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any pension law, nor the right of any such person to receive any benefits or compensation under any act of Congress. Subd. 8. Participation in Labor Dispute or Politics. A. The emergency management organization shall not participate in any form of political activity, nor shall it be employed directly or indirectly for political purposes, nor shall it be employed in a labor dispute. The director may express professional opinions on legislative or other legal regulations consistent with the areas found in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 12. Subd. 9. Authorizing Dispatch and Use of City Equipment and Services by the Director in Emergency Situations (Mutual Aid). A. The City finds it desirable and necessary to authorize the director to dispatch City equipment and personnel to local communities who request aid to combat their emergency, disaster, or major incident consistent with this ordinance, and Section 4, Subdivision 5. B. The director shall evaluate the internal needs of the City, and dispatch appropriate available aid. The director shall immediately recall, order and terminate the use of any dispatched equipment and personnel when the need for their use no longer exists, or earlier, when it appears in the best interest of the City. Aid requested from outside the Lake Minnetonka Regional area, or extended local aid within the Lake Minnetonka Regional area, shall require mutual agreement between the director and the city Manager/Administrator or their designee. C. The director shall be fully authorized as an agent of the City, and at all provisions for compensation of personnel, rental of equipment, liability insurance coverage, worker’s compensation insurance and all other safeguards and matters pertaining to the City, its equipment and personnel, shall apply in each case as if specifically authorized and directed at such time, whether or not the governing body or authority of the place in which the disaster, major incident, mutual aid, or other occurrence exists, has previously requested and provided for assistance and the use of equipment and personnel under a mutual protection agreement or other' pe protection agreement within the City. SECTION 2. Effective U.is Ordinance shall be published in THE PIONEER and THE LAKER newspapers and shall be effective upon approval and publication. Adopted by the City Council of Orono, Minnesota on this 22nd day of February, 1999 by a vote of__ayes and ___nays. ATTEST: Linda S. Vee, City Clerk Gabriel Jabbour, Mayor Page 1 of 6 i