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XVI PROCESSING OF LAWSUITS <br />Lead Jurisdiction Responsibilities <br />The lead jurisdiction shall schedule a meeting with all jurisdictions <br />participating in the SRT to discuss the claim and to determine the <br />appropriate manner in which to respond and /or defend the claim <br />The Board and persons listed in Section XVII of this Agreement <br />shall be notified of the meeting <br />A. Notification to Other Jurisdictions <br />In the event a jurisdiction is served with a lawsuit, that jurisdiction shall <br />provide notice and documentation of the lawsuit to each of the other <br />jurisdictions in accordance with Section XIV of this Agreement. <br />B Coordination of Initial Meeting <br />The jurisdiction that initially receives a lawsuit shall schedule a meeting <br />with all of the jurisdictions participating in the SRT to discuss the lawsuit <br />and to determine the appropriate manner within which to respond and /or <br />defend the lawsuit. The Board and persons listed in Section XVII of this <br />Agreement shall be notified of the meeting <br />XVII NOTIFICATION OF CLAIMS AND LAWSUITS <br />Section XIV of this Agreement requires that the jurisdiction receiving a claim or <br />lawsuit notify the other jurisdictions of the claim or lawsuit and provide <br />documentation of that claim or lawsuit to the other jurisdictions Nothing in this <br />Agreement shall be deemed a waiver by any participating jurisdiction of the <br />requirements set forth in Chapter 2 96 RCW, and the fact that a participating <br />jurisdiction provides notice or copies of a claim to another jurisdiction shall not be <br />deemed compliance with the requirement that a party who files suit against a <br />jurisdiction first file a claim with the jurisdiction in accordance with Chapter 2 96 <br />RCW Moreover, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed acceptance of <br />service of a lawsuit, and the fact that a participating jurisdiction provides notice or <br />copies of a lawsuit to another jurisdiction shall not be deemed adequate service <br />of such lawsuit in accordance with the State or Federal Rules of Civil Procedure <br />or the Revised Code of Washington <br />For the purposes of implementing Section XIV of this Agreement, the following <br />persons from each jurisdiction shall receive any required notification or <br />documentation <br />Auburn <br />VSRT 03 -20 -2007 <br />INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT <br />Auburn City Attorney <br />25 West Main Street <br />Auburn, WA 98001 <br />(253) 931 -3030 <br />Kent: <br />Kent City Attorney <br />220 4 Avenue South <br />Kent, WA 98032 <br />(253) 856 -5781 <br />