and understandings set
<br /> forth in this Agreement, and pursuant to the authority bestowed upon the Parties set forth
<br /> above, it is agreed by, among and between the Parties as follows:
<br /> SECTION ONE -PURPOSE
<br /> It is recognized and acknowledged that leveraging collective resources from other Units to provide
<br /> effective, efficient response to Emergencies, Disasters, or Serious Threats to Public Safety is
<br /> desired. Further, it is acknowledged that the closest,available Unit(s)that can render aid may be
<br /> outside of a requesting Unit's or Chapter's jurisdiction. Accordingly, it is the express intent of the
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