CCR1979001RESOLUTION 81-79
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APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR RESCUE SERVICE
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City of Musker.0 and the Tess
Comers Volunteer Fire Department to enter 'into an agreement
whereby 'the Tess Corners Volunteer Fire Department will supply
rescue service to the City of Muskego,
.THEREFORE, BE I'T RESOLVED that the Common Council of the
City of Muskego does hereby approve of a contract between the
City of Muskego and the Tess Comers Volunteer Fire Department:.
BE 'IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said contract will remain in effect
until February 15, 1980 and that the Mayor and the City Clerk
be authorized to execute the contract in the name of the city.
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Ralph 4. Tomczyk Ronald J. Ford
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Thomas J. Van Lanen
ATTEST :
City Clerk
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TESS CORNERS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
BESCUE CONTRACT
? THIS CONTRACT made and entered into this day of Y
19 9, by and between the TESS CORNERS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, hereinafter
referred to as the Fire Company and the CITY OF MUSKEGO, a municipal corpor-
ai& of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, hereinafter referred to as Muskego.
WITNESSETH :
WHEREAS, the parties hereto are desirous of entering into an agreement
whereby the Fire Company will furnish rescue and first aid services to all
areas of the City of Muskego lying within the limits of the City of Muskego
upon the terms and conditions hereinafter more particularly set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises
of each of the parties hereto and for other good and valuable consideration
to the other paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
lows : parties hereto do hereby covenant and agree, each with the other, as fol
1. The Fire Company agrees .to immediately furnish upon request the
services of their rescue truck apparatus, equipment and men to promptly
answer and respond to rescue calls coming from and pertaining to emergencies
located within the City of Muskego.
2. The Fire Company agrees to keep and maintain in good working
order and repair, properly housed at all times and at their sole cost and
expense their rescue truck, apparatus and equipment and to keep trained
personnel available and on call to man same.
0 3. The Fire Company further agrees to maintain adequate liability in-
surance with the limits of said policy not to be less than $200,000.00
and $500,000.00 each occurrence and that the City be furnished a copy of
said policy.
4. It is distinctly understood by all parties that the rescue service
contracted for in this agreement is for emergency purposes only and that
the Fire Company will not transport patients to hospitals unless there is
a true emergency as determined by the Fire Company official in charge of
rescue truck at the time of the call.
5. It is further understood that the Fire Company's rescue facilities
shall not be used to transport parties to a hospital when other emergency
aicles, such as the sheriff's department ambulance or other private
ambulances are available.
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I 6. The Fire Company shall keep an accurate and full report on all
scue calls made and shall at least once a month submit such report to e the Common Council of Muskego.
7. As consideration for the foregoing covenants and agreements and
&ices to be rendered and performed by the Fire Comp'any, Muskego agrees
to pay the Fire Company and the Fire Company agrees to accept the following
payments, to-wit: $60.00 per rescue call.
8. This contract shall commence as of the 15th day of February,
1979, and shall remain in full force and,effect for a period of one year
I from said date and shall be automatical-ly renewed upon such anniversary
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of said.date for additional periods of one year each, unless either of
he parties hereto shall give to the other written notice of its desire
o cancel and terminate same on February 15th of any year, such notice to
be forwarded by registered mail at least thirty (30) days prior to the
expiration of this contract or any renewal thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused these
~ presents to be signed by its duly authorized officers and its corporate
seal to be affixed, all as of the day and year first above written.
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I City of Muskego
Jerome J. Gottfried, Mayor
TESS CORNERS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPl
President
1 Bette J. Bowyer, City Clerk
IN PRESENCE OF:
Secretary