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2000-012 Countrywide Interoperable Radio AgreementRESOLUTION 12-2000 • A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE CLERK TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES LOCATED IN PALM BEACH COUNTY AND THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "A", WHICH AGREEMENT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING COUNTYWIDE INTEROPERABLE RADIO COMMUNICATION SERVICES TO THE MUNICIPAL PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY; AND, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: Section 1. The Village Council of the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida, does hereby approve the Interlocal Agreement with various municipalities located in Palm Beach County and the Palm Beach County School Board attached as Exhibit "A", which agreement is for the purpose of providing countywide interoperable radio communication services to the municipal public safety agencies of Palm Beach County. Section 2. The Mayor and Village Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute the Interlocal Agreement with the various municipalities and Palm Beach County School Board set forth in Exhibit "A" for and on behalf of the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida. Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 27th DAY OF JANUARY, 2000. (Village Seal) ~ ~~ AY ATTEST: • VILLAGE CLERK • I~TERLOCAL AGREEivIENT to establish Municipal Public Safeh• Communications Consortium of Palm Beach County THIS AGREEivIENT, entered into this day of 1999, by the municipalities of Atlantis, Belle Glade, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Briny Breezes, Delray Beach, Greenacres, Gulfstream, Highland Beach, Hypoluxo, Juno Beach, Jupiter, Jupiter Inlet Colony, Lake Clarke Shores, Lake Park, Lake Worth, Lantana, Manalapan, iviangonia Park, North Palm Beach, Ocean Ridge, Pahokee, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach Shores, Palm Springs, Riviera Beach, Royal Palm Beach, South Bay, South Palm Beach, Tequesta, Wellington, West Palm Beach; each a Florida municipal corporation located in Palm Beach County, Florida and the Palm Beach County School District, a unit for the control, organization and administration of schools. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, each of the Parties presently maintains a police or fire department utilizing radio communications services, and WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into a cooperative arrangement to provide communications services benefiting public safety; and WHEREAS, the use of a consortium of the Parties to provide radio communications services expands the geographical use of available frequencies for mutual aid and day-to-day activities; and • • ~~~HEREAS, pursuant to this Interlocal Agreement, the Parties' respective police and fire departments will be able to communicate with each other benefiting public safety concerns; and ~~T-IEREAS, the Parties desire to have improved radio communications with other county, state and federal public safety agencies; and WHEREAS, it is deemed mutually advantageous to enter into this Agreement for the express purpose of cooperating in the provision of public safety communications services; and WHEREAS, Chapter 163.01, Florida Statutes, known as the "Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969", authorizes local governmental units to make the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby to provide services and facilities in a manner and pursuant to forms of governmental organization that will accord best with geographic, economic, population, and other factors influencing the needs and development of local communities; and NO~V, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, promises, and representations herein, the Parties hereto agree as follows: Section I. PURPOSE: The purpose of this Agreement is to provide for the establishment and operation of a consortium: A. To facilitate the provision ofcountywide interoperable radio service to the • municipal public safety agencies of Palm Beach County. 2 • B. To purchase, install, maintain and operate the necessary equipment to complete the radio system backbone and provide access to the 300 ~(HZ Radio Nenvork for its members. C. To provide, maintain and operate the necessary means of connectivity behveen the new' radio system backbone components, existing or planned radio systems and the Smartzone Switch. D. To provide management and maintenance services for the consortium communications systems. E. To provide other public safety communications services to its members as the Board of Directors deems appropriate. Section 2. CREATION There is hereby created an administrative agency to be entitled the Municipal Public Safety Communications Consortium of Palm Beach County, herein after referred to as "ivIPSCC". The MPSCC shall have the following general powers by the parties: A. Purchase, lease, sublease or be assigned the lease of real property from any private party, political subdivision of the State of Florida or other governmental entity; B. Receive funds, including but not limited to, gifts, grants and bequests, from any source, public or private, provided that no power to levy taxes or assessments be inferred herefrom; C. Improve and maintain any and all real property acquired by purchase, lease, sublease or assignment of a lease; • • D_ Purchase, (ease and install tix:ures, equipment, and real property appropriate to a public safety communications system; E. Enter into contracts; and Exercise any other power that may be necessary for the operation of a public safety communications system or that may hereafter be agreed to by the Parties if within the common powers of all the Parties; G. Hold titles and licenses for the operation of the radio Backbone System; H. Employ agencies or employees; I• Acquire, construct, manage, maintain or operate buildings; I• Acquire, hold or dispose of property; K. Incur debts, liabilities or obligations which do not constitute the debts, liabilities or obligations of any of the Parties; L. Enter into sepazate agreements between the Consortium and any of its members; M. Assess costs or membership dues to its Members. Section 3. TEIL~I The term of this Agreement shall be for fifteen (15) yeazs from the execution of this Interlocal Agreement by all Parties hereto, unless sooner terminated as provided herein. The term of this Agreement maybe extended by the agreement of the Parties. Section 4. DEFINITIONS A. "800 MHZ Trunked Radio Systems (TRS)" or "System" shall mean the entirety of any TRS owned by one of the parties. • 4 • B. "Backbone system" shall mean those non-user specific elements of the System «hich shall be jointly used or shared'oy the Parties and shall include, but not be limited to, the construction, modification and or famishing of new or existin¢ transmitterireceiving sites and related subsystems as required for such System; the construction and/or modification and out-fitting of new or existing equipment storage facilities at such sites; security of such items, base stations, transmitters/receivers, microwave subsystem, trunking/simulcast controllerslsystem managers, related software and any other jointly used or shared items. C. "Boazd" shall mean the Boazd of Directors. D• "Connectivity" shall mean the method of connecting the various sites in the radio network including, but not limited to, microwave, data links and telephone lines. E• "Consortium" shall mean an authority created to carry out the purposes set forth in this document. F. "Eligible Municipality" shall mean any municipality or government entity which provides its own police, fire or other public safety related service. G. "FCC" shall mean the Federal Communications Commission or any successor agency. H• "HUB Group" shall be a geographically related group of municipalities or government entities for the purpose of providing communication services. I. "MPSCC" shall mean Municipal Public Safety Communications Consortium. J. "Member" shall mean any Party to this Agreement. Member and Party maybe used interchangeably. • • IC. "Smartzone Switch" shall mean a component of the County radio system designed to providz an intzrface point with other radio systems. L. "User Specific Items" shall mean those elements of the system required for each Party's individual communications system, purchased, installed and;'or used individually by each Party and shall include, but not be limited to, radios, dispatch consoles, encryption devices, computer terminals, and other communications structures. Section 5. CErER-1L TEIL~IS AND CONDITIONS A. This Interlocal Agreement states all the rights, responsibilities and obligations of the Parties to each other, representing the entire understanding between the Parties, and superseding all other negotiations, representations, or agreement, either written or oral, relating to the subject matter of this Interlocal Agreement. This Interlocal Agreement may not be changed, altered, amended or modified except by written instrument signed by the duly authorized representatives of all Parties. B. The headings given to the sections herein are inserted only for convenience and are in no way to be construed as part of this Interlocal Agreement or as a limitation of the scope of the particulaz Section to which the heading refers. C. This agreement constitutes an Interlocal Agreement authorized by Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, being a joint exercise ofpower shazed in common which any municipality could exercise separately and shall be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for Palm Beach County, Florida. • 6 • D. Nothing under this Interlocal Agreement shall be construed to give away any rights or benefits of any party to this agreement to anyone other than the above listed psrties, and all duties and responsibilities undertaken pursuant to this Interlocal Agreement will be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Parties, and not for the benefit of any other agency or agencies. E~ This Interlocal Agreement may not be assigned by any party hereto. Section 6. BOARD OF DIRECTORS The MPSCC shall be governed by a board to be known as the Board of Directors. The governing body of each Member municipality shall appoint one person to the Board. The governing body shall also select an alternate member for the Board, who shall serve in the absence of the regulaz member for whom he or she is an alternate. A. A chairperson and vice-chairperson shall be selected by and from the Board membership. Their duties shall be delineated in the by-laws created in accordance with Section 7-D. B. The chairperson and vice-chairperson shall serve for a term of two (2) yeazs and may serve successive terms without limitation. Board members shall serve without compensation from MPSCC; however, the MPSCC may reimburse the member for expenses incurred for attendance at meetings. • • C• Each Board (ember shall have one vote, however votes shall be weighted as follows; (embers' cotes from municipalities with a population of30,000 or less shall hate a weight of one. Members' votes from municipalities with a population of 30,001 to 50,000 shall have a weight of Rvo. iv(embers' votes from municipalities with a population of 50,001 or more shall have a weight of three. The population statistics shall come from the University of Florida's Bureau of Economic and Business Reseazch. The Board of Directors may modify this formula as necessary. D• Action of the Boazd shall be by the majority of votes present in consideration of the weight of each vote. E. The Board shall establish such procedural rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings, as it may deem necessary. These rules and regulations shall become part of the by-laws. F• The Board shall meet at least quarterly and at such other times, as the Board shall determine. All decisions of the Boazd shall be published in a set of minutes, prepared by the Executive Director. Procedures for preparing and distributing the minutes shall be set forth in the by-laws. G. The number of members required to constitute a quorum shall be one third of the total membership. Alternate members as designated in Section 6 may be counted in establishing a quorum. H. The Boazd of Directors may appoint as "Ad Hoc" members a representative from any public safety agency, which has an interest in countywide radio • communications, but is not a member of the Consortium. • (1 J "Ad Hoc" b[embers shall not have a vote on issues before the Board of Directors, but may provide input from their agency for consideration by the Board. (~•) `.4d Hoc" btembers shall serve without compensation from the MPSCC. (3.) "Ad Hoc" Members shall not be liable for any costs of the iVfPSCC. (4.) The head of the agency selected as an "Ad Hoc" Member shall designate one person and an alternate to serve on the Board. (~.) The initial "Ad Hoc" Member agencies shall be: Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Section 7. MANAGEMENT A. The Boazd of Directors may delegate responsibility for the oversight of the Consortium's operations to the Executive Committee. (1 •) The Executive Committee shall consist of the Chairperson of each HUB Group plus the Chairperson of the Board of Directors. The Chairperson of the Board of Directors shall serve as the Chairperson of the Executive Committee. (a.) In the event the chairperson of a HUB Group is also the Chairpcrson of the Boazd of Directors, that Hub Group shall elect another member to represent it on • the Executive Committee. • (?•) The exact duties and procedures for the Executive Committee shall be enumerated in the by-laws. (~J The Executive Committee may review the actions of the Executive Director and make recommendations. (4.) The Executive Committee shall meet as necessary. (~.) Each member of the Executive Committee shall have one vote on matters before the Committee. B. The authority for the day-to-day operation of the Consortitun will rest with the Executive Director (1.) The Executive Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The Boazd of Directors may enter into a contract with the Executive Director. (2.) The Executive Director may create other necessary positions and fill them according to the personnel procedures set up in the by- laws. C. Advisory Committees maybe appointed by the Board of Directors to provide direction on matters before the Board. D. The Board of Directors shall within forty-five (45) days of the effective date of this Agreement, cause a by-laws document to be created and approved by a majority of the Boazd. (l.) The by-laws shall set forth the operating, administrative and personnel procedures of the Consortium. • 10 • ('-~) nothing in the by-laws may supercede any provision of this agreement. (= J .amendments to the bylaws shaft require approval of at least fiftv- one percent of the weighted votes present at the meeting. (=l.) All members must be notified in writing at least hventy-one days prior to any meeting involving a vote to amend the bylaws. E• The Criminal Justice Commission oFPalm Beach County through its Law Enforcement Planning Council shall serve as the coordinating entity for the MPSCC until December 1, 1999 or such time as twenty-five percent of the eligible cities who desire participation have approved this Agreement. (1.) Upon reaching December 1, 1999 or obtaining riventy-five percent of eligible municipalities desiring participation, a Boazd of Directors shall be appointed by the city managers of those municipalities. (2.) The Boazd of Directors may appoint an interim Executive Director to begin establishing the administrative functions of the iviPSCC. (3.) The Boazd of Directors shall determine when all eligible municipalities have approved this agreement, declined participation, or declined by reason of lack of response and that this agreement creating the MPSCC is considered to be effective. (4.) The Board of Directors shall then appoint a permanent Executive Director. • 11 • Section 8. FINa~lCIAI. STRUCTliRE •a~ The Consortium is a cost sharing organization with costs divided among i[s members as set forth within. B. The Consortium may seek and be entitled to receive funds from the County, State and Federal Governments. C. The Executive Director shall prepare an annual budget for approval of the Board of Directors. (1.) The fiscal yeaz for the Consortium shall begin on October 1" of each year. (2.) The first fiscal yeaz of the MPSCC shall begin with the effective date of this Agreement and end on September 30t° of that yeaz. (3.) The Executive Director shall within nine months of the effective date of this Agreement prepare a capital expenditure budget. (a.) The Executive Director shall prepare a detailed initial budgetary analysis showing the individual expenses of each HUB and the total anticipated obligation of each Member municipality. (b.) The Capital expenditure budget and budgetary analysis shall be provided to each Member within ten days of their approval by the Board of Directors. • 12 • D~ Costs associated with the radio network shall be assigned to the HUB Group that incurs them. The HUB groups are: North West Central South West-Central School District Police (1.) Each HUB Group may select the projects it wishes to be im•olved in. The Group may also determine the extent it wishes to participate in lazger general projects. (2.) Each hfember shall select its HUB affiliation within thirty days of ratifying this agreement. This selection shall be presented to the Boazd of Directors for their approval. (3.) Cost within each HUB shall be apportioned according to the population total the percentage of each Member municipality's population in relation to the population total of members in the HUB. (4.) A HUB Group may choose to use a different cost sharing formula within that HUB subject to approval from the Boazd of Directors. (5.) The Members of each HUB group shall constitute an advisory committee to the Board of Directors. (ti.) The Boazd of Directors may create or delete HUB Groups as necessary. (7.) Each HUB Group shall elect a Chairperson to serve a t<vo-year • term. 13 • (3.) Actions of the HLB Groups shall be by majority of votes present in consideration of the weight ot'each vote. E General operating costs of the Consortium shall be apportioned between the Members according to the percentage the hfember's municipality represents in relation to the total population served by the Consortium. The Board of Directors may modify this cost apportionment formula as it deems necessary. (l.) The population figure applied to the School District HUB shall be the averaged population of the Category Two municipalities. F. Funds coming into the Consortium from sources other than Member payments shall be used for the expenses of the HUB units and divided according to the percentage that incoming funds represent in relation to the total budgeted expenses of the HUBS for that fiscal year. This percentage of the incoming funds will be applied to each HUB's expenses. Grants of funds obtained for specific purposes maybe exempt from this formula at the discretion of the Boazd of Directors. The Boazd may modify this formula as it deems necessary. G. The Consortium shall notify each Member of the amount of its obligation to the MPSCC for the next fiscal yeaz no later than March 1" of each year. H. Nothing in this agreement shall interfere with or modify any existing agreements between municipalities regarding the operation of existing or planned radio systems. f• The Boazd of Directors shall establish procurement policies and procedures. These shall be included in the bylaws. J. The ~fPSCC shall hold title to all assets purchased by the Consortium. • 14 • k• The Board of Directors shall establish an auditing procedure that shall include at least early audits of the Consortium's financial records by an outside auditing firm. These procedures shall be delineated in the bylaws. L• The Board of Directors shall establish procedures for handling the Consortium's financial transactions and setting up the required accounting systems. These procedures shall become a part of the bylaws. iV1. iVfembers joining the ivfPSCC after its effective date maybe assessed a proportionate shaze of prior expenses as determined by the Boazd of Directors. N. Radio frequencies belonging to a Member maybe used by the MPSCC with the owner's permission. Frequencies utilized under this sharing agreement will remain the property of the Nfember. Frequencies which are an integral part of existing radio infrastructures, specifically the West Palm Beach and South County Cooperative systems, shall remain under the sole control of these entities and not be subject to any restrictions under this Agreement. (] •) A Member may transfer its frequency license to the MPSCC for compensation to be determined by the Boazd of Directors. This compensation will be in the form of a credit towazds the Member's obligations to the MPSCC. (2•) The MPSCC will be responsible for any licensing fees or expenses for frequencies transferred to it. O. The MPSCC may provide radio services for other law enforcement agencies or municipal departments other than law enforcement at the discretion of the Boazd of • Directors. IS • (1 •) iViunicipalities oragencies desiring these additional services shalt send a request to the Board of Directors. ('-•) The Board of Directors shall set a fee schedule for these services. (a.) This fee schedule shall be included in the initial budget proposal set forth in Section 8-C. (3•) The fee schedule may be adjusted yeazly by the Board of Directors to ensure equitable cost sharing. (a.) The fee schedule shall be included in each fiscal year budget. (4•) Revenues from these fees will be directed to the I-IiJB Group in which the user is located. P. The Executive Board shall establish policies and a cost formula for Members who contract with other Members for communications services and do not directly utilize MPSCC services. Section 9. Ei<IPLOYEE PROCEDURES A. All employees shall serve at the pleasure of the Executive Director. B. The Executive Director shall prepare a set of personnel policies and procedures for approval by the Board of Directors. These shall be included in the bylaws upon approval. C. The Executive Director shall recommend a compensation package for each employee classification for approval by the Board of Directors. 16 • D• The MPSCC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action,'Veteran's Preference Employer. E• In [he event the ivIPSCC absorbs a communications service of one of its ~~fembers, all employees of that Member associated with that service shall be given an opportunity to become MPSCC employees. This opportunity shall be available during a period no less that forty-five days prior to the effective date and ending fifteen days after that date. (1.) All employees absorbed from another member agent must conform to the policies, procedures and standazds of the MPSCC. (2.) Exact procedures for implementation of this section shall be delineated in the bylaws. F• MPSCC employees shall have a benefit package as approved by the Board of Directors. G. In the event that a group of agencies elects to participate in a cooperative radio dispatch center, the group will form a section separate from the radio system HUBS. The directors of this group will comprise a Dispatch Management Committee. This Committee shall have authority over the dispatch personnel and responsibility for setting dispatch and personnel policies. (1.) These policies shall be delineated in a sub section of the bylaws. (2.) The Dispatch Section will have responsibility for alt expenses incurred by the dispatch operation. • 17 • (3.) A [ember of a HUB Group may chose not to participate in the cooperative dispatch center and may still participate in the HUB's radio system. (-1.) Any Member that participates in the cooperative dispatch center but not in the radio system shall have a seat and weighted vote on the Dispatch iVfanagement Committee, but shall not have a seat on the Boazd of Directors. SECTION 10. LIABILTY A. To the extent permitted bylaw, each Patty shall each be responsible for its own negligence. Nothing herein shall be deemed to waive any immunities granted pursuant to Section 768.28, Florida Statutes. B. During the term of this Interlocal Agreement, and any extension thereof, the MPSCC shall secure and maintain in full force and effect adequate insurance for all equipment titled to the MPSCC. Adequate insurance shall mean in an amount sufficient for total replacement of that equipment. C. The MPSCC shall secure and maintain in full force and effect adequate liability insurance during the term of this Interlocal Agreement. The amount of insurance to be deemed adequate shall be determined by the Board of Directors. SECTION 11. DISPUTE RESOLUTION A. Any disputes or disagreements between any of the Parties shall be heazd by the Dispute Resolution Committee. (1.) The Committee shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Board • of Directors within ten days of his election. 18 (-'•) The Committee shall consist ofone member from each size group of municipalities for a total of three members. An alternate from each size group category shall also be appointed to fill-in if an original member should be a party to a dispute and have to withdraw. (3.) The Committee shall serve atwo-year term. B. The recommendations of the Dispute Resolution Committee shall be presented to the Boazd of Directors for implementation. C• Nothing in this Agreement will prohibit any member from any legal remedies that he might otherwise have. D. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida. Any and all legal action necessary to enforce this Interlocal Agreement shall be held in Palm Beach County, Florida. (1 •) The Boazd of Directors and each Member shall have the right to enforce the provision of this Agreement. A defaulting Member shall be responsible for any court cost and legal fees incurred by the Municipal Public Safety Commttnications Consortium. (2.) If after an investigation or litigation of the alleged default, the defaulting Member is found not to be in default, the Member may recover costs incurred from the Consortium. 19 SECTIOY 12. CA\CELL.~TIOY OR W'ITHDRawAL FROM THIS AGREE~[ENT --~. In the event that any portion of this Interlocal Agreement shall be held invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not effect the remaining portions of this Interlocal Agreement and the same shall remain in force and effect. B. Any Party after the effective date of this Agreement may withdraw from the ~IPSCC and terminate their interest in this Agreement upon one yeaz's prior written notice to the Boazd of Directors. (1 •) Any Member may withdraw from the MPSCC within sixty days of receipt of the initial capital budget and cost projections as specified in Section 8-C (3)(b) without penalty and without invoking the notices required in Section 12-B and Section 12-E, if the budget projections aze not satisfactory to the Member. (2.) If a Member or Members withdrawal should occur after the first review of the initial budget and cause a change in the financial obligations of the remaining Members; the Boazd of Directors shall re-notice all Members of the new cost figures and allow an additional thirty day withdrawal period without penalty. C. There shall be no refund of any payments made under this Agreement for equipment purchased or services rendered if a Party chooses to withdraw from the MPSCC. D. No Party shall remove or disconnect any User Specific items from the system that would result or cause the system to malfunction or disrupt service to the system users. 20 E. Three years prior written notice to the Board of Directors is required to reclaim any radio frequencies [hat are shared with the ,~IPSCC and are bring utilized by the ~~IPSCC when a ~~fember wishes to withdraw from this Agreement. Should the ~~IPSCC be dissolved, all shazed frequencies will revere back to their original owner. (?•) Should the ivIPSCC be dissolved, any frequencies licensed to the iviPSCC shall be transferred to the HUB Groups utilizing them. F• Should the bIPSCC be dissolved by a two thirds written vote of the membership: (1.) All equipment and real property being utilized by each HUB group will be retained by that group. (?•) I-iilB Groups will become responsible for any outstanding contracts or obligations relating to that group. (3•) Any general assets of the 1vfPSCC shall be dissolved and the proceeds distributed to the Members in the same manner as general operating costs in Section 8-E. (4.) Any outstanding contracts or obligations relating to general operating cost will be satisfied from the proceeds of the asset liquidation in Section 12-6(C) before any remaining proceeds are distributed to the Members. 21 • G. frequencies shall apply. (>.) Individual HLB groups may choose to remain operational. A Rvo thirds written vote of the members of each HLB group is required to dissoive it. If a HLB Group is dissolved the members may agree to sell or transfer the operating equipment to one of the members; or the HUB's assets will be liquidated and the proceeds, after satisfaction of any outstanding obligations, distributed to the HUB members in the same manner as HUB costs in Section 8-D (3). All provisions of this Agreement calling for expenditure ad valorem tax money by any Party is subject to annual budgetary funding, and should any party involuntarily fail to fund any of their respective obligations pursuant to the Agreement, the Agreement may he terminated as to that Party. However Section 12-E of this Agreement regarding shazed SECTION 13. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS A• Each person signing this Agreement on behalf of either Party individually warrants that he or she has full legal power to execute this Agreement on behalf of the Party for whom he or she is signing, and to bind and obligate such Party with respect to all provisions contained in this Agreement. B. Any notice govern pursuant to the terms of this Interlocal Agreement shall be in writing and hand-delivered or sent via certified mail, return receipt requested. Notice shall be sent to the Chairman of the Boazd of Directors and the Executive Director. C. The Parties agree to act in a spirit of mutual cooperation and good faith in the implementation and operation of this Interlocal Agreement. 22 ~• The Parties agree that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, national • origin, religion, or sex be excluded from the benefits of, or be subjected to any form of discrimination under any activity carried out by the performance of this Agreement. The Parties hereby agree and will ensure that all contracts which are executed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement will contain a similaznon-discrimination and equal opportunity clause governing the contractor's or vendor's activities. E• This document may be signed in counterpart, u 23 I~ ~~7TNESS WHEREOF, The Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be • e.eecuted the day and year first above «titten. VILLAGE F NORT~H/PALivt BEACH Edwazd M. Eissey Date a~~.7o00 iVfayor of North Palm Beach, Florida A est: Village Clerk, Village ofNorth P ~ B~e 7 Attorney STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF PALM BEACH The foregoing instrument was acknowledged this /~~ day of by Mayor , on behalf of the Village of North palm Beac . He/3lra ~ GOO' rv is personally crown to me aced drd/did not take an oath. N~'¢ asideeFi€reatien and Name: 7~00.~~/I/~~ Notary Public • Serial Number: raft ~ A ?~ .°~'~s My Commission Expires: t uroawtsstoniccss~s~a ' 4 omrt~e: ,tiy u. mot ratl,a tern roars rwk uMn+rrn ,' North Palm Beach, Florida