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R-03-35 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A <br />METROPOLITAN MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM MUTUAL AID <br />AGREEMENT TO AUGMENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE RESOURCES. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, <br />Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth. Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg; the <br />Counties of Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, and York; and the Town of <br />Smithfield are member jurisdictions of the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical <br />Response System (HRMMRS); and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, while each jurisdiction maintains eqtfipmem and personnel for <br />emergency response within its own jurisdiction, a need exists to augment emergency <br />response resources in times of mass casualty, disaster or terrorism events; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the HR_MMRS member jurisdictions, including the City of <br />Portsmouth, deem it mutually beneficial for the parties to enter into an agreement <br />concerning mutual aid and cooperation with regard to emergency responses, including <br />fire, medical and suspected terrorism events that am beyond the abilities and/or resources <br />of an individual jurisdiction. <br /> <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia, that the City Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized to execute <br />an emergency response mutual aid agreemem with the member jurisdictions of the <br />Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Response System under such terms and conditions <br />as he deems m the best interest of the City and to execute such additional documents and <br />to take any further actions as are necessary to effect such purpose. <br /> <br /> ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held <br />on June 10. 2003. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />