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MEMORANDUMOF AGREEMENT <br />ON BEHALF OF KITTITAS COUNTY,A MEMBER <br />OF THE EVERGREENFOREST COUNTYGROUP <br />A Rural Public Lands County Council Affiliate <br />2020 <br />I.PARTIES <br />This Memorandum of Agreement is by and between Robert K.Weidner, <br />hereinafter "Weidner",with offices in the Washington,D.C.area and Kittitas County, <br />hereinafter "the County". <br />II.RESPONSIBILITIES <br />Pursuant to the terms of this Memorandum of Agreement,Weidner will serve as <br />Washington,D.C.government relation's advisor to Kittitas County and other counties of <br />the Evergreen Forest County Group hereinafter "Evergreen".In this role,Weidner will <br />report to and receive guidance from Evergreen Group Members &Commissioners of <br />participating counties including: <br />A.Monitoring and information gathering with the Administration and <br />Congress with respect to matters in which the counties may have interest. <br />Specifically,Weidner will closely monitor and provide information on <br />matters affecting public lands within member counties. <br />B.Lobbying Congress and departments of the executive Branch of the <br />government including the Department of the Interior,the Office of <br />Management and Budget,the Department of Energy,the Environmental <br />Protection Agency,and the Department of Agriculture with respect to <br />matters,which affect member counties.This will involve arranging <br />meetings for officials of the member counties with officials of these <br />departments as necessary;the preparation of testimony and briefing <br />papers;assisting in devising strategy;the implementation of that strategy <br />with respect to House and Senate Committees;and liaison work with key <br />committee members of the House and Senate Committees as well as <br />Committee staff. <br />C.In addition to those activities described in "B"above,this will include <br />working with members and staffs of relevant Congressional Committees <br />on an on-going basis on behalf of member counties.