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that it will provide Mutual Aid assistance under this Agreement in accordance with the Plan. G. FOOD, HOUSING, AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY: Subject to Paragraph 9 of this Agreement, the Requesting Party shall have the responsibility of providing food and housing for the personnel of the Assisting Party from the time of their arrival at the designated location to the time of their departure. However, Assisting party personnel and equipment should be, to the greatest extent possible, self-sufficient while working in the Emergency or Disaster area. The Requesting Party may specifY only self-sufficient personnel and resources in its request for assistance. H. COMMUNlCA nONS: Unless specifically instructed otherwise, the Requesting Party shall have the responsibility for coordinating communications between the personnel of the Assisting Party and the Requesting Party. Assisting Party personnel should be prepared to furnish their own communications equipment sufficient only to maintain communications among their respective operating units, if such is practicable. I. RIGHTS AND PRIVJLEGES: Personnel who are assigned, designated or ordered by their organization's governing body to perform duties pursuant to this Agreement shall continue to receive the same wages, salary, pension, and other compensation and benefits for the performance of such duties, including injury or death benefits, disability payments, and workers' compensation benefits, as though the service had been rendered within the limits of the jurisdiction where the personnel are regularly employed. 1. TERM OF DEPLOYMENT: The initial duration of a request for assistance will be specified by the Requesting Party, to the extent possible by the situation. K. SUMMARY REPORT: Within ten working days of the return of all personnel deployed under this Agreement, the Requesting Party will prepare a Summary Report of the event, and provide copies to each Assisting Party. The report shall, at a minimum, include a chronology of events and description of personnel, equipment and materials provided by one Party to the other. 9. COSTS. All costs associated with the provision of Mutual Aid, including but not limited to compensation for personnel; operation and maintenance of equipment; damage to equipment; medical expenses; and food, lodging and transportation expenses shall be paid for by the Assisting Party and reimbursed by the Requesting Party at actual cost. Requests for reimbursement must be submitted as soon as practicable but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the return of all personnel deployed under this Agreement. Failure to submit a request for reimbursement within the specified time frame will result in the Assisting Party not being reimbursed for the Mutual Aid provided unless Federal or State Government extends the deadline for filing requests for reimbursement. Such requests shall identify with specificity each service, labor, or equipment provided and the unit and total costs associated with each. The Assisting Party shall be responsible for creating and maintaining for a period of three years a record of all costs incurred, both reimbursed and unreimbursed costs, in providing aid under this Agreement Such costs and reimbursements shall be paid from current funds of the respective Party. In the event federal funds are available for costs associated with the provision of Mutual Aid, the Parties agree that the Requesting Party must make the claim for the eligible costs of the Assisting Party on its subgrant application and will disburse the federal share of funds to the Assisting Party. Reimbursement under this section will be made by the Requesting Party no later than: (1) one-hundred eighty (180) days after receipt of the request for reimbursement; or (2) ninety (90) days after the Requesting Party receives reimbursement from the federal or state government, whichever is sooner. The Parties hereto recognize that each benefits from the existence of this Mutual Aid Agreement and expect that each will both provide and receive critical aid over the life of the Agreement. The Assisting Party may assume in whole or in part any costs associated with Page 5 of9 -lnteIjurisdictional Mutual Aid Agreement Approved by CAPCOG Executive Committee 2/08/06