Common use of Additional Participants Clause in Contracts

Additional Participants. 5.1. The P25 System Joint Operating Committee, upon the recommendation of the P25 System Technical Advisory Committee, may recommend approval of other Agencies joining the P25 System on a case-by-case basis subsequent to the date of adoption of this Agreement using the application process described in this Section. See current agency listing, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit C. 5.2. Priority consideration shall be given to Agencies with licensed, public safety/non- public safety frequencies that can be co-licensed or transferred to the P25 System, if such action can result in enhanced radio communications capabilities for all participants. 5.3. The one-time costs and the ongoing annual costs for new Agencies joining the P25 System are identified within Section 12 and 13 of this Agreement. 5.4. Any Partner Agency may submit an application to increase its use and related obligations in the P25 System for the purpose of sponsoring an agency into the P25 System. Such an application is subject to a review process as described below, subject to the recommendations of the P25 System Technical Advisory Committee, and finally subject to the discretion of, and any approval conditions imposed by, the P25 System Joint Operating Committee. Applications that offer to provide physical resources, particularly licensed public safety/non-public safety frequencies that can be co-licensed or transferred to the P25 System, shall be given preference if approval of all or part of such an application can produce enhanced radio communication capabilities for all Sponsored and Partner Agencies. 5.5. A Partner Agency must submit an application to the P25 System Technical Advisory Committee, care of the Washoe County Technology Services Department, Regional Services Division at 0000 X. 0xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx X, Xxxx, XX 00000, to request an increase in its respective use and obligations in the P25 System necessitated by sponsoring a Sponsored Agency. An application shall include descriptive, technical, property, and cost information concerning the requested increase as well as all helpful documentation. The application shall also include information about the prospective Sponsored Agency’s principals and its business, as well as a copy of the related draft contract between the sponsoring Partner Agency and the Sponsored Agency. This draft contract, submitted with an application, must contain provisions for adequate insurance from and indemnifications by the Sponsored Agency, and further contain warranties that the Sponsored Agency (i) understands that its participation in and use of the P25 System will be indirect, only as allowed by the Partner Agency, only as approved by the P25 JOC, and that the P25 System Agreement confers no third party beneficiary rights to the Sponsored Agency; (ii) has read this P25 Interlocal Agreement and agrees to abide by its terms and conditions, as amended from time to time, as well as the rules, regulations, and policies issued for the P25 System; and (iii) understands and agrees that it cannot serve as a member of the JOC or Technical Advisory Committee, or otherwise participate or vote on any matters involving the P25 System. 5.6. Washoe County Technology Services (“WCTS”) shall promptly review applications and prepare its recommendations for approval or rejection, in whole or in part, and any cost apportionments, taking into consideration the impact of the requested increase in use upon the P25 System. WCTS shall request that the application be placed upon the agenda of the next P25 System Technical Advisory Committee meeting, to be scheduled pursuant to Section 10.3 of this Agreement and distribute copies of the application and recommendations to all committee members as soon as practicable prior to the meeting. The Technical Advisory Committee shall recommend approval (and cost apportionments) or rejection of the application in whole or in part at that meeting. If approved, the Chair of the P25 System Technical Advisory Committee will then request that the matter be scheduled for consideration at the earliest possible P25 System Joint Operating Committee meeting. 5.7. The P25 System Technical Advisory Committee recommendation, together with a copy of the application, shall be delivered to each member of the P25 System Joint Operating Committee which shall approve or reject the application in whole or in part and notify the sponsoring Partner Agency in writing on or before the fifth (5th) business day after such meeting. In the event of approval of the application, and prior to commencement of the Sponsored Agency’s use of the P25 System, the Partner Agency shall notify WCTS in writing as soon as practically possible whether it accepts the approval as defined by the P25 System Joint Operating Committee. Failure to so notify WCTS within ninety (90) calendar days of such P25 System Joint Operating Committee meeting shall constitute automatic rejection by the sponsoring Partner Agency of the P25 System Joint Operating Committee’s approval. If the Partner Agency timely notifies WCTS that it accepts the approval, then that Partner Agency shall promptly deliver to WCTS a copy of the final, executed contract between the Partner Agency and the Sponsored Agency, and shall further take all reasonable steps without unnecessary delay to satisfy the terms and conditions of approval as defined by the P25 System Joint Operating Committee. WCTS shall ensure that this final contract complies with the terms of approval. The Partner Agency shall thereafter be solely responsible and liable for the activities, liabilities, and obligations associated with the Sponsored Agency’s activities in the P25 System.

Additional Participants. 5.1. The P25 System 5.1 As system capacity permits, the Joint Operating Committee, upon the recommendation of the P25 System Technical Advisory Users Committee, may recommend approval of approve other Agencies agencies joining the P25 System WCRCS on a case-by-case basis subsequent to the date of adoption of this Agreement using the application process described in this Section. See Agreement, see current agency listing, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit C. 5.2. 5.2 Priority consideration shall be given to Agencies agencies with licensed, public safety/non- non-public safety frequencies that can be co-licensed or transferred to the P25 SystemWCRCS, if such action can result in enhanced radio communications capabilities for all participants. 5.3. 5.3 The one-time costs and the ongoing annual costs for new Agencies agencies joining the P25 System WCRCS are identified within Section 12 and 13 of this Agreement. 5.4. 5.4 Any Partner Agency Party or agency may submit an application apply to the WCRCS to increase its use and related obligations in the P25 System WCRCS for the purpose of sponsoring an agency a private provider into the P25 SystemWCRCS. Such an application is subject to a review process as described below, subject to the recommendations of the P25 System Technical Advisory WCRCS Users Committee, and finally subject to the discretion of, and any approval conditions imposed by, the P25 System WCRCS Joint Operating Committee. Applications that offer to provide physical resources, particularly licensed public safety/non-public safety frequencies that can be co-licensed or transferred to the P25 SystemWCRCS, shall be given preference if approval of all or part of such an application can produce enhanced radio communication capabilities for all Sponsored Parties and Partner Agenciesagencies. 5.5. 5.5 A Partner Agency Party or agency must submit an application to the P25 System Technical Advisory WCRCS Users Committee, care of the Washoe County Technology Services Department, Regional Services Division at 0000 X. 0xx XxxxxxP.O. Box 11130, Xxxxxxxx XReno, Xxxx, XX 00000NV 89520-0027, to request an increase in its respective use and obligations in the P25 System WCRCS necessitated by sponsoring a Sponsored Agencyprivate provider. An application shall include descriptive, technical, property, and cost information concerning the requested increase as well as all helpful documentation. The application shall also include information about the prospective Sponsored Agencyprivate provider’s principals and its business, as well as a copy of the related draft contract between the sponsoring Partner Agency Party or agency and the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider. This draft contract, submitted with an application, must contain provisions for adequate insurance from and indemnifications by the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider, and further contain warranties that the Sponsored Agency private provider (i) understands that its proposed participation in and use of the P25 System will be WCRCS is indirect, only as allowed sponsored by the Partner AgencyParty or agency, only as approved by the P25 JOCapproved, and that the P25 System Agreement confers no third party beneficiary rights to it under the Sponsored AgencyAgreement; (ii) has read this P25 Interlocal the Agreement and agrees to abide by its terms and conditions, as amended from time to time, as well as the these rules, regulations, and policies issued for under the P25 SystemWCRCS; and (iii) understands and agrees that it cannot serve as a member of nor have any vote in the JOC or Technical Advisory Committee, or otherwise participate or vote on any matters involving the P25 SystemWCRCS. 5.6. 5.6 Washoe County Technology Services (“WCTS”) shall promptly review applications and prepare its recommendations for approval or rejection, in whole or in part, and any cost apportionments, taking into consideration the impact of the requested increase in use upon the P25 SystemWCRCS. WCTS shall request that the application be placed upon the agenda of the next P25 System Technical Advisory Users Committee meeting, to be scheduled pursuant to Section 10.3 Paragraph 10.4 of this Agreement Agreement, and distribute copies of the application and recommendations to all committee members as soon as practicable prior to the meeting. The Technical Advisory Chairman of the Users Committee will then request that the matter be scheduled for consideration at the earliest possible Joint Operating Committee meeting pursuant to Paragraph 9.8 of this Agreement. The Users Committee shall recommend approval (and cost apportionments) or rejection of the application in whole or in part at that meeting. If approved, the Chair of the P25 System Technical Advisory Committee will then request that the matter be scheduled for consideration at the earliest possible P25 System Joint Operating Committee meeting. 5.7. 5.7 The P25 System Technical Advisory Users Committee recommendation, together with a copy of the application, shall be delivered to each member of the P25 System Joint Operating Committee. The Joint Operating Committee which shall approve or reject the application in whole or in part at its scheduled meeting and then notify the sponsoring Partner Agency Party or agency in writing on or before the fifth (5th) business day after such meeting. In the event of approval of the application, and prior to commencement of the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider’s use of the P25 SystemWCRCS, the Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency shall notify WCTS in writing as soon as practically possible whether it accepts the approval as defined by the P25 System Joint Operating Committee. Failure to so notify WCTS within ninety (90) calendar days of such P25 System Joint Operating Committee meeting shall constitute automatic rejection by the sponsoring Partner Agency Party or agency of the P25 System Joint Operating Committee’s approval. If the Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency timely notifies WCTS that it accepts the approval, then that Partner Agency Party or agency shall promptly deliver to WCTS a copy of the final, executed contract between the Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency and the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider, and shall further take all reasonable steps without unnecessary delay to satisfy the terms and conditions of approval as defined by the P25 System Joint Operating Committee. WCTS shall ensure that this final contract complies with the terms of approval. The Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency shall thereafter be solely responsible and liable for the activities, liabilities, and obligations associated with the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider’s activities in the P25 SystemWCRCS.

Additional Participants. 5.1. The P25 System Joint Operating Committee, upon the recommendation of the P25 System Technical UsersTechnical Advisory Committee, may recommend approval of other Agencies joining the P25 System on a case-by-case basis subsequent to the date of adoption of this Agreement using the application process described in this Section. See current agency listing, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit C. 5.2. Priority consideration shall be given to Agencies with licensed, public safety/non- non-public safety frequencies that can be co-licensed or transferred to the P25 System, if such action can result in enhanced radio communications capabilities for all participants. 5.3. The one-time costs and the ongoing annual costs for new Agencies joining the P25 System are identified within Section 12 and 13 of this Agreement. 5.4. Any Partner Agency Party or agency may submit an application apply to the P25 System to increase its use and related obligations in the P25 System for the purpose of sponsoring an agency a private provider into the P25 System. Such an application is subject to a review process as described below, subject to the recommendations of the P25 System Technical UsersTechnical Advisory Committee, and finally subject to the discretion of, and any approval conditions imposed by, the P25 System Joint Operating Committee. Applications that offer to provide physical resources, particularly licensed public safety/non-public safety frequencies that can be co-licensed or transferred to the P25 System, shall be given preference if approval of all or part of such an application can produce enhanced radio communication capabilities for all Sponsored Parties and Partner Agencies. 5.5. A Partner Agency Party or agency must submit an application to the P25 System Technical UsersTechnical Advisory Committee, care of the Washoe County Technology Services Department, Regional Services Division at 0000 X. 0xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx X, Xxxx, XX 00000, to request an increase in its respective use and obligations in the P25 System necessitated by sponsoring a Sponsored Agencyprivate provider. An application shall include descriptive, technical, property, and cost information concerning the requested increase as well as all helpful documentation. The application shall also include information about the prospective Sponsored Agencyprivate provider’s principals and its business, as well as a copy of the related draft contract between the sponsoring Partner Agency Party or agency and the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider. This draft contract, submitted with an application, must contain provisions for adequate insurance from and indemnifications by the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider, and further contain warranties that the Sponsored Agency private provider (i) understands that its proposed participation in and use of the P25 System will be is indirect, only as allowed sponsored by the Partner AgencyParty or agency, only as approved by the P25 JOCapproved, and that the P25 System Agreement confers no third party beneficiary rights to it under the Sponsored AgencyAgreement; (ii) has read this P25 Interlocal the Agreement and agrees to abide by its terms and conditions, as amended from time to time, as well as the these rules, regulations, and policies issued for under the P25 System; and (iii) understands and agrees that it cannot serve as a member of the JOC or Technical Advisory Committee, or otherwise participate or nor have any vote on any matters involving in the P25 System. 5.6. Washoe County Technology Services (“WCTS”) shall promptly review applications and prepare its recommendations for approval or rejection, in whole or in part, and any cost apportionments, taking into consideration the impact of the requested increase in use upon the P25 System. WCTS shall request that the application be placed upon the agenda of the next P25 System Technical UsersTechnical Advisory Committee meeting, to be scheduled pursuant to Section 10.3 Paragraph 10.4 of this Agreement Agreement, and distribute copies of the application and recommendations to all committee members as soon as practicable prior to the meeting. The Technical Chairman of the P25 System UsersTechnical Advisory Committee will then request that the matter be scheduled for consideration at the earliest possible P25 System Joint Operating Committee meeting pursuant to Paragraph 9.8 of this Agreement. The UsersTechnical Advisory Committee shall recommend approval (and cost apportionments) or rejection of the application in whole or in part at that meeting. If approved, the Chair of the P25 System Technical Advisory Committee will then request that the matter be scheduled for consideration at the earliest possible P25 System Joint Operating Committee meeting. 5.7. The P25 System Technical UsersTechnical Advisory Committee recommendation, together with a copy of the application, shall be delivered to each member of the P25 System Joint Operating Committee which shall approve or reject the application in whole or in part at its scheduled meeting and then notify the sponsoring Partner Agency Party or agency in writing on or before the fifth (5th) business day after such meeting. In the event of approval of the application, and prior to commencement of the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider’s use of the P25 System, the Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency shall notify WCTS in writing as soon as practically possible whether it accepts the approval as defined by the P25 System Joint Operating Committee. Failure to so notify WCTS within ninety (90) calendar days of such P25 System Joint Operating Committee meeting shall constitute automatic rejection by the sponsoring Partner Agency Party or agency of the P25 System Joint Operating Committee’s approval. If the Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency timely notifies WCTS that it accepts the approval, then that Partner Agency Party or agency shall promptly deliver to WCTS a copy of the final, executed contract between the Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency and the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider, and shall further take all reasonable steps without unnecessary delay to satisfy the terms and conditions of approval as defined by the P25 System Joint Operating Committee. WCTS shall ensure that this final contract complies with the terms of approval. The Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency shall thereafter be solely responsible and liable for the activities, liabilities, and obligations associated with the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider’s activities in the P25 System.

Additional Participants. 5.1. The P25 System As system capacity permits, tThe Joint Operating Committee, upon the recommendation of the P25 System Technical Advisory Users Committee, may recommend approval of approve other Agencies agencies joining the WCRCS P25 System on a case-by-case basis subsequent to the date of adoption of this Agreement using the application process described in this Section. See Agreement, see current agency listing, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit C. 5.2. Priority consideration shall be given to Agencies agencies with licensed, public safety/non- non-public safety frequencies that can be co-licensed or transferred to the P25 SystemSystemWCRCS, if such action can result in enhanced radio communications capabilities for all participants. 5.3. The one-time costs and the ongoing annual costs for new Agencies agencies joining the P25 System WCRCS are identified within Section 12 and 13 of this Agreement. 5.4. Any Partner Agency Party or agency may submit an application apply to the P25 System WCRCS to increase its use and related obligations in the P25 System WCRCS for the purpose of sponsoring an agency a private provider into the P25 SystemSystemWCRCS. Such an application is subject to a review process as described below, subject to the recommendations of the P25 System Technical Advisory WCRCS Users Committee, and finally subject to the discretion of, and any approval conditions imposed by, the P25 System WCRCS Joint Operating Committee. Applications that offer to provide physical resources, particularly licensed public safety/non-public safety frequencies that can be co-licensed or transferred to the P25 SystemSystemWCRCS, shall be given preference if approval of all or part of such an application can produce enhanced radio communication capabilities for all Sponsored Parties and Partner Agenciesagencies. 5.5. A Partner Agency Party or agency must submit an application to the P25 System Technical Advisory WCRCS Users Committee, care of the Washoe County Technology Services Department, Regional Services Division at 0000 X. 0xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx XX.X. Xxx 00000, Xxxx, XX 00000-0000, to request an increase in its respective use and obligations in the P25 System WCRCS necessitated by sponsoring a Sponsored Agencyprivate provider. An application shall include descriptive, technical, property, and cost information concerning the requested increase as well as all helpful documentation. The application shall also include information about the prospective Sponsored Agencyprivate provider’s principals and its business, as well as a copy of the related draft contract between the sponsoring Partner Agency Party or agency and the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider. This draft contract, submitted with an application, must contain provisions for adequate insurance from and indemnifications by the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider, and further contain warranties that the Sponsored Agency private provider (i) understands that its proposed participation in and use of the P25 System will be WCRCS is indirect, only as allowed sponsored by the Partner AgencyParty or agency, only as approved by the P25 JOCapproved, and that the P25 System Agreement confers no third party beneficiary rights to it under the Sponsored AgencyAgreement; (ii) has read this P25 Interlocal the Agreement and agrees to abide by its terms and conditions, as amended from time to time, as well as the these rules, regulations, and policies issued for under the P25 SystemSystemWCRCS; and (iii) understands and agrees that it cannot serve as a member of the JOC or Technical Advisory Committee, or otherwise participate or nor have any vote on any matters involving in the P25 SystemSystemWCRCS. 5.6. Washoe County Technology Services (“WCTS”) shall promptly review applications and prepare its recommendations for approval or rejection, in whole or in part, and any cost apportionments, taking into consideration the impact of the requested increase in use upon the P25 SystemSystemWCRCS. WCTS shall request that the application be placed upon the agenda of the next P25 System Technical Advisory Users Committee meeting, to be scheduled pursuant to Section 10.3 Paragraph 10.4 of this Agreement Agreement, and distribute copies of the application and recommendations to all committee members as soon as practicable prior to the meeting. The Technical Advisory Chairman of the P25 System Users Committee will then request that the matter be scheduled for consideration at the earliest possible P25 System Joint Operating Committee meeting pursuant to Paragraph 9.8 of this Agreement. The Users Committee shall recommend approval (and cost apportionments) or rejection of the application in whole or in part at that meeting. If approved, the Chair of the P25 System Technical Advisory Committee will then request that the matter be scheduled for consideration at the earliest possible P25 System Joint Operating Committee meeting. 5.7. The P25 System Technical Advisory Users Committee recommendation, together with a copy of the application, shall be delivered to each member of the P25 System Joint Operating Committee which which. The Joint Operating Committee shall approve or reject the application in whole or in part at its scheduled meeting and then notify the sponsoring Partner Agency Party or agency in writing on or before the fifth (5th) business day after such meeting. In the event of approval of the application, and prior to commencement of the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider’s use of the P25 SystemSystemWCRCS, the Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency shall notify WCTS in writing as soon as practically possible whether it accepts the approval as defined by the P25 System Joint Operating Committee. Failure to so notify WCTS within ninety (90) calendar days of such P25 System Joint Operating Committee meeting shall constitute automatic rejection by the sponsoring Partner Agency Party or agency of the P25 System Joint Operating Committee’s approval. If the Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency timely notifies WCTS that it accepts the approval, then that Partner Agency Party or agency shall promptly deliver to WCTS a copy of the final, executed contract between the Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency and the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider, and shall further take all reasonable steps without unnecessary delay to satisfy the terms and conditions of approval as defined by the P25 System Joint Operating Committee. WCTS shall ensure that this final contract complies with the terms of approval. The Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency shall thereafter be solely responsible and liable for the activities, liabilities, and obligations associated with the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider’s activities in the P25 SystemSystemWCRCS.

Additional Participants. 5.1. The P25 System Joint Operating Committee, upon the recommendation of the P25 System Technical Advisory Users Committee, may recommend approval of other Agencies joining the P25 System on a case-by-case basis subsequent to the date of adoption of this Agreement using the application process described in this Section. See current agency listing, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit C. 5.2. Priority consideration shall be given to Agencies with licensed, public safety/non- non-public safety frequencies that can be co-licensed or transferred to the P25 System, if such action can result in enhanced radio communications capabilities for all participants. 5.3. The one-time costs and the ongoing annual costs for new Agencies joining the P25 System are identified within Section 12 and 13 of this Agreement. 5.4. Any Partner Agency Party or agency may submit an application apply to the P25 System to increase its use and related obligations in the P25 System for the purpose of sponsoring an agency a private provider into the P25 System. Such an application is subject to a review process as described below, subject to the recommendations of the P25 System Technical Advisory Users Committee, and finally subject to the discretion of, and any approval conditions imposed by, the P25 System Joint Operating Committee. Applications that offer to provide physical resources, particularly licensed public safety/non-public safety frequencies that can be co-licensed or transferred to the P25 System, shall be given preference if approval of all or part of such an application can produce enhanced radio communication capabilities for all Sponsored Parties and Partner Agencies. 5.5. A Partner Agency Party or agency must submit an application to the P25 System Technical Advisory Users Committee, care of the Washoe County Technology Services Department, Regional Services Division at 0000 X. 0xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx X, Xxxx, XX 00000, to request an increase in its respective use and obligations in the P25 System necessitated by sponsoring a Sponsored Agencyprivate provider. An application shall include descriptive, technical, property, and cost information concerning the requested increase as well as all helpful documentation. The application shall also include information about the prospective Sponsored Agencyprivate provider’s principals and its business, as well as a copy of the related draft contract between the sponsoring Partner Agency Party or agency and the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider. This draft contract, submitted with an application, must contain provisions for adequate insurance from and indemnifications by the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider, and further contain warranties that the Sponsored Agency private provider (i) understands that its proposed participation in and use of the P25 System will be is indirect, only as allowed sponsored by the Partner AgencyParty or agency, only as approved by the P25 JOCapproved, and that the P25 System Agreement confers no third party beneficiary rights to it under the Sponsored AgencyAgreement; (ii) has read this P25 Interlocal the Agreement and agrees to abide by its terms and conditions, as amended from time to time, as well as the these rules, regulations, and policies issued for under the P25 System; and (iii) understands and agrees that it cannot serve as a member of the JOC or Technical Advisory Committee, or otherwise participate or nor have any vote on any matters involving in the P25 System. 5.6. Washoe County Technology Services (“WCTS”) shall promptly review applications and prepare its recommendations for approval or rejection, in whole or in part, and any cost apportionments, taking into consideration the impact of the requested increase in use upon the P25 System. WCTS shall request that the application be placed upon the agenda of the next P25 System Technical Advisory Users Committee meeting, to be scheduled pursuant to Section 10.3 Paragraph 10.4 of this Agreement Agreement, and distribute copies of the application and recommendations to all committee members as soon as practicable prior to the meeting. The Technical Advisory Chairman of the P25 System Users Committee will then request that the matter be scheduled for consideration at the earliest possible P25 System Joint Operating Committee meeting pursuant to Paragraph 9.8 of this Agreement. The Users Committee shall recommend approval (and cost apportionments) or rejection of the application in whole or in part at that meeting. If approved, the Chair of the P25 System Technical Advisory Committee will then request that the matter be scheduled for consideration at the earliest possible P25 System Joint Operating Committee meeting. 5.7. The P25 System Technical Advisory Users Committee recommendation, together with a copy of the application, shall be delivered to each member of the P25 System Joint Operating Committee which shall approve or reject the application in whole or in part at its scheduled meeting and then notify the sponsoring Partner Agency Party or agency in writing on or before the fifth (5th) business day after such meeting. In the event of approval of the application, and prior to commencement of the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider’s use of the P25 System, the Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency shall notify WCTS in writing as soon as practically possible whether it accepts the approval as defined by the P25 System Joint Operating Committee. Failure to so notify WCTS within ninety (90) calendar days of such P25 System Joint Operating Committee meeting shall constitute automatic rejection by the sponsoring Partner Agency Party or agency of the P25 System Joint Operating Committee’s approval. If the Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency timely notifies WCTS that it accepts the approval, then that Partner Agency Party or agency shall promptly deliver to WCTS a copy of the final, executed contract between the Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency and the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider, and shall further take all reasonable steps without unnecessary delay to satisfy the terms and conditions of approval as defined by the P25 System Joint Operating Committee. WCTS shall ensure that this final contract complies with the terms of approval. The Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency shall thereafter be solely responsible and liable for the activities, liabilities, and obligations associated with the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider’s activities in the P25 System.

Additional Participants. 5.1. The As system capacity permits, tThe P25 System Joint Operating Committee, upon the recommendation of the P25 System Technical Advisory Users Committee, may recommend approval approvale of other Agencies agenciesAgencies joining the WCRCS P25 System on a case-by-case basis subsequent to the date of adoption of this Agreement using the application process described in this Section. See S, see current agency listing, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit C. 5.2. Priority consideration shall be given to Agencies agenciesAgencies with licensed, public safety/non- non-public safety frequencies that can be co-licensed or transferred to the P25 SystemSystemWCRCS, if such action can result in enhanced radio communications capabilities for all participants. 5.3. The one-time costs and the ongoing annual costs for new Agencies agenciesAgencies joining the P25 System WCRCS are identified within Section 12 and 13 of this Agreement. 5.4. Any Partner Agency Party or agency may submit an application apply to the P25 System WCRCS to increase its use and related obligations in the P25 System WCRCS for the purpose of sponsoring an agency a private provider into the P25 SystemSystemWCRCS. Such an application is subject to a review process as described below, subject to the recommendations of the P25 System Technical Advisory WCRCS Users Committee, and finally subject to the discretion of, and any approval conditions imposed by, the P25 System WCRCS Joint Operating Committee. Applications that offer to provide physical resources, particularly licensed public safety/non-public safety frequencies that can be co-licensed or transferred to the P25 SystemSystemWCRCS, shall be given preference if approval of all or part of such an application can produce enhanced radio communication capabilities for all Sponsored Parties and Partner AgenciesagenciesAgencies. 5.5. A Partner Agency Party or agency must submit an application to the P25 System Technical Advisory WCRCS Users Committee, care of the Washoe County Technology Services Department, Regional Services Division at 0000 X. 0xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx X, Xxxx, XX 89512P.O. Xxx 00000, Xxxx, XX 00000-0000, to request an increase in its respective use and obligations in the P25 System WCRCS necessitated by sponsoring a Sponsored Agencyprivate provider. An application shall include descriptive, technical, property, and cost information concerning the requested increase as well as all helpful documentation. The application shall also include information about the prospective Sponsored Agencyprivate provider’s principals and its business, as well as a copy of the related draft contract between the sponsoring Partner Agency Party or agency and the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider. This draft contract, submitted with an application, must contain provisions for adequate insurance from and indemnifications by the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider, and further contain warranties that the Sponsored Agency private provider (i) understands that its proposed participation in and use of the P25 System will be WCRCS is indirect, only as allowed sponsored by the Partner AgencyParty or agency, only as approved by the P25 JOCapproved, and that the P25 System Agreement confers no third party beneficiary rights to it under the Sponsored AgencyAgreement; (ii) has read this P25 Interlocal the Agreement and agrees to abide by its terms and conditions, as amended from time to time, as well as the these rules, regulations, and policies issued for under the P25 SystemSystemWCRCS; and (iii) understands and agrees that it cannot serve as a member of the JOC or Technical Advisory Committee, or otherwise participate or nor have any vote on any matters involving in the P25 SystemSystemWCRCS. 5.6. Washoe County Technology Services (“WCTS”) shall promptly review applications and prepare its recommendations for approval or rejection, in whole or in part, and any cost apportionments, taking into consideration the impact of the requested increase in use upon the P25 SystemSystemWCRCS. WCTS shall request that the application be placed upon the agenda of the next P25 System Technical Advisory Users Committee meeting, to be scheduled pursuant to Section 10.3 Paragraph 10.4 of this Agreement Agreement, and distribute copies of the application and recommendations to all committee members as soon as practicable prior to the meeting. The Technical Advisory Chairman of the P25 System Users Committee will then request that the matter be scheduled for consideration at the earliest possible P25 System Joint Operating Committee meeting pursuant to Paragraph 9.8 of this Agreement. The Users Committee shall recommend approval (and cost apportionments) or rejection of the application in whole or in part at that meeting. If approved, the Chair of the P25 System Technical Advisory Committee will then request that the matter be scheduled for consideration at the earliest possible P25 System Joint Operating Committee meeting. 5.7. The P25 System Technical Advisory Users Committee recommendation, together with a copy of the application, shall be delivered to each member of the P25 System Joint Operating Committee which which. The Joint Operating Committee shall approve or reject the application in whole or in part at its scheduled meeting and then notify the sponsoring Partner Agency Party or agency in writing on or before the fifth (5th) business day after such meeting. In the event of approval of the application, and prior to commencement of the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider’s use of the P25 SystemSystemWCRCS, the Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency shall notify WCTS in writing as soon as practically possible whether it accepts the approval as defined by the P25 System Joint Operating Committee. Failure to so notify WCTS within ninety (90) calendar days of such P25 System Joint Operating Committee meeting shall constitute automatic rejection by the sponsoring Partner Agency Party or agency of the P25 System Joint Operating Committee’s approval. If the Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency timely notifies WCTS that it accepts the approval, then that Partner Agency Party or agency shall promptly deliver to WCTS a copy of the final, executed contract between the Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency and the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider, and shall further take all reasonable steps without unnecessary delay to satisfy the terms and conditions of approval as defined by the P25 System Joint Operating Committee. WCTS shall ensure that this final contract complies with the terms of approval. The Partner Agency sponsoring Party or agency shall thereafter be solely responsible and liable for the activities, liabilities, and obligations associated with the Sponsored Agencyprivate provider’s activities in the P25 SystemSystemWCRCS.