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Odessa approves one-year interlocal agreements with Ector County emergency service districts, seeks clearer insurance terms
Summary
The council approved interlocal agreements with Ector County Emergency Service Districts No. 1 and No. 2 authorizing Odessa Fire Rescue to provide service into the districts beginning Oct. 1; council emphasized insurance coverage, liability, and a one-year term while staff negotiates final language.
Odessa — The Odessa City Council approved interlocal agreements with Ector County Emergency Service District (ESD) No. 1 and ESD No. 2 directing Odessa Fire Rescue to provide fire and emergency response services in the districts effective Oct. 1. Both motions authorized the mayor to approve minor revisions to the agreements so long as the intent remains unchanged.
The agreements are one-year contracts designed to allow the city and the new political subdivisions to begin operations while staff and council finalize longer-term details. City staff told council the ESDs expect to adopt their budgets effective Oct. 1 and begin…
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