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e e general membership meeting. Governmental agencies, except municipal fire departments, are considered standing agencies and therefore- exempt from the annual dues. 1" (k) Each member agrees to utilize the CIMA Incident Command System ("ICS") for incidents where a Special Call, Standby or Alarm List Activation has been issued. Members are encouraged to utilize the CIMA ICS, as much as possible, for control of non-CIMA incidents in the member's facility/area of jurisdiction. '* (I) Each member agrees to pre-plan annually the response of resources to the facility utilizing the CIMA Alarm List. . (m) An existing member who has not had an emergency in the previous two years, nor requested CIMA assistance in the previous five years, may request a special e?Cemption from these Section 2.3 Conditions of Membership, paragraph (d). In addition, a member who cannot provide the required level of response, but can provide another vital service to CIMA must propose to the Chairman that it provide such service in lieu of providing the required level of response capability. The Chairman shall determine the necessity and validity of the service to CIMA and proceed to request an approval by the respective Zone Members and the Steering Committee. Special exempt facilities will be evaluated as follows: (i) Every 5 years the facility will be assessed to determine compliam e with exemption standards. (ii) Should an exempt member request CIMA assistance, such member's qualifications for exemption will be reassessed. The Chairman will direct evaluation efforts and present a report to the Steering Committee and the respective Zone Members. )f\ (n) MEMBERS WHICH ARE- LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. FIR~ DEPARTMENTS (MUNICIPAL OR OTHERWISE), AND OTHER EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES MUST ONLY COMPLY 4123/97 11