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4 <br /> b. The Fire Department Chief and Emergency Services Director will meet to <br /> reach an amicable decision on cost sharing for repairs to major appliances <br /> (bay doors, toilets,washer/dryer, etc.). <br /> 4. Improvements. No substantial alteration, addition or improvement to the premises <br /> shall be made by the County without the written consent of the Fire Department. <br /> 5. County's Obligation to Comply with Applicable Laws and Requirements- of <br /> Insurance Policies. The County shall throughout the term of this Agreement, at its <br /> sole expense, promptly comply with all laws and regulations of all federal, state and- <br /> municipal which may be applicable to the property. The County shall comply with <br /> the requirements of Fire Department policies of public liability, fire and all other <br /> types of insurance at any time in force with respect to the building and other <br /> improvements on the property. <br /> 6. Fire Department Policies. The OCES crew will maintain a clean and sanitary work <br /> and meal area environment. County agrees to that Emergency Services personnel <br /> shall comply with all applicable Fire Department policies and facility rules while at <br /> the Phelps Road Station. Emergency Service personnel -shall comply with any <br /> County facility use policy when it is stricter than the Fire Department rules. <br /> 7. Condition of Premises. The County shall, during the term of this Agreement and <br /> any renewal or extension hereof, shall keep-the part of the facility they are allocated <br /> clean and shall surrender the-premises in the good order and repair in which such <br /> property now is, ordinary wear and excepted, and shall remove all its property <br /> therefrom so that Fire Department can repossess the property no later than Noon <br /> on the day upon which this Agreement ends. <br /> 8. Right of Entry. The County use of the premises is not exclusive, the Fire <br /> Department or its agent shall have the right to enter any part of the facility the <br /> County is allocated at reasonable times in order to examine it, or to make such <br /> decorations, repairs, alterations, improvements or additions as Fire Department <br /> deems necessary or desirable. If the County or its employees shall not be personally <br /> present to permit entry at any time when an entry therein shall be immediately <br /> necessary, as herein provided, Fire Department may enter the premises by such <br /> means as may be appropriate, including forcible entry, without rendering Fire <br /> Department or such agents liable therefore (if during such entry the Fire Department <br /> or his agents shall accord reasonable care to the County's property), and without in <br /> any manner affecting the obligations and covenants of this Agreement. <br /> 9. Hold Harmless from Liability. Neither Fire Department nor the County shall be <br /> liable to the other for any property damage sustained by the other,personal injury to <br /> the other or to its officers, agents and employees, or to any other occupant of any <br /> part of the property, irrespective of how such injury or damage may be caused, <br /> whether from action of the elements or acts of negligence of the occupants of <br /> adjacent properties, or any other persons; provided that nothing contained herein <br /> shall relieve the either Fire Department or the County of the consequences of its <br /> own negligence to the extent provided by law. <br /> Orange County-Orange Rural Fire Department Substation Agreement <br /> Page 3 of 6 <br />