13-155 - King County Fire Districts - King County Zone 3 Master Interlocal Agreement

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resolved as informally and amicably as possible by settlement without the assistance of any outside professionals in dispute resolution. However, if such conciliation fails, the parties agree that mediation may be used. If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute through mediation, then an arbitrator shall be selected through the auspices of the American Arbitration Association, or any such entity providing arbitrators as the parties may agree upon. The arbitration shall proceed, however, with a single arbitrator and with the parties sharing the costs proportionately, depending upon how many of the parties are involved in the dispute. Only if arbitration is unsuccessful or declared by a court to be inapplicable to the dispute shall the parties proceed to Superior Court. 16. CONSTRUCTION /INTERPRETATION. This Agreement is being entered into and shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington. 17. EXHIBITS /INDEX OF EXHIBITS. With the exception of Exhibit A regarding a cost schedule, the other exhibits to this Master Interlocal Agreement are intended to be separate and independent interlocal agreements that are rendered complete by their inclusion as exhibits to this Agreement. Since this Master Interlocal Agreement is in a certain sense open -ended and may be subject to numerous exhibits, it is understood and agreed that a master index of the exhibits or interlocal agreements shall be maintained. That index of exhibits or interlocal agreements to which this Master Interlocal Agreement makes reference shall be maintained at the offices of counsel, now declared to be: Brian Snure The above counsel shall be the custodian of the index and shall make available to any party to this Agreement at any time not only the index of exhibits, but any individual interlocal agreement which any party to this Agreement desires to obtain. June 5, 2012 17:17:41 5