Meridian Rural Fire Protection District and City of Meridian Firefighting and life preservation service contract and Joint Exercise of power agreement Item#11.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, a certain agreement entitled the "CITY OF MERIDIAN/ MERIDIAN
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FIREFIGHTING AND LIFE PRESERVATION
SERVICE CONTRACT AND JOINT EXERCISE OF POWER AGREEMENT", dated
September 22, 1998, (the"Agreement") exists between the City of Meridian (the "City") and the
Meridian Rural Fire Protection District(the "District"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement,the District pays a fee (the"Contract Service
Fee") to the City for the protection of property, both real and personal, against fire and for life
preservation services,which includes those services a fire protection district, in the state of
Idaho, is authorized to and does provide (the "Fire and Life Protection Services"); and
WHEREAS,the Contract Service Fee is determined, pursuant to the Agreement,as a
percentage of the"Gross Market Valuation Percentage", the "Population Percentage", and the
"Market Valuation", all of which are delineated in section 8 of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement,the method used to determine the Contract
Service Fee is the method used to determine the funding of the Capital Outlay Expenditure
budget as between the City and the District; and
WHEREAS,the Agreement permits the parties to amend or modify, by written
amendment to the Agreement, the method used to determine the Contract Service Fee and the
Capital Outlay Expenditure budget; and
WHEREAS, the City and the District previously entered into a certain Memorandum of
Understanding and Agreement (the"2019/2020 Budget Year Memorandum"), dated July 9,
2019, a copy of which is on file in the records of the City and the records of the District
respectively, pursuant to which the City and the District amended and modified the method used
to determine the Contract Service Fee and the Capital Outlay Expenditure budget, between the
City and the District, for the 2019/2020 fiscal year, as the term"fiscal year" is defined by the
Agreement, by agreeing to a particular percentage allocation of such costs and expenses as
between the City and the District; and
WHEREAS,the City and the District desire: (a)to confirm the expiration, end and
termination of the 2019/2020 Budget Year Memorandum; and (b) pursuant to this Memorandum
of Understanding and Agreement to amend and modify the method used to determine the
Contract Service Fee and the Capital Outlay Expenditure budget, between the City and the
District, by.setting the percentage allocation for purposes of the Contract Service Fee and the
Capital Outlay Expenditure budget between the City and the District for the 2020/2021 fiscal
year; and
WHEREAS,the City and the District desire to enter into this Memorandum of
Understanding and Agreement and effectuate its purposes and agreements because the City and
the District,jointly and severally,through their respective Council and Board, find and conclude
the citizens of the City and the District, respectively, will benefit, directly and indirectly, from its
purposes and agreements as set forth herein above.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENT FOR 2020/2021 FISCAL YEAR
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NOW , THEREFORE , for good and valuable consideration , the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged by the parties hereto , the City and the District hereby acknowledge and
memorialize their agreement as follows .
1 . The 2019/2020 Budget Year Memorandum is expired , terminated and ended , and
of no further force or effect as of the end of the 2019/2020 fiscal year, as the term "fiscal year" is
defined by the Agreement.
2 . Notwithstanding the calculated percentage of the " Gross Market Valuation
Percentage" , the " Population Percentage" , and the " Market Valuation " , as provided in section 8
of the Agreement, for purposes of the Contract Service Fee and the Capital Outlay Expenditure
budget, the allocation between the City and the District for the 2020/2021 fiscal year shall be
NINETY-TWO PERCENT ( 92%) attributable to the City and EIGHT PERCENT ( 8%)
attributable to the District . The foregoing shall be and is effective for and as of the 2020/2021
fiscal year, and the parties shall return to the method provided in section 8 of the Agreement for
determining the percentage allocation for the Contract Service Fee and the Capital Outlay
Expenditure budget for subsequent fiscal years .
3 . All other terms , provisions, covenants and agreements set forth in the Agreement
shall remain and be the same .
4 . The City and the District shall execute such further and additional documents and
instruments necessary to give this Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement full force and
effect .
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have herein executed this Memorandum of
Understanding and Agreement .
DATED AND SIGNED this I day of �� ( , 2020 .
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Meridia "Fire tection District
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C rman
Attest:
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By Resolution No. 20-001
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENT FOR 2020/2021 FISCAL YEAR
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Item#11.
MERIDIAN RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO, 20-001
A Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Meridian Rural Fire
Protection District, setting forth certain findings and purposes; authorizing the Chairman and
Secretary to sign and enter into, on behalf of said district, that certain document entitled
"MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENT."
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Meridian Rural Fire Protection District
to join with the City of Meridian, and enter into that certain"MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENT,"a copy of which is attached hereto, the reasons for
which are as set forth in said memorandum;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved and the Board of Commissioners of the
Meridian Rural Fire Protection District hereby resolves as follows:
The Chairman and Secretary are hereby authorized to join with the
City of Meridian and to enter into that certain document entitled
"MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND
AGREEMENT,"a copy of which is attached hereto, with the City
of Meridian.
PASSED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE MERIDIAN RURAL
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT the 100' day of August, 2020.
Meridian ire Protection District
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Chairman
Attested:
Se retary
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