INTERGOVERNMENTAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS Clause Samples
The Intergovernmental Services Agreements clause defines the terms under which two or more government entities collaborate to provide services or share resources. Typically, this clause outlines the scope of services, responsibilities of each party, funding arrangements, and procedures for resolving disputes. For example, it may govern how a city and a county jointly operate a public facility or coordinate emergency response efforts. Its core function is to establish clear expectations and legal frameworks for cooperation, thereby reducing misunderstandings and ensuring efficient delivery of public services.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS. 7.10.1 The Agreement shall not come into effect until the first intergovernmental services agreement, negotiated by government and the Dogrib Treaty 11 Council and as submitted by the chief negotiators to their principals during the ratification process, has been signed.
7.10.2 The first intergovernmental services agreement referred to in 7.10.1 and any subsequent agreement shall, where practicable, provide for the delivery of a type of program or service to all persons on Tåîchô lands or in a Tåîchô community by a single mechanism.
7.10.3 The primary objective of an intergovernmental services agreement is
(a) to provide for the management, administration and delivery of health, education, welfare, family or other social programs and services to persons other than Tåîchô Citizens on Tåîchô lands or in a Tåîchô community and to Tåîchô Citizens; and
(b) to be the instrument through which government and the Tåîchô Government exercise their authorities over these types of programs and services and assume responsibility and accountability for their delivery, in a manner that respects and promotes the Tåîchô language and the culture and way of life of the Tåîchô First Nation.
7.10.4 An intergovernmental services agreement may include a description of the principal elements of any legislation or Tåîchô laws governing the types of programs and services covered by it and shall include
(a) a description of the manner in which Tåîchô language and the culture and way of life of the Tåîchô First Nation will be respected and promoted;
(b) a description of the manner in which the programs and services will be delivered, including any role to be played by government, by the Tåîchô Government, by any institution of government, including, for greater certainty, a Tåîchô community government, by any institution of the Tåîchô Government or by any joint institution;
(c) provisions implementing the principle that persons affected by an intergovernmental services agreement should have an opportunity to participate in the decision making process with respect to the management and delivery of the programs and services covered by it, provided that, in the case of programs and services delivered by an institution of government or of the Tåîchô Government or by a joint institution of both, this principle shall be implemented by providing an appropriate opportunity for those persons to be represented on that institution;
(d) provisions for the resolution of disputes; and
(e) provision...
INTERGOVERNMENTAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS. 3.3.1 On the request of the Dinjii Zhuu Government, the Parties shall consider and may reach agreement on an intergovernmental services agreement or other measure for the management, administration, and delivery of any program or service within the jurisdiction of the Dinjii Zhuu Government whether or not the Dinjii Zhuu Government has enacted a law respecting such matter.
3.3.2 Any agreement under section 3.3.1 that provides for or uses a program delivery institution or agency may provide for appropriate opportunities for individuals directly and significantly affected by the delivery of the programs and services under the agreement to be represented on that institution or agency.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS. 4.3.1 The Parties may enter into agreements to coordinate the delivery of programs and services or to otherwise harmonize program and service delivery, or enter into arrangements for information sharing, record keeping or other measures as may be agreed upon.
4.3.2 An agreement for the delivery of programs and services under section 4.3.1 may, without limiting the scope of the agreement:
(a) include other parties; and
(b) provide for, or use:
(i) institutions or agencies jointly created by the Parties to the agreement;
(ii) an Inuvialuit Institution
(iii) a Government of the Northwest Territories institution or agency; or
(iv) other arrangements, to deliver the programs and services.
4.3.3 Any agreement under section 4.3.2 that provides for or uses a program delivery institution or agency shall provide for appropriate opportunities for individuals directly and significantly affected by the delivery of the programs and services under the agreement to be represented on that institution or agency.