C7AP - Authorize Firefighter Deployment to Israel

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION AND MIAMI BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT (“MBFD”) TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY MISSION OR PROGRAM FOR VOLUNTARY DEPLOYMENT OF THE CITY’S FIREFIGHTERS OR PARAMEDICS TO RETURN TO ISRAEL TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO (1) ACCEPT DONATIONS OF FUNDS AND IN-KIND SERVICES TO PAY FOR THE MISSION AND (2) ALLOW THE MBFD TO TREAT PERSONNEL WHO VOLUNTEER FOR, AND ULTIMATELY SERVE IN, ISRAEL, AS ON-DUTY MBFD EMPLOYEES, TO ENSURE THAT ANY POTENTIAL INCIDENTS INVOLVING MBFD PERSONNEL WHILE ON THIS MISSION WOULD RESULT IN THE SAME BENEFITS TO THE PERSONNEL AND/OR THEIR BENEFICIARIES AS IF THEY WERE RESPONDING TO AN ON-DUTY EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.