60C - OUTSOURCING FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

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3. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all sums due to AUTHORITY from CITY shall be paid at the beginning of each calendar month, in advance. 4. On or before September 30, 2012, CITY shall either (a) obtain a bond, in form and substance acceptable to OCFA in its sole and absolute discretion, from a bonding company or insurer acceptable to OCFA in its sole and absolute discretion, in the amount of one full monthly payment for services rendered by OCFA under this Agreement (the "Bond"), or (b) establish an escrow account, naming OCFA as beneficiary and on terms and conditions acceptable to OCFA in its sole and absolute discretion, with an escrow agent acceptable to OCFA in its sole and absolute discretion and funded with cash in the amount of one full monthly payment for services rendered by OCFA under this Agreement (the "Escrow" and, collectively with the Bond, the "Security"). On or before July 1, 2013, and thereafter on or before July 1 ' of each succeeding year, CITY shall make payments sufficient to adjust the amount of the Security to equal the amount of one monthly payment for the final charges as established pursuant to Paragraph 5 of this Section VII, below. The Security shall serve as security for CITY's obligations under this Agreement. In the event that CITY defaults in any of such obligations, without in any way limiting any of OCFA's other rights and remedies, OCFA shall be entitled to collect upon the Bond or draw upon the Escrow, as applicable, in partial compensation for such default and in accordance with the terms of the documentation governing such Security. In the event that OCFA collects upon the Bond or draws upon the Escrow, CITY shall have a period of thirty (30) days to establish new Security in the amount and as set forth in the preceding Paragraph. If CITY fails to do so, OCFA shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon written notice to CITY. On or after July 1, 2014, CITY may present information to the OCFA Board of Directors that the City's financial condition has improved such that the need for the Security has changed and that the requirement for the Security should be reduced, eliminated or modified as a result. The OCFA Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, reduce, eliminate or otherwise modify the requirement of this Section VII. 4." 5. For each subsequent fiscal year covered by this Agreement, commencing with FY 2012/13, the Fire Chief shall notify the CITY Manager, in writing, of the estimated charges for providing the agreed services to CITY during the following fiscal year on or before March 1 of each year. Final charges for providing services to CITY during the following fiscal year will be provided, in writing, on or before May 1 of each year. CITY will pay such final charges, in monthly installments, at the beginning of each month, in advance. 6. The estimated costs and charges shall be determined pursuant to the JPA Agreement, including but not limited to Article IV, § 3B and Article VI of the JPA Agreement VIII.START-UP COSTS: 1. The parties agree that a sum, estimated not-to-exceed $1,580,439 is owing to OCFA by CITY for start-up costs, as specified in this Agreement. Those start-up costs are as follows: Communications/IT $843,727 Facilities 27,000 Personnel 220,764 Service Center 395,963 Fleet Services 92.985 TOTAL $1,580,439 2. OCFA agrees to amortize these one-time start-up costs over the first five years of this Agreement. OCFA will invoice CITY for the annual prorated amount of $316,088 with the first monthly invoice for each fiscal year for five years, commencing with FY 2012/13. The OCFA will track all costs relating to the start-up as the work is performed and those funds in excess to the amount listed above will be adjusted and, if already collected from CITY, reimbursed to the CITY upon conclusion of the transition. Page 5 828042.3 60C-59