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consent of all the other Parties. Further, the Parties intend and agree that the County shall endeavor to adjust the Mixed Solid Waste Tipping Fee only annually, with changes becoming effective only at the beginning of a Fiscal Year. (2) The County may decrease the Mixed Solid Waste Tipping Fee from time to time in its discretion, without prior notice to or action by any other Party. The County will promptly notify the other Parties of any decrease in the Mixed Solid Waste Tipping Fee. Governmental Fees. (1) If the County determines that it is or may be advisable to create and impose any Governmental Fee, then the County will give at least 30 days' notice of the proposed Governmental Fee to the other Parties. A Governmental Fee may then be imposed only if the creation and imposition of such Governmental Fee is subsequently approved by the County and at least two other Parties (except that approval by the County and any other single Party will be required at any time there are less than four Parties to this Agreement). A new Governmental Fee will take effect at the end of the notice period or, if later, the date of the last Governing Body approval necessary for it to take effect. (2) The County may increase any individual Governmental Fee from time to time in its discretion with at least 30 days' notice of the increase to all other Parties. The County may not, however, increase any individual Governmental Fee during or at the beginning of any Fiscal Year to a fee that exceeds the fee in effect at the end of the preceding_ Fiscal Year by more than 10% without the prior consent of all the other Parties. The Parties intend and agree that the County shall endeavor to adjust any and all Governmental Fees only annually, with changes becoming effective only at the beginning of a Fiscal Year. (3) The County may decrease any Governmental Fee from time to time in its discretion, without prior notice to or action by any other Party. The County will promptly notify the other Parties of any decrease in any Governmental Fee. Other fees. (1) This section applies to rates, fees or charges that the County may create or change, other than the Mixed. Solid Waste Tipping Fee and Governmental Fees. This section would apply to any County proposal to create, increase or decrease an availability fee. This section does not apply to any proposal to impose or change any special district tax related to the System; instead, the generally applicable law shall govern any such proposal. The Parties note that North Carolina law currently requires a Town's consent to include any area within that Town's jurisdiction within a special taxing district, but that the County controls the rate of any special district tax in its discretion. (2) If the County determines that it is or may be advisable to create, increase or decrease any rate, fee or charge covered by this section, then the County will give at least 30 days' notice of the proposed change to the other Parties, and the County will request that the Advisory Commission consider the proposed change. If the Advisory Commission recommends that the change be approved, then the change may take effect if the County subsequently approves it. If the Advisory Commission recommends that the change not be approved, then the change may take effect only if the County and at least two other Parties subsequently approve the change (except that approval by the County and any other single Party will be required at any time there are less than four Parties to this Agreement). A change will take effect at the end of Draft of June 1, 1999 5