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<br />~' <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT <br /> <br />BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS <br />AND THE CITY OF SEABROOK, TEXAS <br /> <br />The Contracting parties solemnly agree: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. <br /> <br />PURPOSE <br /> <br />The purpose of this agreement is to provide mutual aid for <br />the City of La Porte and the City of Seabrook, in meeting any <br />emergency or disaster from enemy attack or other cause, <br />natural or otherwise. This agreement is made pursuant to <br />the Interlocal Cooperation Act, Texas Revised Civil Statutes <br />Article 4413 (32c), and Texas Revised Civil Statutes, Article <br />6889-7, commonly referred to as the Disaster Act of 1975. <br />This agreement recognizes that the prompt, full and effective <br />utilization of the resources of the respective cities is <br />essential to the safety, care and welfa re of the people <br />thereof in the event of a major emergency or disaster. The <br />Coordinators of Emergency Management of both pa~ty cities <br />shall constitute a committee to formulate plans and take all <br />necessary steps of the. ,i,mp'l,ementatio~ of this ag,reement. <br />Such., .pl,an~ing shall. ,i~.c.o,r.p,orate the use ot:,. r~~o~rces, <br />inclu~ing person~el, equipment, and supplies necessary to <br />provide mutual aid. <br /> <br />SECTION 2. RESPONSIBILITIES <br /> <br />It shall be the dut.y ,of each, p~~ty, ,cit.~ , to , ~ormulat~ <br />emergenc'y mana~e~en~, p~~n~. and pr!=>~ram~ for, ~ppl~ca~ion <br />within such cit~ or ~o~~~y~,.. There ~h~ll b~ f~~quent <br />consul t~tion be,twe~n the,. repr~sent~t~ ~e~ . of, the ~i ties an~ <br />the free exchange of information and services. In carrying <br />