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municipalities. Each participating municipality shall forward payment as soon as is reasonably possible and withqut delay. 6: The participating municipalities fiu-ther agree that expenditures of monies from the annual maintenance fees fund sha11 be under the direction and control of the Strike Force Director and Fire Chiefs of each of the participating municipalities as follows. T'he participating municipalities shall approve the annual budget which shall be prepared by the Strilce Force Director. Said approval sha11 be by no less than a 2/3 vote of the Fire Chiefs of the: participating municipalities. Any single expenditure of One Thousand Doilazs ($1,000.00) to a single vendor must be approved by a vote of 2/3rds of the Fire Chiefs of the participating municipalities as detailed in the• annual budget. - 7. The participating municipalities further agree that the Hill.crest Regionai Fire __ . Investigation Strike Force shall consist of personnel belonging to a participating municipality's Fire Department, Police Department or other-investigative agency. A Hillcrest Regional Fire Investigation Strike Force member must be recommended by the participating municipality's organization's Chief and must have the ability and must meet the minunum standards for training and experience, as set forth in the Rules and Regulations and Standard Operating Procedures of the Strike Force. 8. The participating municipalities further agree that at an incident, the Strike Force may be supervised by a team leader or lead investigator. The Strike Force,. including the team Ieader and/or lead invesfigator, shall operate under the authority and direction of the community's Incident Commander. A team leader shall be an investigator that has the necessary experience and expertise to make knowledgeable decisions regarding legal aspects and proper actions of the Hillcrest Regional Fire Investigation Strike Force. The lead investigator shall be the investigator for the participating municipality in the jurisd.iction of the incident. The Iead investigator's duries shall include the coozdination of the investigation with the Police Department, the Fire Department, and insurance companies, other agencies and shall include case management, follow-up investigation, reporting to the respective participating municipality's Chief and any court appearances. Other duties and responsibilities shall be set forth in the standazd operating procedures or the other rules and regulations of the Strike Force. 9. The participating municipalities further agree that the Hillcrest Regional Fire Investigation Strike Force shall have a vehicle designated as the Hillcrest Regional Fire Investigation Unit 677, which will be titled to the participating municipality that provides the chassis for Unit 677 and that participating municipality will mainta.in any licensing and insurance coverage relative to the Page 3 of 9