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3.31Vlutual i4~d <br />Mutual aid agreements are an additional source of assistance for during an <br />incident response. Mayfield Village has entered into agreements with <br />surrounding cities/townships that outline mutual aid commitments of staffing and <br />resources. <br />Cuyahoga County participates in the Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact (IMAC). <br />The IMAC is a mutual aid agreement among participating government <br />subdivisions in Ohio. The Ohio legislature enacted the plan to complement <br />already-existing mutual aid agreements among local government entities. All <br />political subdivisions are automatically included in the IMAC. agreement, but <br />each may opt out by enacting legislation declaring that it does not intend to <br />participate. Any participating political subdivision may request assistance from <br />any other participating political subdivision in response to, and recovery from, a <br />disaster. To receive assistance however, the requesting political subdivision must <br />first declare a formal emergency or be conducting disaster-related exercises, <br />testing, or similar training activities. Requests for IMAC resources will be made <br />through CCOEM. <br />Another mutual aid resource is the Emergency Management Assistance <br />Compact (EMAC). EMAC is a nationwide mutual aid agreement to facilitate <br />government resource sharing between states when responding to emergencies. <br />Similar to IMAC, EMAC is designed to complement existing inter-state mutual aid <br />agreements. States may obtain resources through EMAC in lieu of, or in <br />conjunction with, federal assistance: Unlike IMAC's opt-out system, EMAC is an <br />opt-in program. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and <br />the U.S. Virgin Islands have enacted legislation to join EMAC. Requests for EMAC <br />resources will be made through CCOEM. <br />~.4 ®®CU61'1~61tCJtl®11 <br />The Cuyahoga County Office of Emergency Management (CCEOM) has the <br />primary responsibility of tracking costs incurred during response and recovery <br />efforts for Cuyahoga County resources and resources dispatched from the <br />Cuyahoga .County EOC. Mayfield Village is responsible for providing a cost <br />breakdown to CCOEM for their equipment and personnel used during an <br />emergency event. <br />Costs will be tracked through the Finance Section Chief in the County EOC. <br />Costs and information to be tracked include: <br />• Provide cost breakdowns for all personnel hours worked to include straight <br />time and overtime <br />171Page <br />