Title
Resolution to Approve the Interlocal Agreement Between City of Dearborn and City of Ann Arbor for Fire Vehicles
Memorandum
We recommend your approval of the attached Interlocal Agreement between the City of Dearborn and City of Ann Arbor.
The City of Ann Arbor became licensed as a basic life support transport agency and purchased an ambulance earlier in 2023. To address coverage gaps in case the current ambulance is unavailable due to repairs, or to temporarily add an additional unit as needed, this agreement allows the City of Ann Arbor to lease a reserve ambulance from the City of Dearborn.
Although Ann Arbor’s need is for an ambulance, the agreement was written generically to allow for the sharing of other fire department vehicles as well.
The City of Dearborn and the City of Ann Arbor (“Parties”) agree to lend to each other front line fire vehicles on a temporary basis in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. “Front line fire vehicles” is limited to all vehicles designed primarily for firefighting operations, special event vehicles, and transport ambulances (“Vehicles”).
The Parties agree that all Vehicles must be primarily available for its jurisdiction’s use first. Therefore, Vehicles will only be available whenever not in use by the lending jurisdiction.
Each municipality has the right to initiate a request for a Vehicle by contacting the other municipality’s Fire Chief or appropriate designee. The Parties agree that initiating a request for a Vehicle does not guarantee a Vehicle will be provided by the other municipality. Confirmation of a request to use a Vehicle at a future date may be revoked by the loaning party if a need arises for use of the Vehicle by the loaning municipality.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: The cost for this is anticipated to remain low and shall be paid for from the Fire Department General Fund budget should the need arise to utilize a vehicle from the City of Dearborn under this contract.
Staff
Prepared by: Chantel Jackson, Office Administrator - Fire
Reviewed by: Mike Kennedy, Fire Chief
Approved by: Milton Dohoney Jr., City Administrator
Body
Whereas, Each Party has the power, privilege, and authority to maintain and operate fire department vehicles;
Whereas, The Michigan Constitution of 1963, Article 7, § 28 and the Urban Cooperation Act of 1967, Act No. 7 of the Public Acts of 1967, Ex. Sess., being MCL 124.501 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws permit a political subdivision to exercise jointly with any other political subdivision any power, privilege or authority which such political subdivisions share in common and which each might exercise separately;
Whereas, The Parties desire to enter into an interlocal agreement to further improve fire services whereby they may provide certain fire vehicles upon request as needed; and
Whereas, Each Party has the authority to execute this Agreement pursuant to ordinance or resolution of its governing body;
RESOLVED, That Council approves the Interlocal Agreement Between City of Dearborn and City of Ann Arbor for Fire Vehicles, whereby the City of Dearborn and City of Ann Arbor may provide certain fire vehicles upon request as needed in order to improve fire services of both municipalities;
RESOLVED, That the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized and directed to execute the Agreement after approval as to substance by the City Administrator and approval as to form by the City Attorney; and
RESOLVED, That the City Administrator be authorized to take the necessary administrative actions to implement this resolution.