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WHEREAS, all immunities provided by law shall be full applicable as stated in North Carolina General Statute 166A -19.60 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms, conditions, and covenants expressed herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. The Counties of Wake and Lee shall participate in a coordinated sharing of resources for the purposes of providing protection of the community; 2. During a Rapidly Escalating Event Alert at the Harris Nuclear Power Plant, for the purposes of Public Notification and Protective Action Decisions (PADS), Lee County, through this Agreement, authorizes Automatic Mutual Aid from Wake County to activate warning sirens and issue Emergency Alert System messages on behalf of Lee County prior to establishing contact or concurrence with Lee County; 3. If necessary, requests for additional resources will be jointly coordinated by the Emergency Management Agencies of Wake and Lee Counties to other governmental entities, private sector agencies, and State Division of Emergency Management; 4. It is mutually understood that each party's foremost responsibility is to its own citizens. The provisions of this document shall not be construed to impose an unconditional obligation on any party to this agreement to provide aid and assistance pursuant to a request from another party. Accordingly, when contacted by the recipient /local agency, provider's authorized representative shall assess provider's own local situation in order to determine available personnel, equipment and other resources prior to deployment of resources; S. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Recipient and Provider, the Recipient shall pay to the Provider all documented costs and expenses incurred by the Provider as a result of extending aid and assistance; a. Personnel- During the period of assistance, Provider shall continue to pay its employees according to its then prevailing ordinances, rules and regulations. Recipient shall reimburse Provider for all direct and indirect payroll costs and expenses, including but not limited to travel and employee retirement benefits as provided by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. However, Recipient shall not be responsible for reimbursing any amounts paid or due as benefits to Provider's personnel under the terms of the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act. b. Equipment- Provider shall be reimbursed by Recipient for the use of its equipment according to local, state or federal hourly rates or according to the actual replacement, operation and maintenance expenses incurred. c. Materials and Supplies- Provider shall be reimbursed by Recipient, for all materials and supplies furnished, used or damaged during the period of assistance, except for the costs of equipment, fuel and maintenance materials, labor and supplies, which shall be included in the equipment rate above, unless such damage is caused by gross negligence, willful and wanton misconduct, intentional misuse, or recklessness of Provider's personnel. 6. This Agreement shall be binding upon Wake County and Lee County in perpetuity, unless terminated upon at least ninety (90) days advance written notice by one party to this Agreement to each executive officer of every other participating entity.