HomeMy WebLinkAboutInterlocal Agreement betweek KC and KCFC 2Today's Date
03/15/2016
Fund/Department
116 -Public Health
Kittitas County
Review Form
Grants & Contract Agreement
Agenda Date
Contract/Grant Information
Contract /Grant Agency: Interlocal Agreement between Kittitas County and Kittitas County Fire District 1
#2
Period Begin Date: 03/01/2016
Period End Date: April 15, 2016
Total Grant/Contract Amount: $65.00 hour for maximum of $1,300.00
Grant/Contract Number:
Contract/Grant Summary:
The county shall provide personnel to conduct an analysis of services provided to all paramedicine
clients in order to catalogue intervention services, determine which intervention services were provided,
and calculate return on investment costs by quantifying the number of services that resulted in avoided
emergency care costs per patient. The county will also evaluate patient's use of KVFR emergency
transport system and KVH emergency room prior to and after receiving paramedicine services. The
county will compile results and enter completed evaluation data into a database that can be shared with
KVFR. The county shall conduct follow-up analysis of collected data, and prepare a report on evaluation
results for KVFR.
Recommendation for Board of Health and Board of Health Review on
[Department Head Signature:
Administrator Date:
Kittitas County Prosecutor, Auditor, and Board of Health Review and Comment:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Signature of Prosecutor's Office Date
Signature of Auditor's Office
Date
Signature of Board of Health member Date
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Financial Information
Total Amount $1,300.00
Percentage Countv Funds
State Funds $
Matching Funds $
In -Kind $
Federal Funds $
CFDA#
Is Equipment being purchased?Who owns equipment?
New Personnel being hired? Contact HR hiring — reporting requirements
Future impacts or liability to Kittitas County:
Budget Information
Budget Amendment Needed? Yes ❑ attach budget form
New Division Created?
Revenue Code
116- 611.81.346.25 — Assessment Fee for Service
Pass Through Information
Agency to Pass Through
Amount to Pass Through $
Sub -Contract Approved Date:
No ❑x Why not
No new expenditures being added, revenue
switch
Prosecutor Review
Has the Prosecutor reviewed this agreement? Yes 0 No 0
County Departments Impacted
Auditor Facilities Maintenance
Information Services Human Resource
Prosecutor Treasurer
Submitted
Signature:
Department:
Assignment of Tracking Intormation
Auditor's Office
Human Resource
Prosecutor's Office
Who Signed the grant application
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Reviewer I Date
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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
KITTITAS COUNTY AND KITTITAS COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT #2 FOR
COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE ASSESSMENT
This agreement is made and entered into by Kittitas County, a municipal corporation of the State of
Washington, through the Kittitas County Public Health Department (hereinafter the "County"), and
Kittitas County Fire District #2, a political subdivision of the State of Washington and doing business
as Kittitas Valley Fire & Rescue (hereinafter "KVFR")
WHEREAS, Chapter 39.34 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), the Interlocal
Cooperation Act, allows governmental agencies to enter into agreements that provide for
the efficient use of their powers and to cooperate with each other in providing services; and
WHEREAS, KVFR needs support conducting assessments of community paramedic services;
and
WHEREAS, the County has the institutional capacity and the employees with the expertise
to provide such support; and
WHEREAS, the County and KVFR find it desirable and in each other's best interest to enter
into this agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, The County and KVFR agree as follows:
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this Agreement is to authorize the County to provide community paramedicine
assessment services to KVFR.
2. SCOPE OF WORK
The County shall provide personnel to conduct an analysis of services provided to all paramedicine
clients in order to catalogue intervention services, determine which intervention services were
provided, and calculate return on investment costs by quantifying the number of services that
resulted in avoided emergency care costs per patient. There will also be an additional evaluation of
the patient's use of the KVFR emergency transport system and KVH emergency room both prior to
receiving paramedicine services and after conclusion of the service delivery. The County shall
compile results and enter completed evaluation data into a database that can be shared with KVFR.
The County shall conduct follow-up analysis of collected data, and prepare a report on evaluation
results to be sent to KVFR as requested.
KVFR shall identify paramedicine program participants, provide interns to work with County
personnel in the review and evaluation of KVFR patient records, labeling and quantifying of
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identified intervention services. KVFR will provide the County with access to secure client databases
and any additional guidance necessary to complete the work.
3. DURATION
This Agreement shall commence on March 1, 2016 and expire on April 15, 2016. The contract will
be for twenty hours of work over the duration of the six week period.
4. RENEWAL
This Agreement is renewable as agreed to by the County and KVFR in writing by amendment of this
Agreement.
S. TERMINATION
This Agreement may be terminated with or without cause by either party. Notice of termination
must be provided in writing and delivered by regular mail to the contact person identified herein,
provided that termination shall become effective thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of such
notice. Notice will be presumed received three (3) working days after the notice is posted in the
mail.
In the event of termination of this Agreement, KVFR shall compensate the County for any services
that were provided pursuant to this Agreement prior to the County receiving notice of termination.
6. CONTACT INFORMATION
All notices, reports, and correspondence to the respective parties of this Agreement shall be sent to
the following:
For the County: Kittitas County Public Health Department
Robin Read, Administrator
507 N Nanum St Suite 102
Ellensburg, WA 98926
For KVFR: Kittitas Valley Fire & Rescue
John Sinclair, Fire Chief
PO Box 218
Ellensburg, WA 98926
7. PAYMENT AND BILLING
KVFR agrees to pay the County on a cost for service basis at the hourly rate of $65.00. The County
agrees to provide KVFR on at least a quarterly basis an itemized bill listing all services provided for
the previous quarter. KVFR agrees to make payment to the County within sixty (60) calendar days of
receipt of such itemized bill.
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Neither party will be liable to the other for any failure or delay in performance under this
Agreement due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including acts of nature, acts of
war, accident, labor disruption, acts, omissions or defaults of third parties, and official,
governmental or judicial action not the fault of the party failing or delaying in performance.
9. HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFICATION
Each Party shall hold harmless and indemnify the other Party and its directors, officers, employees,
agents and representatives against any and all loss, liability, damage, or expense, including any
direct, indirect or consequential loss, liability, damage, or expense, but not including attorneys' fees
unless awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction, for injury or death to persons, including
employees of either Party, and damage to property, including property of either Party, arising out of
or in connection with intentional, willful, wanton, reckless or negligent conduct. However, neither
Party shall be indemnified hereunder for any loss, liability, damage, or expense resulting from its
sole negligence or willful misconduct.
The waivers in this section have been mutually negotiated by the parties and this entire section
shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
10. WARRANTY
Except as expressly stated herein, there are no express or implied warranties respecting this
agreement or the services provided.
11. RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
No agent, employee or representative of the County shall be deemed to be an agent, employee or
representative of KVFR for any purpose, and the employees of the County are not entitled to any of the
benefits KVFR provides to its employees. No agent, employee or representative of KVFR shall be
deemed to be an agent, employee or representative of the County for any purpose, and the employees
of KVFR are not entitled to any of the benefits the County provides to County employees.
12. PROPERTY
The terms of this Agreement do not contemplate the acquisition of any real or personal property. Unless
otherwise specifically agreed by the parties in writing, all property, personal and real, utilized by the
parties hereto in the execution of this Agreement shall remain the property of that party initially owning
it.
13. ADMINISTRATION OF AGREEMENT
There shall be no separate legal entity created by this Agreement. This Agreement shall be
administered jointly by the County's Public Health Director or designee and by KVFR's Fire Chief or
designee.
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14. ASSIGNMENT, THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY, DELEGATION
The rights, duties, and obligations under this Agreement may not be assigned by either party to a
third -party unless mutually agreed in writing. In addition, no third -party beneficiary may rely or
assert any of the rights, duties, or obligations provided herein. Neither party to this Agreement may
delegate the performance of any contractual obligation to a third -party unless mutually agreed in
writing.
15. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND EXISTING CONTRACTS
Each party accepts the responsibility for compliance with federal, state, or local laws and
regulations. In addition, each party warrants that entering into this Agreement and the rights,
duties, and obligations provided for herein do not breach or derogate from any contractual
obligations that currently exist or may exist in the future.
16. FILING
Executed copies of the Agreement shall be filed or posted online as required by RCW 39.34.040.
17. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
The written provisions and terms of this Agreement supersede all prior written and verbal
agreements and/or statements by any representative of the parties, and those statements shall not
be construed as forming a part of or altering in any manner this Agreement. This Agreement shall
contain the entire Agreement between the parties
18. DISPUTES
In the event that a dispute arises under this Agreement, it shall be determined by a majority vote of
a three-member Dispute Resolution Board comprised of one representative chosen by each of the
parties hereto and a third chosen by the two selected by the parties. If said determination is not
acceptable to the parties, the parties are entitled to utilize whatever remedies to which they may
be entitled at law or in equity.
19. GOVERNING LAW
The parties hereto agree that, except where expressly otherwise provided, the laws and
administrative rules and regulations of the State of Washington shall govern in any matter relating
to this Agreement. Venue for any action brought to interpret or enforce any provision within this
Agreement shall be the Superior Court of Kittitas County, Washington.
20. SEVERABILITY
Should any provision of this Agreement be determined to be unenforceable by a court of law, such
provision shall be severed from the remainder of the Agreement, and such action shall not affect
the enforceability of the remaining provisions herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the dates indicated below.
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Dated:
KITTITAS COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT #2
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Dated:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Kittitas County, Washington
Obie O'Brien, Chair
Paul Jewell , Vice Chair
Gary Berndt, Commissioner
ATTEST:
Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board
Date:
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