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Approve the Pinellas County Technical Rescue Team Agreement 2021 with Pinellas County and the City of Clearwater for a five-year term through September 30, 2026 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
Pinellas County produced an interlocal agreement between the Cities of Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park, St. Petersburg, and the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners to provide specialized rescue services to the residents of Pinellas County. The original agreement effective October 1, 2015, expired September 30, 2020, and continued with a one-year extension that expires September 30, 2021.
This agreement defines the obligations and responsibilities of the cities for these services in exchange for funding from Pinellas County for a five-year period effective October 1, 2021, expiring midnight on September 30, 2026, which may be renewed for an additional five-year period following the initial term, provided both parties mutually agree and approve prior to July 1, 2026.
In order to provide specialized rescue services (technical rescues) to include, but not be limited to, confined space, high angle/advanced rope, trench and excavation, water, wilderness, structural collapse, complex vehicles, and machinery extrication to the residents of Pinellas County, it is essential to continue to develop the capability, expertise, and resources to handle situations where such rescues could occur.
Each participating agency will be reimbursed by Pinellas County for up to $123,145 in overtime and backfill staffing costs for personnel to attend training, pay up to $75.00 per hour for any overtime or back fill costs for TRT Training Instructors to teach, and up to $10,000 for the travel and training related expenses each year.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
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USE OF RESERVE FUNDS:
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