21-080.01 Spokane County: Emergency Management Services (-o °. o
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May 10,2023
Chandra Fox,Deputy Director
Spokane County Emergency Management
1121 W Gardner Ave
Spokane,WA 99201
RE: City of Spokane Valley Renewal of Interlocal Agreement for Emergency Management
Services
Dear Ms. Fox:
The City of Spokane Valley ("City") contracts for emergency management services with the
Spokane County Emergency Management ("SCEM") agency through the Interlocal Agreement
executed on May 13, 2021. This agreement runs for a three-year term ending December 31,2023,
unless renewed for a subsequent three-year term.
Section 2 of the agreement specifies that the City must provide written notice to Spokane County
("County")on or before March 30,2023, if it intends to enter into an additional three-year term.
The City and County agreed to a 45-day extension for such notice.
This letter serves as the City's notice to extend the term of the current agreement for an additional
three-year period, beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2026, with the following
terms of understanding.
1. The County and SCEM will not incur costs relative to a specific emergency or disaster-related
event, with the intent to charge the City for a share of those costs, without prior written
authorization from the City.
2. The City requests that SCEM and the Emergency Management Policy Board will work on
crafting a new interlocal agreement to replace the existing agreement (extension expires
December 31, 2026), including terms specific to the handling of costs related to emergency or
disaster events. A draft agreement will be presented to the City by December 31,2024.
Respectfully,
ohn Hohman,City Manager
Electronic CC: Board of County Commissioners
Electronic CC: Scott Simmons,Spokane County CEO