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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
FOR COORDINATED POLICY DECISION MAKING
DURING AN EMERGENCY
This non binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is between the signatory political
subdivision, or signatory Indian tribe, with territory in geographic King County (hereinafter
referred to as "Party and all other signatory Parties.
Background
The political subdivisions, and Indian tribes, with territory in geographic King County are
vulnerable to numerous hazards, including earthquakes, flooding, pandemics, and terrorism. An
emergency caused by a hazard could occur at any time with little or no warning; cause numerous
casualties, fatalities, displaced persons, property loss, damage to the environment, and disruption
of essential public services; and require prolonged incident management operations and support
activities.
Purpose and Scope
This MOU provides a framework for two or more Parties to coordinate policy decision making
in the event they are affected by an emergency.
Each Party is authorized to perform emergency management functions and is responsible for
emergency response and recovery within its jurisdiction. Each Party anticipates that, in the event
it is affected by an emergency, it will consider a variety of policy decisions related to
implementation of emergency management measures and participation in a regional approach to
incident management with one or more other Parties. Each Party intends to make and implement
policy decisions in a coordinated manner with other affected Parties during emergency response
and recovery activities.
Protocol for First Conference Call
Any Party may initiate a conference call with one or more other Parties upon determining that
emergency management measures may need to be implemented or that a regional approach to
incident management may need to be considered. A Party may initiate a conference call by
requesting the King County Duty Officer to schedule the call and notify other Parties. The
initiating Party will identify the other Parties to be notified of the call. Additionally, the
initiating Party may identify non -Party entities to be notified of the call.
The Party that initiated the conference call will facilitate the discussion. The Parties anticipate
that in the initial conference call they may discuss:
Current information about the situation;
Emergency management measures under immediate consideration and regional
considerations regarding implementation of emergency management measures;
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
FOR COORDINATED POLICY DECISION MAKING
DURING AN EMERGENCY
Options for a regional approach to incident management, including (1) a single Incident
Command, Unified Command, and /or Area Command, (2) a Multiagency Coordination
(MAC) System, including a MAC Group for policy decisions, and (3) delegation of
authority for Incident Management Team support and utilization;
Review of authorities and /or support outlined in the Regional Disaster Plan (RDP) and /or
Omnibus Legal and Financial Agreement;
Establishment of a Joint Information Center /Joint Information System, to be integrated
with a single Incident Command and /or Unified Command if the Parties decide to
implement a single Incident Command and /or Unified Command;
Schedule for a subsequent conference call or meeting at a specified location and
notification to other Parties and non -Party entities which are not on the call.
Ongoing Coordination
The initial conference call described in this MOU is intended to be the first step in ongoing
coordination. The structure for ongoing coordination will depend on the incident and may take
the form of a MAC Group if the Parties affected by the emergency implement a single Incident
Command and /or Unified Command.
Other Provisions
This MOU is not binding and imposes no enforceable obligations upon the Parties, nor is it
intended to restrict the authority of any Party to act independently. If a situation arises where
Parties cannot reach a decision by consensus, any Party may make its own decision within its
jurisdiction.
This MOU may be modified by written agreement of the Parties.
This MOU is effective upon signature by any two Parties. After the first two signatures, the
MOU is effective as to any other Party upon that Party's signature. The MOU may be signed in
counterparts and deemed one integrated MOU.
This MOU shall remain in effect until March 3, 2012, and shall be automatically renewed on
March 4 of each successive year. Any Party may terminate its participation in this agreement
upon sixty (60) days written notice to the other Parties.
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
FOR COORDINATED POLICY DECISION MAKING
DURING AN EMERGENCY
SIGNATURE PAGE
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The Honorable Dow Constantine Date
King County Executive
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The Honorable Pete Lewis Date
Mayor, City of Auburn
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he 'o orable Suzette Cooke Dat'
y City of Kent
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The Honorable Denis Law Date
Mayor, City of Renton
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Honorab i Ha gg erton Date
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This MOU is available for signature by any political subdivision, or Indian tribe, with territory in
geographic King County.
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