Common use of Outside Contracting Understanding Clause in Contracts

Outside Contracting Understanding. The City agrees that during the term of this agreement that it will not enter into contract with anyone other than the Union (Local 1729) to provide firefighting, emergency medical or paramedic services for the City of Whitehall, except under the following circumstances: (A) The City without restriction enter into contract(s) with other political subdivisions to provide firefighting, emergency medical and paramedic services for the City of Whitehall in the form of mutual aid agreements. (B) The City may, as reasonably necessary, enter into contract(s) with any person to provide firefighting, emergency medical and paramedic services for the City of Whitehall during the course of any bone fide emergency during which manpower levels fall below safe levels as determined by the Chief of his designee due to injury, illness or death of bargaining unit members. Such contracts may not extend beyond the time reasonably necessary to replace lost manpower through prescribed civil service procedure.