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

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Force with immediate written notification of any additions to or deletions from such list. All Committed Personnel shall be subject to approval and acceptance by the Task Force Administrator. 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 VIII of the Agreement. W. TORT LIABILITY AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION 4.01 The Participating Agency 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 CITY and not under any circumstances, the responsibility of the Participating Agency. At all times, the CITY 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 CITY may distribute to the Participating Agency such preparedness grant funding as the CITY 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 CITY from sources other than the federal government may also be made available as the CITY determines in its discretion. The CITY shall make such distributions fairly and equitably taking into account the mission, goals and objectives of the Task Force and the needs of the CITY as compared to other proper needs and demands. 5.02 Response. Funds 5.02.1 The CITY shall promptly reimburse the Participating Agency for response expenses that are authorized to be incurred by or for the benefit of the 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 CITY, and the funds to be utilized for payment must have been reimbursed by or on behalf of FEMA to the CITY. 5.02.2 After an alert or activation, the Participating Agency shall provide the CITY with a complete cost reimbursement package to be submitted by the CITY as part of an overall claim package which the CITY is obliged to submit to FEMA. The Participating Agency's cost reimbursement package shall be submitted to the CITY within thirty (30) days after the end of the Personal Rehabilitation Period established by FEMA. The Revised QCC 10-2016