AGENDA DATE: 9/6/2023
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Mutual Aid Agreement for Fire and Rescue Services Between Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Approval of Mutual Aid Agreement for Fire and Rescue Services between Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville.
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Henry, Rosenberg, Farley, Eggleston
PRESENTER (S): Dan Eggleston
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: In May 2000, the County of Albemarle and the City of Charlottesville entered into a comprehensive agreement to provide fire and emergency services to specific response areas within Albemarle County. The primary objective of this agreement was to ensure uninterrupted and dependable fire protection while the County developed its own fire rescue system to effectively meet current and future public safety requirements. Initially, the agreement had a duration of ten years, starting on July 1, 2000, and ending on June 30, 2010. In 2008, an amendment was introduced to grant the County the flexibility to extend the agreement for up to three additional terms, until June 30, 2013. The County exercised this extension option twice, maintaining the agreement under its original terms.
In 2013, as the Ivy Fire Rescue station was scheduled to open, the County and City staff engaged in negotiations to formulate a new contract for fire services. Subsequently, an agreement was reached and approved by the Board, outlining the provision of fire services until June 30, 2018. Additionally, the agreement included the option to extend it for an additional five-year term, until June 2023. The County exercised this extension opportunity, allowing ample time to fully staff a 24/7 paramedic level ambulance and fire engine at the Pantops Fire Rescue Station, further strengthening the Fire Rescue system.
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