20-039 - South King County Fire Training Consortium - Interlocal Agreement

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(a) The Training Consortium Chief "Training Chief' shall be appointed by the Administrative Board, selected from one of the agencies of the Training Consortium. The appointment will be for a period of three years. This term may be amended by a majority vote of the administrative board. The Training Chief shall be responsible for: (i) Recommending annual goals and objectives to the Administrative Board; (ii) Developing common operating guidelines for all Agencies; (iii) Developing common training programs„ processes, and instructional materials for all Agencies (iv) Developing common training calendars for all Agencies; (v) Performing such other tasks as directed by the Administrative Board. (vi) Developing an annual Budget for the Training Consortium. (vii) Managing the Training Consortium on a day-to-day basis. 2.4. Firefighter Training Advisory Team "FTAT" (a) The FTAT shall be composed of uniformed staff participating in the Training Consortium as appointed by the Training Chief and each agency in a manner that insures each Agency is adequately represented. The FTAT shall be responsible for: Providing feedback and input to the Training Chief regarding the content of the training provided. (ii) Coordinating communications between the Training Chief and the employees receiving training from the Training Consortium Joint Decision Making ,3.1.. This Agreement does not alter the current command structure or organizational. responsibilities of any Agency. However, this Agreement will allow for joint decision -making by the Administrative Board to modify command structures or organizational responsibilities relating to training within the Training Consortium.. 3.2. Joint decision -making shall be exercised through the Administrative Board and shall apply only to those treas specifically identified by this Agreement. The Administrative Board shall make joint decisions using the following procedure. Joint decisions shall only be made at a meeting of the Administrative Board attended by a quorum of Agency representatives. A majority of the currently appointed Agency representatives shall constitute a quorum. Joint decisions shall be made by a majority vote. A Chief unable to attend a meeting may vote by proxy by either sending a designated representative or by notifying the Administrative Board of the Chief s vote via email or fax prior to the meeting or by providing a written proxy to another Chief attending the meeting. Training Consortium Inter1oca1 Agreement —Page 3