Res 2016-017/Information Technology Inter Local Agreement with the San Marcos School District for shared network infrastructure

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INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SAN MARCOS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS FOR SHARED DATA CONNECTIVITY STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF HAYS § This Interlocal Cooperation Agreement (the "Agreement ") is between the City of San Marcos, Texas (the "City"), a municipal corporation located in Hays County, Texas and San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District, (the "SMCISD ") (collectively the City and the SMCISD, referred to as the "Parties ", or singularly as a "Party "), acting by and through their authorized representatives. RECITALS: WHEREAS, the SMCISD, in partnership with parents and community, provides a quality education for all students, empowering them to pursue productive and fulfilling lives in an ever - changing, interdependent world; WHEREAS, Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code authorizes all local governments to contract with each other to perform governmental functions or services including administrative functions normally associated with the operation of government such as purchasing of necessary equipment, supplies and services and the Parties enter into this Agreement in accordance with Chapter 791; WHEREAS, the City and SMCISD currently possess dedicated network infrastructures that may provide joint network connectivity to be utilized for activities outlined in the terms of this agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, upon and for the mutual consideration stated herein, and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: ARTICLE I — DEFINITIONS For purposes of this Agreement, each of the following terms has the meaning set forth herein unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: 1.1 Network is a group of two or more computer systems linked together into a unified infrastructure, as in the City Network and the SMCISD Network. 1.2 Network Connectivity describes, among other things, the process of connecting one network to another network.