RE 05-09-95.3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. 050995.3
WltEREAS, the City of Coppell is charged with the responsibility to provide fire
protection and emergency medical services for the benefit of its citizens; and
WltEREAS, these services to certain peripheral areas of the City of Coppell can best
be provided by adjoining municipalities due to nearer proximity of equipment and personnel; and
WHEREAS, such services to certain peripheral areas in adjoining municipalities can best
be provided by the City of Coppell due to nearer proximity of equipment and personnel; and
WltEREAS, such assistance is in the best interests and for the common good of both
the City of Coppell and neighboring municipalities.
NOW, TltEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City of Coppell that it
respectfully requests and supports the following:
Section 1. That the City Manager be and is hereby authorized, on behalf of the City of
Coppell, to execute Agreements for Automatic Assistance between the City of
Coppell and the cities of Addison, Carrollton, Farmers Branch, Flower Mound,
Grapevine, Irving, Lewisville, and other such cities as deemed practical in the
future.
Section 2. That such agreements will provide, among other things, that in consideration for
each party's automatic assistance to the other upon the occurrence of any
emergency condition in any portion of the designated area where this Agreement
for Automatic Assistance is in effect, a predetermined number of firefighting
and/or emergency medical service equipment and personnel shall be dispatched,
to such point where the emergency condition exists in order to assist in the
protection of life and property.
Section 3. Details as to amounts and types of assistance to be dispatched, methods of
dispatching and communications, training programs and procedures and areas to
be assisted will be developed by the Chief of the Coppell Fire Department and
the Chief of other departments entering into automatic assistance agreements.
These details will be stipulated in a Memorandum of Understanding and signed
by the Chiefs of both departments. Said Memorandum of Understanding may be
revised or amended at any time by mutual agreement of the Fire Chiefs as
conditions may warrant.
Section 4. That either the City of Coppell or other participating parties may terminate
without cause any agreement with 90 days written notice of desire to terminate
said agreement.
Section 5. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its passage in accordance
with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Coppell, and its accordingly so
resolved.
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DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas this 9 th day of
May, 1995. APPROVED:
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Tom Morton, Mayor
ATTEST:
Linda Grau, City Secretary