SALVATION ARMY MOU.PDF

NOV 4 3 2020
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE MARICOPA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SALVATION ARMY
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is entered into between Maricopa County by and through its
Department of Emergency Management (MCDEM), and the Salvation Army (Southwest Division), a California non-
profit corporation authorized to do business in Arizona. MCDEM and the Salvation Army are referred to herein
individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.
1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this MOU is to outline responsibilities and major actions to support the Maricopa
County Emergency Operations Center (MCEOC) response and recovery operation, specifically as it relates to
coordinating efforts to manage donations of goods during the aftermath of a disaster or emergency.
2. SCOPE. This MOU provides guidance and documents the agreement for donations management operations
for Maricopa County at the local level and the coordination with the Salvation Army in case of a major or
catastrophic disaster or emergency. Actions and agreements herein apply only to the participating parties and
are not intended to supersede existing regulations or agreements or to commit the participating parties to
any
action relative to a third party.
3. ASSUMPTIONS. Upon a declared local disaster or emergency, MCDEM will coordinate with Salvation Army to
manage donated goods.
4. RESPONSIBILITIES:
a. Salvation Army will, to the extent feasible and within its discretion, support or carry out local donations
management operations in the following areas:
i. Act as the lead agency regarding donations management services for Maricopa County in a
declared local disaster or emergency.
li, Manage the receipt, sorting, transportation, storage and distribution of all donated goods.
iii. Coordinate establishment of donation reception centers, warehouse and distribution centers.
iv. Manage phone bank to coordinate an Information Hotline in order to answer, log, and direct all
in-kind donation inquiries.
v. Manage support volunteers for all field operations.
vi. Utilize a donations management web-based system to manage donation offers and requests
for unmet needs.
vii. Work with ESF 15 External Affairs to assist in public messaging needs.
viii. Designate a Donations Management Coordinator and provide a liaison to the MCEOC during
emergency activation as needed for coordination.
b. MCDEM will, to the extent feasible and within its discretion, support donations management operations
in the following areas:
i. Provide Salvation Army with facilities to be used as donations reception centers and
warehouse space.
fi. Support logistical needs, including but not limited to associated utilities, equipment, and
supplies for warehouse operations.
iii. Support staffing assistance through the use of local volunteers when available.
iv. Solicit donations and provide public information to address specific unmet needs in
coordination with the MCDEM Public Information Officer.
5. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. There will be no transfer of funds between Maricopa County and the Salvation
Army.
6. NO PARTNERSHIP, NO EMPLOYMENT. Each Party represents that does not intend to create a partnership
and the Parties agree that nothing in this MOU shail be construed to create a partnership between the Parties.
Each Party is providing services separately for the community, as more particularly described herein, and not as

an employee or agent of another Party, and each Party shall be wholly responsible for its own work, which work
is not directed by nor under the control of any other Party.
7. INDEMNIFICATION. Each Party (the “Indemnifying Party”) shail indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other
Party, its respective subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, successors, and agents (collectively the
“Indemnified Party") from and against all actions, causes of action, liabilities, claims, demands, suits,
judgments, liens, awards, damages, expenses, and losses of any kind and nature whatsoever, including
reasonable and necessary attorneys’ fees and expert's fees, arising out of or proximately caused by breach of
this MOU or by the negligence or fault of the Indemnifying Party, its employees or agents, for property
damage, personal injury, or death, provided however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for or be
required to indemnify the other party with respect to any injuries and/or damages to any person or property to
the extent resulting from the negligent or wrongful acts or omissions of such other party, their respective
subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, successors, and agents.
8. DURATION AND TERMINATION. The effective date of this MOU will be three years from the date the last
Party has signed. The MOU may be terminated by either Party upon a thirty (30) days advance written notice
of termination.
GOVERNING LAWS. This MOU shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Arizona,
10. CANCELLATION. This MOU is subject to cancellation for conflict of interest pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-511.
11 . FOREIGN PROHIBITIONS. Contractor certifies under A.R.S. §§ 35-391 ef seq., and 35-393 et that it
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does not have, and during the term of this MOU will not have, “scrutinized” business operations, as defined in
the preceding statutory sections, in the countries of Sudan or Iran.
12. PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION. Cooperative arrangements for planning, exchange of information and
continuing liaison will be developed and maintained.
This statement of understanding will be shared at all appropriate levels of The Salvation Army and Maricopa
County and will be in effect when signed by both parties and shall remain in effect until termination by written
notification by either party.
13. APPROVED:
For the Chairman, Board of Supervisor: For The Salvation Army, Southwest Divisional
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Clerk of the Board, Fran McCarroll
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Maricopa County Attorney: Approved as to Form:
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