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SANTA ANA FIRE SERVICES AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this _ day of 2012, by and between the ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY, a Joint Powers Authority ( "OCFA'), and the CITY OF SANTA ANA, a municipal corporation and charter city in the County of Orange ( "CITY ".) RECITALS A. CITY is located wholly within the County of Orange. B. CITY is legally obligated to provide fire protection services within its boundaries. C. OCFA is the successor entity to the County of Orange Fire Department and CITY has chosen to be a member of and contract with the OCFA for the provision of fire protection services within CITY's boundaries. NOW, THEREFORE. In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the Parties agree as follows: I. DEFINITIONS: As used in this Agreement: 1. "CITY" means the City of SANTA ANA. 2. "AUTHORITY" or "OCFA" means the Orange County Fire Authority. 3. "Division Chief' means the Division Chief supervising Division 6, or any successor Division. 4. "CITY Council" means the City Council of the CITY of SANTA ANA. 5. "CITY Manager" means the City Manager of the CITY of SANTA ANA. 6. "JPA Board" means the Board of Directors of the Orange County Fire Authority. 7. 'JPA Agreement" means the Amended Orange County Fire Authority Joint Powers Agreement dated September 23, 1999 as amended by the First Amendment to the Amended Joint Powers Agreement dated July 1, 2010, and any subsequent amendments hereafter approved as authorized therein. 8. "Fire Chief' means the chief executive officer of the Orange County Fire Authority. 9. "Fiscal Year" means the annual period commencing on July 1st and ending June 30th. 10. "MOU" means the Memoranda of Understanding between the OCFA and (a) International Association of Firefighters Local 3631 (the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association); (b) the OCFA Chief Officers Association; and (c) the Orange County Employees Association, as they exist on the effective date of this Agreement and as they may, from time to time, be amended or suspended. 11. "Division" means an area that identifies a specific geographical boundary that can include multiple fire suppression battalions and/or cities. 12. "Fire Battalion Chief" means an individual who supervises a battalion or an Orange County Fire Authority section, (e.g., Training Section). 13. "Battalion" means an area that identifies a specific geographical boundary that includes multiple stations and/or cities. Page 1 828042.3 60C -55