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<br />"Parties" are those public entities which are listed in Exhibit "A." <br /> <br />"Public Works Agency" is defined as, and shall include, all County or City <br />departments that perform public works functions, other than those defined as a <br />Law Enforcement, Lifeguard or Fire Agency. Public Works Agencies include, <br />but are not limited to, Public Works Departments, Municipal Utility Departments, <br />and County agencies including Resources and Development Management <br />Department, John Wayne Airport, Health Care Agency, and Integrated Waste <br />Management Department, and public works functionS within County operations <br />such as the Transportation and Facilities Operations functions with the Sheriff's <br />Department and Probation. <br /> <br />"Subsystem" is defined as ('IDe d' f"ur operational subsystems that use common <br />equipment, each in a similar way, but use different operational procedures. These <br />are referred to as the Law Subsystem, the fire Subsystem, the Lifeguard <br />Subsystem and the Public Works Subsystem. <br /> <br />"System Backbone" is defined as those portions of the System Backbone that <br />provide the means by which dispatch centers and mobile radios cornmunicate <br />with each other, and is composed of radio infrastructure equipment, microwave <br />equipment, and associated control equipment. <br /> <br />"System field Equipment" is defined as that portion of the System that uses the <br />System Backbone for communications and consists of dispatch center equipment, <br />mobile radios, and portable radios. <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />OPERATIONAL POLICIES - LAW ENFORCEMENT SUBSYSTEM <br /> <br />The Orange County Chiefs of Police and Sheriffs Association (OCCOPSA) is an <br />established organization composed of representatives from the Sheriff's <br />Department, City Police Departments, District Attorney's Office and Probation <br />Department. The OCCOPSA Communications Committee has been delegated by <br />OCCOPSA the responsibility for operational policy development for the Law <br />Enforcement Subsystem. Partner and Participating agencies agree that <br />operational policy for the Law Enforcement Subsystem shall be developed by the <br />OCCOPSA Communications Committee and ratified where appropriate by the <br />OCCOPSA, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br />OPERATIONAL POLICIES - FIRE SUBSYSTEM <br /> <br />The Orange County Fire Chiefs' Association (OCFCA) is an established <br />organization composed of representatives from the Orange County Fire Authority <br />and City Fire Departments. The OCfCA Communications Committee has been <br />delegated by OCFCA the responsibility for operational policy development for <br />the Fire Subsystem. Partner and Participating agencies agree that operational <br />policy for the Fire Subsystem shall be developed by the OCFCA Communications <br /> <br />Joint Agreement Nov232004 Final <br /> <br />Page 3 <br />