Interlocal Agreement EMS Services during Calendar Years 2013-2017

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RESOLUTION NO. ZLD-�Z A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA APPROVING A FIVE YEAR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA FOR EMS SERVICES DURING CALENDAR YEARS 2013 - 2017 WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, has a long and successful history of providing emergency medical services to its residents; and WHEREAS, St. Joseph County, Indiana, wishes to provide the very best emergency medical services to its residents and believes that such services can be provided by the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, Indiana Code §§ 36-1-7-1 et seq., as amended from time-to-time ("Interlocal Cooperation Act"), authorizes one or more governmental entities to exercise jointly or by one entity on behalf of the other powers that may be exercised by such units severally; and WHEREAS, commencing in December 1997, the City of South Bend has provided emergency medical services for St. Joseph County under an Interlocal Agreement, and the parties wish to continue that relationship; and WHEREAS, the Executives of both the City of South Bend and St. Joseph County have reached an agreement on this payment and have approved the Five Year Interlocal Agreement By and Between the City Of South Bend, Indiana and St. Joseph County, Indiana for EMS Services During Calendar Years 2013 —2017 which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A”, NOW“ THEREFORE, AND PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, UNDER INDIANA CODE § 36-1-7, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, has considered and hereby ratifies,confirms and approves the Five Year Interlocal Agreement By and Between the City Of South Bend, Indiana and St. Joseph County, Indiana for EMS Services During Calendar Years 2013—2017 attached to this Resolution as Exhibit "A". Section 2. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.