Agenda - 09-30-1998 - Additional Information

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County shall endeavor to adjust any and all Governmental Fees only annually, with changes becoming effective only at the beginning of a Fiscal Year. (d) The County may decrease any Governmental Fee from time to time in its discretion, without prior notice to or action by any other Parry. The County shall promptly notify the other Parties of any decrease in any Governmental Fee. 5.08. Other Fees. If the County determines that it is or may be advisable to create, increase or decrease any other rate, fee or charge, including any charges by the County for the sale of goods (for example; mulch) or services, then the County shall give at least 30 days' notice of the proposed change to the other Parties, and the County shall 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 it is subsequently approved by the County. If the Advisory Commission recommends that the change not be approved, then the change may take effect only if the change is subsequently approved by the County and at Ieast two other Parties (except that approval by any two Parties shall be required at any time there are less than four Parties to this Agreement). A change shall 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. 5.09. Time Limitation on Fee Change Approvals. Any approvals given by a Party to the imposition or increase of any fee, pursuant to the approval requirements in Sections 5.06, 5.07 and 5.08, shall be of no further effect after 90 days from the date of the action granting approval (or after such shorter or longer period as may be made part of the action granting approval), if the imposition or increase so approved has not by such time received all approvals required for its effectiveness. 5.10. Use of System Revenges and County General Fnnds. (a) The County shall use System Revenues solely to carry out the Solid Waste Management Nes Policies and solely for the benefit of the Solid Waste System, including (i) to pay costs of disposing of Solid Waste, (ii) to pay costs of collecting, processing and disposing of Recyclables, (iii) to the extent permitted by law, to pay costs of providing public benefits determined to be provided pursuant to Section 3.02, and (iv) to pay costs of solid waste reduction activities. The County shall not use System Revenues to pay costs of collecting Solid Waste in unincorporated areas of the County. (b) The County shall in no event be required to use assets or funds other than those of the Solid Waste System to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement, including its obligations under Section 2.04(a) but excluding its obligations under Section 2.05. 5.11. Risk Management. The County covenants that it will maintain a practical program of insurance and risk management, with reasonable terms, conditions, provisions and costs, which the County determines (a) will afford the County adequate protection against loss caused by damage to or destruction of the Solid Waste System or any part thereof and (b) will provide reasonable liability protection for bodily injury and property damage resulting from the construction or operation of the Solid Waste System.