(1) The intent of the intrastate mutual assistance compact created under ORS 190.158 is to provide for nonreimbursable assistance to a requesting local government.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a responding local government may request reimbursement and a requesting local government may reimburse the responding local government.
(3) A request for reimbursement must be made and agreed to in writing prior to the provision of resources by the responding local government.
(4) If a dispute regarding reimbursement arises between a requesting local government and a responding local government, the involved local governments shall make every effort to resolve the dispute within 30 days of written notice of the dispute given by the local government asserting noncompliance to the other local government.
(5) If the local governments cannot resolve the dispute within 90 days after receipt of the notice of alleged noncompliance, either local government in the dispute may submit the dispute to arbitration under the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. [2007 c.97 §7]
Note: See note under 190.155.
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