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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 14-15 WA Region 11 Coop Benefits Agreement WESTLAKE ACADEMY SOLUTION 14-15 EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER REGION 11 BENEFITS COOPERATIVE INTERL CAI, AGREEMENT RESOLUTION AND AGREEMENT. WHEREAS, Westlake Academy, an open-enrollment charter school operated by the Town of Westlake, Texas, ("Participant") pursuant to the authority granted under Chapter 791 Government Code, as amended, desires to join together with other school districts, charter schools, or governmental entities to participate in employee benefits offered by the Education Service Center Region 11 Employee Benefits Cooperative(the "ESC Region 11 BC"), holding the opinion that participation in these programs will be beneficial to the school district, charter school, or governmental entities and its employees; and, WHEREAS, the ESC Region 11 BC is managed by a committee called the Board of Record that consists of the superintendents or chief executive officers or their designees from each of the Participants in the Coop; WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees fords that the passage of this Resolution is in the best interest of the citizens of Westlake as well as the students, their parents, and faculty of Westlake Academy. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Board of Trustees of Participant requests the ESC Region 11 BC to include Westlake Academy as a participant. Participant acknowledges and agrees to the following: 1. The purposes of the ESC Region 11 BC are governmental functions or services that each party to this agreement is authorized to perforrn individually; 2. Any obligation to pay any fees will come from current revenues available to the Participant; 3. Such fees fairly compensate the parties performing the functions and services under the agreement; 4. This agreement incorporates the Operational Procedures developed by the Board of Record as it currently exists or may be hereafter amended by action of the Board of Record; 5. Participant delegates to the Board of Record authority to modify the Operational Procedures as the Board of Record deems in the best interests of the ESC Region 11 BC; 6. Participant delegates to the Board of Record all purchasing functions related to the purposes of this interlocal agreement to the maximum extent permitted by law; 7. Participant shall comply with the Operational Procedures as established, modified, and/or approved by the Board of Record; 8. The ESC Region 11 BC shall comply with the purchasing requirements for the purchase of personal property and services as required by Chapter 44 of the Education Code and Chapter 791 of the Local Government Code; 9. The term of this agreement shall be one year, from September 1, 2014, to August 31, 2015, and Resolution WA 14-15 Pagel of 3 10. Participant or the ESC Region 11 BC may terminate Participant's participation in the ESC Region 11 BC for any reason by giving written notice to the ESC Region 11 BC Board of Record sixty(60) calendar days before the anniversary date of this agreement. SECTIN l: That, all matters stated in the recitals hereinabove are found to be true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference as if copied in their entirety. SECTION 2e That, the Board of Trustees Westlake Academy, hereby approves the agreement for Westlake Academy attached to this resolution as Exhibit "A': SECTION 3: If any portion of this resolution shall, for any reason, be declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof and the Council hereby determines that it would have adopted this Resolution without the invalid provision. SECTION 4: That this resolution shall become effective from and after its date of passage. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of Participant authorizes its Superintendent to execute any and all documents and take whatever action necessary to carry out the desires of the Board of Trustees as stated herein. Resolution WA 14-15 Page 2 of 3 I certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the resolution and agreement adopted by the Board of Trustees of Westlake Academy and that the same is reflected in the minutes of the Board meeting held on August 11, 2014. In witness thereof, we hereunto affix our signatures this 1 l th day of August, 2014. BY: Signature of School Board or Charter School Board President Signature ochool Board or Charter School Board Secretary L/ii,.o, II ') Signature o Scho , : • and or Charter School Superinten nt Laura Wheat Typed Name of School Board or Charter School Board President Kelly Edwards Typed Name of School Board or Charter School Board Secretary Thomas Brymer Typed Name of School Board or Charter School Board Superintendent Name of Agency: Address: Name of Contact Person: Phone Number: Westlake Academy 2600 JT Ottinger Road Westlake, TX 76262 Todd Wood (817) 490-5711 a Signature of ESC Region 11 BC Board President Signature of ESC Reon 11 BC Board Secretary Signatu Director of ESC Region 11 BC Date Approved by ESC Region 11 Wes Eversole Typed Name of ESC Region 11 BC Board President William Stokes Typed Name of ESC Region 11 BC Board Secretary Dr. Clyde W. Steelman, Jr. xecutive Typed Name of ESC Region 11 BC Executive Director Resolution WA 14-15 Page 3 of 3