23-R-15 SHIELD616 Program -AgreementRESOLUTION NO. 23-R-15
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH SHIELD616
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SIHELD616 PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz EMS provides ambulance services to the City of Schertz
and other surrounding communities and emergency services districts; and
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz EMS maintains a SWAT medic program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz EMS provides medical support to both Schertz SWAT
and to Guadalupe County SWAT; and
WHEREAS, the City provides the necessary equipment to offer protection for the
SWAT medics; and
WHEREAS, Schertz EMS has identified a program to provide this equipment at no cost
to the City.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes an agreement with SHIELD616 to
participate in the SHIELD616 Program.
Section 2. 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 3. 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provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the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 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. 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 6. 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.
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SHIELD616 AGENCY PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
By participating in the SHIELD616 program, the following terms and conditions must be understood and
agreed upon by the Fire Chief or EMS Chief.
SHIELD616 expressly disclaims any and all liabilities, losses, costs, claims, demands, suits, or actions of any
type or nature whatsoever arising from or in anyway related to: the equipment donated, the use of said
equipment, any implied manufacture warranties and any intended or unintended uses of donated equipment
regardless as to what the equipment is. The Agency/Person receiving equipment donated by SHIELD616
assumes all responsibility for its use and operations. Any and all implied factory warranties are to be taken up
directly with the manufacture of the donated equipment.
By participating in the SHIELD616 program, I also understand and agree the donated equipment is considered
agency property and will be added to the agency's inventory. In the event the receiving individual leaves the
agency under any circumstance; the donated equipment shall remain with the agency. Any equipment
donated by family members can be released at the discretion of the Agency Chief or Sheriff, ONLY, if the
departing individual is hired at another Police, Sheriff, Fire or EMS Department at time of departure.
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Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage,
and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 28t' day of February, 2023.
CITY OF SCHER , TEXAS
Ralpl utierjaz, Mayor
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Sheila Edmondson, 'ity Secretary