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INTER JURISDICTIONAL MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF ._ Hays § This Mutual Aid Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into by, between and among Hays County, Texas ("County") and the following incorporated cities: City of S~.n Marcos , ,, ., and ,, all municipalities located within or partially with the County (collectively, "the Parties"). RECITALS The Parties recognize the vulnerability of the people and communities located within the County to damage, injury, and loss of life and property resulting from Disasters and/or civil emergencies and recognize that Disasters and/or civil emergencies may present equipment and manpower requirements beyond the capacity of each individual Party; and The Parties must confront the threats to public health and safety posed by possible terrorist actions and weapons of mass destruction and other incidents of man-made origin, and the threats to public health and safety from natural Disasters, all capable of causing severe damage to property and danger to life; and The Parties to this Agreement recognize that Mutual Aid has been provided in the past and have determined that it is in the best interests of themselves and their citizens to create a plan to foster communications and the sharing of resources, persom~el and equipment in the event of such calamities; and The governing officials of the Parties desire to secure for each Party the benefits of Mutual Aid for the protection of life and property in the event of a Disaster and/or Civil Emergency; and The Parties wish to make suitable arrangements for fumishing Mutual Aid in coping with Disasters and/or civil emergencies and are so authorized and make this Agreement pursuant to Chapter 791, Texas Government Code (Interlocal Cooperation Act); Chapter 418, Texas Government Code (Texas Disaster Act of 1975); and Chapter 362, Local Government Code; and The Parties recognize that a formal agreement for Mutual Aid would allow for better coordination of effort, would provide that adequate equipment and manpower is available, and would help ensure that Mutual Aid is accomplished in the minimum time possible in the event of a Disaster or Civil Emergency and thus desire to enter into an agreement to provide Mutual Aid. It is expressly understood that any Mutual Aid extended under this Agreement and the operational plans adopted pursuant thereto, is furnished in accordance with the "Texas Disaster Act" and other applicable provisions of law, and except as otherwise provided by law that the responsible local official in whose jurisdiction an incident requiring Mutual Aid has occurred shall remain in charge at such incident including the direction of such personnel and equipment provided him/her through the operation of such Mutual Aid plans. Page I of 2 -Interjurisdictional Mutual Aid Agreement