R2014-143 AUTHORIZING FIRST AMENDMENT TO MUTUAL AID BOX ALARM SYSTEM

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M MUTUAL AID BOX ALARM SYSTEM FIRST ADDENDUM TO MABAS MASTER AGREEMENT This First Addendum to the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System ("MABAS") Master Agreement in the State of Illinois, last amended prior to 2000, is meant to incorporate in its entirely the terms included within the Master Agreement except as specifically changed herein. In the event there is a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Master Agreement and this Addendum, this Addendum shall be controlling. As the cost of lending mutual aid support has increased in recent times, communities have determined it necessary to agree in advance on cost reimbursement issues prior to the occurrence of an actual emergency. Mutual aid agreements such as the MABAS Master agreement have served as the foundation for navigating cost issues and engaging in these agreements prior to the emergency avoid post-emergency concerns on cost reimbursement. SECTION FIVE— Compensation for Aid is amended to read as follows: Equipment, personnel, and/or services provided to this Agreement shall be at no charge to the party requesting aid for the first eight (8) consecutive hours of aid provided to the Stricken Unit: however, any expenses recoverable from third parties shall be equitably distributed among responding parties. Day to day mutual aid should remain free of charge and the administrative requirements of reimbursement make it unfeasible to charge for day-to-day mutual aid. Nothing herein shall operate to bar any recovery of funds from any state or federal agency under any existing statute. Any Aiding Unit is empowered to and may charge a Stricken Unit for reimbursement for costs of equipment, personnel, and/or services provided under this Agreement for terms of more than eight (8) consecutive hours under the following terms and conditions: 1. The amount of charges assessed by an Aiding Unit to a Stricken Unit may not exceed the amount necessary to make the Aiding Unit whole and should only include costs that are non-routine in nature. 2. The Aiding Unit must assess no more the "usual and customary" charges for personnel costs pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, benefit ordinance or compensation policy. 3. The fee structure for apparatus and equipment shall be based on FEMA or OSFM rate schedules. If a particular piece of apparatus or equipment is not listed within the FEMA / OSFM rate schedules, a market rate for reimbursement shall be established. 1