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Kanab City and Kane County near agreement on vehicle emergency response; dispute over gross‑negligence language remains
Summary
Officials and counsel from Kanab City and Kane County outlined broad agreement on a vehicle emergency response pact but remain at odds over whether gross negligence should be excluded from indemnification. The conversation also covered payment vs. equipment as consideration and options for arbitration and interim coverage.
Kanab City and Kane County officials on Friday discussed a draft vehicle emergency response agreement intended to give legal authority and liability clarity when city fire personnel respond to vehicle extrications outside municipal limits. The parties said most contract terms are settled, but they remain split over whether the agreement should exclude indemnification for gross negligence.
County counsel summarized the remaining dispute, saying the county had added exclusions for gross negligence and intentional misconduct and that the change remained in tracked edits for the two bodies to resolve. “We’ve come to agreement on everything except whether gross negligence and intentional misconduct should be excluded,” the counsel said during the meeting.
City participants pushed back that governments commonly avoid assuming another entity’s gross negligence because municipalities do not control training or hiring at other agencies. One city representative said it is “standard to not take on another person’s gross…
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