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BYLAWS OF THE WESTSHORE TECHNICAL RESPONSE TEAM In accordance with the Bylaws of The Westshore Council of Governments (WCOG), these bylaws are hereby adopted to govern the activities and procedures of the Westshore Technical Response Team, herein referred to as "Westshore Technical Team." Article 1: Purpose The purpose of the Westshore Technical Response Team shall be to provide organizational status to cooperative efforts between the fire departments of the municipal government members of WCOG; to enable WCOG to qualify for appropriate grants for the purposes of fire protection, fire investigation, technical rescue and hazardous materials response; to serve as a forum for discussion of area -wide emergency response and rescue; to facilitate the collection and exchange of information relating to fire protection activities within the various municipal corporations comprising WCOG and to provide for the exchange of services, physical assistance and mutual aid between members of WCOG to the extent permitted by law and in such manner as deemed necessary and appropriate by WCOG foreffective fire protection, technical rescue and hazardous materials response as per but not limited to ORC3737.80. Article II: Participation Each WSGOG community shall provide personnel with a minimum number of staffing for their department in accordance with Appendix A of this agreement. Each community shall commit to a minimum of four (4) hours of training per month, as well as any training mandated by local, state, and federal requirements. Each community agrees to avail themselves of the training requirements and callouts set by Westshore Technical Team. Additionally, each community agrees to dispatch on - duty members of the Team, as if it were a request for mutual aid (i.e. an immediate response that is not dependent on replacing the on -duty position before the member is dispatched). Article III: Representation The Supervising Committee of the Westshore Technical Team shall be comprised of the respective Fire Chiefs from each of the municipal governments in the WCOG; as listed in Appendix A of this agreement; In accordance with ORC 3737.80, alternate member representation is permitted, so long as the fire chief specifically designates his/ her replacement in advance of a meeting. The Chair of the Supervising Committee shall be the Fire Chief from the WCOG lead city for the year. This Fire Chief shall also serve as the Westshore Technical Team liaison to the WCOG. Article IV: Quorum & Voting The vote required for adopting any measure proposed to the Westshore Technical Team Supervising Page 2 of 6