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2 <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY HEREINAFTER THE COUNTY; <br />AND THE TOWN OF CARRBORO, HEREINAFTER THE TOWN: FOR <br />EMERGENCY AFTER HOUR ANIMAL SERVICES AND LICENSE FEE <br />COLLECTION. <br />WHEREAS, the Aldermen of the Town does appropriate funds for the 2009-2010 fiscal year <br />for the performance of critical after hour animal services in Carrboro; and <br />WHEREAS, the County operates the Orange County Animal Services Center and has the <br />capability and a shared interest in offering this service through agreement to the Town: <br />NOW THEREFORE It is agreed by and between the Town and the County based on the <br />mutual promises herein and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and <br />sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, as follow <br />1. The County and the Town hereby agree as follows: <br />• The County's Animal Services Department will provide staff to respond to emergency <br />after hour calls as described below. <br />• All County employees responding to service calls under this agreement will <br />receive training pertaining to the Town's Animal Control Ordinance. <br />• The County agrees to provide an animal control vehicle and necessary animal control <br />equipment for the County's use in the Town in fulfillment of this agreement. <br />• The Town and the County will cooperate to train County employees providing <br />emergency after hour animal service in the requirements of the Town's Animal Control <br />Ordinance. <br />• It is understood that the County is responsible for setting its animal taxes (or pet license <br />fees) pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 153A-153. Animal tax. <br />• It is understood that the Town is responsible for setting its animal taxes (or pet license <br />fees) pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 160A-212. Animal taxes <br />• The Town and the County agree to provide each other with at least 60 days of notice <br />about any change that they are making in their respective animal taxes (or pet license <br />fees) <br />• The County agrees to collect animal taxes (or pet license fees) for the Town and to remit <br />or credit those taxes to the Town in a manner that is mutually agreeable to the County <br />and the Town. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />