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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT <br />BETWEEN THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND <br />THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />This Memorandum of Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into by <br />the Florida Division of Emergency Management (hereinafter referred to as the "Division") <br />and the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (hereinafter referred to as <br />the "County"). <br />WHEREAS Section 252.35(2)(a)6, Florida Statutes (2015), (F.S.), requires the <br />Division to establish a system of communications and warning to ensure that the state's <br />population and emergency management agencies are warned of developing emergency <br />situations and can communicate emergency response decisions; <br />WHEREAS the Division has executed contract DEM -16 -PG -E4-13-00-22-379 with <br />Everbridge, Inc. for the provision of Statewide alert and mass notification services in <br />support of its AlertFlorida Initiative, hereinafter referred to as the "notification system;" <br />WHEREAS the Division is funding and providing the notification system at no local <br />cost to eligible subdivisions for the initial contract and all renewal years (ending on June <br />30, 2019), contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Florida Legislature; <br />WHEREAS Section 252.38 F.S. establishes Emergency Management powers of <br />political subdivisions and constructs safeguarding the life and property of its citizens as <br />an innate responsibility of the governing political body of each political subdivision of the <br />state, and; <br />WHEREAS the County desires to utilize the notification system provided by the <br />Division to transmit alerts, notifications, and other authorized public safety messaging to <br />residents, businesses, and visitors located in or transiting through their political <br />subdivision, while performing its powers under section 252.38 F.S. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the cooperative effort between the parties <br />contained herein, the parties agree as follows: <br />1. TERM OF AGREEMENT <br />This agreement is effective on the date of execution by the last -signing party and shall <br />remain in effect for the duration of services provided under contract DEM -16 -PG -E4- <br />13-00-22-379, but no later than June 30, 2019. <br />2. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES <br />A. Division of Emergency Management <br />The Division: <br />I. Has assigned a contract manager for the notification system pursuant to <br />section 287.057(14) F.S. who will enforce the performance of the contract <br />49 <br />