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Resolution to Approve the Restated and Amended Hazardous Materials Response Authority Agreement for Washtenaw County and Adjacent Communities
Memorandum
The attached Resolution authorizes the City of Ann Arbor to continue as part of the Hazardous Materials Response Authority and approval of the Restated and Amended Agreement for the Authority which would extend the term of the Authority through 2031.
Fiscal/Budget Impact: Annual dues are paid by participating entities to offset recurring insurance costs. Cost recovery assessments are invoiced to the requesting fire department for response expenses of the HazMat Team and in turn billed to responsible parties under the City's adopted cost recovery ordinance. Annual dues are budgeted in the approved Fire Department budget.
In August 1992, Washtenaw County was faced with an increasing number of chemical accidents occurring throughout the community. When presented with the response statistics, several workgroups and committees were established, which resulted in a proposed Inter-local agreement between the government bodies in Washtenaw County creating a Hazardous Materials Response Authority with the County Emergency Management Division assuming the role of fiduciary agent support of the effort administratively. The Emergency Management Division accepted this role as it was clear that such a team was needed in the community.
Five governmental entities agreed to form the Authority under Michigan's Urban Cooperation Act, (MCLA 124.501, et. seq.). These entities were Washtenaw County, City of Ann Arbor, City of Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti Charter Township and Pittsfield Township. The City of Ann Arbor's participation as an enabling public agency for the Hazardous Materials Response Authority was approved on September 16, 1996 by City Council (Resolution R-422-9-96). The other four enabling public entities also approved the Inter-local Agreement and pursuant to the Urban Cooperation Act, the Inter-local A...
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