Agmt18 Second Amendment to Restated Agreement between Cities of RWC and San Carlos for Fire and Emergency Services

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(e) Redwood City shall submit quarterly invoices to San Carlos pursuant to this Agreement and payments shall be made by San Carlos to Redwood City within thirty (30) days of invoice. (f) Either Participating Agency shall have the right to request an independent audit no more than annually for the purpose of verifying the actual cost of providing the Services to San Carlos. The cost of the audit shall be borne equally by the Participating Agencies. The parties shall agree on a mutually acceptable auditor. (g) The City Managers of the Participating Agencies may extend any deadline set forth in this Section 2 through a written agreement signed by both City Managers. 3. Relationship of the Participating Agencies. (a) Redwood City's Fire Chief shall act as Fire Chief over the Redwood City Fire Department and the San Carlos Fire Department with all the powers and responsibilities entrusted to him by law. Redwood City's City Manager alone shall exercise supervisory authority over the Redwood City Fire Chief. In the event of a Fire Chief vacancy, the San Carlos City Manager will be consulted on the recruitment and selection process. (b) San Carlos shall provide Redwood City and its Fire Chief with all necessary regulations, policies, procedures, manuals, and other information, to facilitate supervision of San Carlos Fire Department employees. Grievances, claims, and causes of action that may develop or accrue relating to San Carlos Fire Department employees shall be addressed and handled by San Carlos personnel and Redwood City personnel shall have the duty to cooperate. Personnel decisions of the Redwood City Fire Chief with respect to San Carlos Fire Department employees may be appealed to or reviewed by the San Carlos City Manager or other designated person as specified by San Carlos Municipal Code or by contract. (c) Subject to the memorandum of understanding with affected labor groups, mutual aid agreements, state law and federal law, the San Carlos City Manager as the Director of Emergency Services in San Carlos shall have all the powers and authority under law during a declared Emergency in San Carlos. In addition to the above provisions, the San Carlos City Manager may direct general operations of the Fire Department in San Carlos, through the Redwood City Fire Chief, acting as Fire Chief for San Carlos, and may request the Fire Department in San Carlos, through the Redwood City Fire Chiefs acting as Fire Chief for San Carlos, to perform additional activities in the City of San Carlos as are usual and customary for a municipal fire department (as the Redwood City Fire Department is available to provide these additional services), including attendance at community events, participation in community education and outreach, response to localized community concerns or conditions and response to declared or undeclared emergencies. In the event of a dispute between the Participating Agencies as to the San Carlos City Manager's direction regarding general operation of the San Carlos Fire Department or the additional activities requested, the City Managers shall promptly meet and confer to resolve such disputes. AMIAGR/28181AMENDMENTS(AMEND NO.2 SAN CARLOS — RWC FIRE AGREEMENT REV: 04-17-18 JS Page 5 of 32