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26-R-102 EMS Interlocal Agreements Multiple Governmental EntitiesRESOLUTION 26-R-102 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT 1 (ONE) TO THE EMS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH MULTIPLE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH WHEREAS, the City of Schertz entered into an Interlocal Agreement with multiple governmental entities effective as of October 1, 2023 for the provision of Emergency Medical Services; and WHEREAS, the City of Schertz has determined that the provision of certain emergency medical services is a public purpose and within their statutory powers of government; and WHEREAS, the City of Schertz wishes to amend the Interlocal Agreements with multiple governmental entities for the provision of emergency medical services; and WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds that the amendments are reasonable and necessary for the safety and welfare of the general public; and WHEREAS, the City Council authorizes the City Manager to amend the Interlocal Agreements and take any additional action reasonably necessary to ensure such amendments are executed. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT: Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to amend the interlocal agreement with the City of Seguin for emergency medical services as set forth in Exhibit A. Section 2. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to amend the interlocal agreement with Caldwell County ESD#5 for emergency medical services as set forth in Exhibit B. Section 3. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to amend the interlocal agreement with Wilson County ESD#3 for emergency medical services as set forth in Exhibit C. Section 4. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a part of the judgment and findings of the City Council. Section 5. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein. Section 6. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America. Section 7. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid provision. Section 8. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended. Section 9. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage, and it is so resolved. PASSED AND ADOPTED, this day of.S 2026. CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS VC , R h Rodriguez, Ma • r ATTEST: Sheila Edmondson, City Secretary Exhibit A AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO THE STATE OF TEXAS § 1NTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN § THE CITY OF SEGUIN AND THE CITY COUNTY OF GUADALUPE § OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES This Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment") is made and entered into as of the l s.l_ day of October 2026, by and between the City of Schertz, a political subdivision of the State of Texas (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and the City of Seguin, a political subdivision of the State of Texas (hereafter referred to as "Seguin"). WHEREAS, Guadalupe County (the "County") contracts with the City of Schertz for the provision of emergency medical services in the unincorporated areas of the County; and WHEREAS, the City of Seguin and the City of Schertz have previously entered into an interlocal agreement wherein the two cities split up the unincorporated areas in order to provide efficient and timely service to residents who need emergency medical service; and WHEREAS, it is in the public interest that the City of Seguin and the City of Schertz enter into the attached lnterlocal Agreement for these emergency medical services. WHEREAS, the City and Seguin have determined that the provision of certain emergency medical services is a public purpose and within their statutory powers of government; NOW. THEREFORE, the City and Seguin agree to amend the Agreement as follows: Subsections c), d), h), and i) of Section 1 of the Agreement is replaced and superseded by the following new subsections. c) Seguin agrees that during the term of the Agreement, it shall use available EMS resources to respond to requests for service on a next -available -ambulance basis regardless of call location within the Seguin coverage area. The Parties recognize that Seguin will not exhaust and deploy all EMS resources outside the corporate limits of Seguin at the same time, but will retain at least a minimal threshold of resources within the corporate limits to continue providing emergency services in Seguin. In the event a request for service cannot be filled by Seguin, it will invoke Mutual Aid pursuant to Section 7, below, until such time that it has the resources to provide the response. (d) Seguin agrees to use every effort possible to maintain an average monthly response time of thirteen (13) minutes on responses not to include cancellations, transfers, standbys, or un-safe scenes in which law enforcement must make the scene safe prior to entry. Response time shall be defined as the period of time starting when a Seguin ambulance is notified of an emergency response and ending when an ambulance arrives on location of the emergency. The Parties recognize and agree that response times may greatly vary over such a large service area (approximately 440 square miles). (h) The Parties agree to maintain Mutual Aid agreements with multiple agencies, including each other, to provide appropriate responses during times of high call volume or multiple casualty incidents. (i) Seguin agrees to coordinate and respond with all Guadalupe County First Responders including Medical Direction and coordination of responses. Section 3 of the Agreement is replaced and superseded by the following new Section 3 3. Term and Renewal a) This Agreement shall be for a term commencing with the effective date of October 1, 2026, through and including September 30, 2028 (the "Term") unless either party to this Agreement notifies the other party in writing that it wishes to terminate this Agreement. Such notice shall be provided by registered or certified mail not less than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the end of the Term. Section 4 of the Agreement is replaced and superseded by the following new Section 4 4. Consideration a) In consideration of Seguin's provision of Emergency Medical Services during the Term, Schertz agrees to pay Seguin twelve (12) equal monthly installments within fifteen (15) days of each month as outlined below: Fiscal Year 2027 — $706,960.15 Fiscal Year 2028 — $777,656.17 b) Schertz retains the right to negotiate with one or more sub -contractors for the provision of EMS to the County on an annual basis with respect to territory coverage, call volume and other considerations so that Schertz may facilitate the highest levels of EMS service being provided at all times throughout all areas of the County. c) Schertz agrees not to withhold monthly installments for any reason other than monthly reports not being received from Seguin in a timely manner. Alleged failure to perform shall be addressed in accordance with this Agreement but shall not be reason to withhold payments. d) Schertz agrees that, in addition to the fee payable by Schertz to Seguin pursuant to Section 4(a), Seguin and its contracted designees will make every attempt to bill and collect from the patient's insurance company. In no event shall Schertz or the County be responsible for payment of such patient charges. All other requirements, terms, and conditions in the Agreement that are not hereby amended are to remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the PARTIES hereto, acting under the authority of their respective governing bodies, have caused this amendment to be duly executed as of this I' day of October 2026. CITY OF SCHERTZ: Name: Steve Williams Title: City Manager CITY OF SEGUIN: go Name: Steve Parker Title: City Manager DATE: DATE: Exhibit B AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO THE STATE OF TEXAS § INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN § CALDWELL COUNTY ESD#5 AND THE COUNTY OF GUADALUPE § CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES This Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment") is made and entered into as of the 1 sT day of October 2026, by and between the City of Schertz, a political subdivision of the State of Texas (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and Caldwell County ESD#5, a political subdivision of the State of Texas (hereafter referred to as "Caldwell County"). WHEREAS, Guadalupe County (the "County") contracts with the City of Schertz for the provision of emergency medical services in the unincorporated areas of the County; and WHEREAS, Caldwell County and the City of Schertz have previously entered into an interlocal agreement wherein the two cities split up the unincorporated areas in order to provide efficient and timely service to residents who need emergency medical service; and WHEREAS, it is in the public interest that the Caldwell County and the City of Schertz enter into the attached lnterlocal Agreement for these emergency medical services. WHEREAS, the City and Caldwell County have determined that the provision of certain emergency medical services is a public purpose and within their statutory powers of government; NOW, THEREFORE, the City and Caldwell County agree to amend the Agreement as follows: Section 3 of the Agreement is replaced and superseded by the following new Section 3 3. Term and Renewal a) This Agreement shall be for a term commencing with the effective date of October 1, 2026, through and including September 30, 2028 (the "Term") unless either party to this Agreement notifies the other party in writing that it wishes to terminate this Agreement. Such notice shall be provided by registered or certified mail not less than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the end of the Term. Section 4 of the Agreement is replaced and superseded by the following new Section 4 4. Consideration a) In consideration of Caldwell County's provision of Emergency Medical Services during the Term, Schertz agrees to pay Caldwell County twelve (12) equal monthly installments within fifteen (15) days of each month as outlined below: Fiscal Year 2027 — $60,496.94 Fiscal Year 2028 — $66,546.63 b) Schertz retains the right to negotiate with one or more sub -contractors for the provision of EMS to the County on an annual basis with respect to territory coverage, call volume and other considerations so that Schertz may facilitate the highest levels of EMS service being provided at all times throughout all areas of the County. c) Schertz agrees not to withhold monthly installments for any reason other than monthly reports not being received from Caldwell County in a timely manner. Alleged failure to perform shall be addressed in accordance with this Agreement but shall not be reason to withhold payments. d) Schertz agrees that, in addition to the fee payable by Schertz to Caldwell County pursuant to Section 4(a), Caldwell County and its contracted designees will make every attempt to bill and collect from the patient's insurance company. In no event shall Schertz or the County be responsible for payment of such patient charges. All other requirements, terms, and conditions in the Agreement that are not hereby amended are to remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the PARTIES hereto, acting under the authority of their respective governing bodies.. have caused this amendment to be duly executed as of this I" day of October 2026. CITY OF SCHERTZ: CITY OF CALDWELL COUNTY ESDt15: Name: Steve Williams Name: Title: City Manager Title: Exhibit C AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO THE STATE OF TEXAS § INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN § WILSON COUNTY ESD#3 AND THE COUNTY OF GUADALUPE § CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES This Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment") is made and entered into as of the 1ST day of October 2026, by and between the City of Schertz, a political subdivision of the State of Texas (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and Wilson County ESD#3, a political subdivision of the State of Texas (hereafter referred to as "Wilson County"). WHEREAS, Guadalupe County (the "County") contracts with the City of Schertz for the provision of emergency medical services in the unincorporated areas of the County; and WHEREAS, Wilson County and the City of Schertz have previously entered into an interlocal agreement wherein the two cities split up the unincorporated areas in order to provide efficient and timely service to residents who need emergency medical service; and WHEREAS, it is in the public interest that the Wilson County and the City of Schertz enter into the attached lnterlocal Agreement for these emergency medical services. WHEREAS, the City and Wilson County have determined that the provision of certain emergency medical services is a public purpose and within their statutory powers of government; NOW. THEREFORE, the City and Wilson County agree to amend the Agreement as follows: Section 3 of the Agreement is replaced and superseded by the following new Section 3 3. Term and Renewal a) This Agreement shall be for a term commencing with the effective date of October 1, 2026, through and including September 30, 2028 (the "Tenn") unless either parry to this Agreement notifies the other party in writing that it wishes to terminate this Agreement. Such notice shall be provided by registered or certified mail not less than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the end of the Tenn. Section 4 of the Agreement is replaced and superseded by the following new Section 4 4. Consideration a) In consideration of Wilson County's provision of Emergency Medical Services during the Term, Schertz agrees to pay Wilson County twelve (12) equal monthly installments within fifteen (15) days of each month as outlined below: Fiscal Year 2027 — $73,876.59 Fiscal Year 2028 — $81,264.24 b) Schertz retains the right to negotiate with one or more sub -contractors for the provision of EMS to the County on an annual basis with respect to territory coverage, call volume and other considerations so that Schertz may facilitate the highest levels of EMS service being provided at all times throughout all areas of the County. c) Schertz agrees not to withhold monthly installments for any reason other than monthly reports not being received from Wilson County in a timely manner. Alleged failure to perform shall be addressed in accordance with this Agreement but shall not be reason to withhold payments. d) Schertz agrees that, in addition to the fee payable by Schertz to Wilson County pursuant to Section 4(a), Wilson County and its contracted designees will make every attempt to bill and collect from the patient's insurance company. In no event shall Schertz or the County be responsible for payment of such patient charges. All other requirements, terms, and conditions in the Agreement that are not hereby amended are to remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the PARTIES hereto, acting under the authority of their respective governing bodies, have caused this amendment to be duly executed as of this l' day of October 2026. CITY OF SCHERTZ: CITY OF WILSON COUNTY ESD#3: LIZ Name: Steve Williams Name: Title: City Manager Title: