Memorandum of Agreement - City of Indianapolis Fire Department - Indiana Task Force One

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3,05 The Parties will cooperate with each other so as to facilitate achievement of the goals and objectives of the System as fully and completely as possible, and as further provided in Section Vlll of the Agreement. IV. TORT LIABILITY AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION 4.01 The Participating Agonoy and the Committed Personnel shall be afforded such coverage for tort liability and workers' compensation as is afforded all Task Forces and their System members under federal law. 4.02 Except as afforded by the Federal Government, the responsibility for risks associated with claims for tort liability and workers' compensation arising out of participation in the Task Force, shall be the responsibility of the DPS and not under any circumstances, the responsibility of the Participating Agency. At all tithes, the DVS and 'Task Force shall maintain in full force and effect, for the benefit of the Committed Personnel, coverage for workers' compensation to provide coverage for risks associated with and/or arising out of the Committed Personnel's participation in the Task Force and/or the Committed Personnel's responsibilities under this Agreement. V. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 5.01 Preparedness Funds 5,01.1 in its sole discretion, the DPS may distribute to the Participating Agency such preparedness grant funding as the DPS shall be eligible to and does receive from FEMA, Any such distributions shall be subject to the requirements of the preparedness grants and the needs of the Task Force generally. 5.01.2 Any other funding received by the DPS from sources other than the federal government may also be made available as the DPS determines in its discretion. The DPS shall make such distributions fairly and equitably taking into account the mission, goals and objectives of the ,Task Force and the needs of the DPS as compared to other proper needs and demands. 5.02 Response Funds 5.02.1 The DPS shall promptly reimburse the Participating Agency for response expenses that are authorized to be incurred by or for the benefit of Elie Committed Personnel engaged in Task Force activities, upon receiving reimbursement for such expenses from the federal government. Such expenses must be properly ascertained, accumulated and reported to the DPS, and the funds to be utilized for payment must have been reimbursed by or on behalf of FEMA to the DPS, 5.02.2 After an alert or activation, the Participating Agency shall provide the DPS with a complete cost reimbursement package to be submitted by the DPS as part of an overall claim package which the DPS is obliged to submit to FEMA. The Participating Agency's cost reimbursement package shall be submitted to the DPS within thirty (30) days after the end of the Personal Rehabilitation Period established by FEMA. The Participating Agency's cost reimbursement package shall be prepared in conformance with applicable federal directives which the DPS shall disseminate to the Participating Agency. 5.02.3 The Participating Agency shall provide the DPS with the established hourly or daily rates