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Government services agreement for Fire Code Inspection and Enforcement Services with the City of Goddard, Kansas.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the Chairman to sign the agreement.
In order to ensure enforceability of the Sedgwick County Fire Code within cities located in Sedgwick County Fire District Number One (“SCFD #1”), agreements have been drafted to clarify that SCFD #1 is to provide fire code inspection services in the cities located within SCFD #1. Presently, no such agreement exists for these inspection and enforcement services with the City of Goddard ("City").
The Sedgwick County Fire Code contemplates that an agreement must be entered into between the County and a city in order for the Sedgwick County Court to have valid jurisdiction over any potential Sedgwick County Fire Code violations.
By reaching an agreement with the City, the County would not only establish prosecutorial jurisdiction within the City's corporate boundaries, but it would clarify that the County is not infringing upon the City's home rule powers, as protected by the Kansas Constitution and K.S.A. 19-101a(4).
This agreement would essentially maintain the long-standing practice of SCFD #1 completing inspections within the City.
Financial Considerations: N/A
Policy Consideration: N/A
Outside Attendees: Unknown
Multimedia Presentation: None
Legal Considerations: The required approval for this resolution is a simple majority vote. It would be entered into pursuant to K.S.A. 19-3608.