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11 -045 <br /> Council Approval N/A <br /> MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING <br /> FOR COORDINATED POLICY DECISION MAKING <br /> DURING AN EMERGENCY <br /> This non binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is between the signatory political <br /> subdivision, or signatory Indian tribe, with territory in geographic King County (hereinafter <br /> referred to as "Party and all other signatory Parties. <br /> Background <br /> The political subdivisions, and Indian tribes, with territory in geographic King County are <br /> vulnerable to numerous hazards, including earthquakes, flooding, pandemics, and terrorism. An <br /> emergency caused by a hazard could occur at any time with little or no warning; cause numerous <br /> casualties, fatalities, displaced persons, property loss, damage to the environment, and disruption <br /> of essential public services; and require prolonged incident management operations and support <br /> activities. <br /> Purpose and Scope <br /> This MOU provides a framework for two or more Parties to coordinate policy decision making <br /> in the event they are affected by an emergency. <br /> Each Party is authorized to perform emergency management functions and is responsible for <br /> emergency response and recovery within its jurisdiction. Each Party anticipates that, in the event <br /> it is affected by an emergency, it will consider a variety of policy decisions related to <br /> implementation of emergency management measures and participation in a regional approach to <br /> incident management with one or more other Parties. Each Party intends to make and implement <br /> policy decisions in a coordinated manner with other affected Parties during emergency response <br /> and recovery activities. <br /> Protocol for First Conference Call <br /> Any Party may initiate a conference call with one or more other Parties upon determining that <br /> emergency management measures may need to be implemented or that a regional approach to <br /> incident management may need to be considered. A Party may initiate a conference call by <br /> requesting the King County Duty Officer to schedule the call and notify other Parties. The <br /> initiating Party will identify the other Parties to be notified of the call. Additionally, the <br /> initiating Party may identify non -Party entities to be notified of the call. <br /> The Party that initiated the conference call will facilitate the discussion. The Parties anticipate <br /> that in the initial conference call they may discuss: <br /> Current information about the situation; <br /> Emergency management measures under immediate consideration and regional <br /> considerations regarding implementation of emergency management measures; <br /> 1 <br />