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NORTH CAROLINA <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />This AGREEMENT, made and entered into this the 15th day of September, 1998, by and between Orange <br />County (hereinafter referred to as "County") and the Town of Hillsborough (hereinafter referred to as <br />"Town"), to provide for periodic fire safety inspections of facilities within Town's jurisdiction as <br />mandated by the State of North Cazolina pursuant to the authority contained in Article 128 of Chapter <br />153A and Article 20 of Chapter 160A of the North Cazolina General Statutes. <br />WHEREAS, an agreement was made and entered into as of the 1st day of November, 1993, by and <br />between the County and the Town, whereby the County performed State mandated fire inspections of <br />facilities within the jurisdiction of the Town, and <br />WHEREAS, the Town is ready to assume the duties of performing fire inspections of the Level One <br />facilities within its jurisdiction, and <br />WHEREAS, it is the desire of the County and the Town to continue an agreement for the provision of <br />required fire safety inspections by County employees of facilities within the jurisdiction of the Town, that <br />require Level Two and Level Three fire safety inspections, <br />NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual terms and agreements hereinafter set forth, <br />the County and the Town do agree as follows: <br />1. County will carry out, or cause to be carried out, within Town's jurisdiction the minimum <br />schedule of inspections required to be performed by local governments pursuant to Section 107, Volume <br />V of the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code, for Level Tw® and Level Three subject facilities. The <br />Town Level One Certified Inspector will perform inspections for Level One subject facilities. <br />2. Appropriate officials of the County and Town shall continue to work together to produce a <br />schedule that identifies buildings, structures, and premises which are of priority for inspections within <br />Town's jurisdiction. <br />3. County Fire Mazshal will submit within five working days of the end of each month a copy of <br />each fire safety inspection performed within Town's jurisdiction during that month to the Town's Code <br />Enforcement Officer. During joint inspections conducted during training of Town staff, a copy of <br />inspection reports will be submitted to Town staff at the conclusion of each joint inspection. <br />4. County Finance Office will invoice Town monthly for all inspections performed by the County <br />during the prior month. Town will reimburse County for cost of all inspections performed by County, <br />except as provided below, within ten working days of invoice in accordance with the current fee schedule <br />adopted by the Boazd of County Commissioners. Source of payment and method for billing for <br />inspections under this agreement shall be at Town's discretion and shall, in no way, be or become a <br />responsibility of County. <br />5. County will inspect all public school facilities within County's and Town's jurisdictions and all <br />facilities owned by County or licensed by the Department of Social Services as caze facilities within <br />Town's jurisdiction. County shall not invoice Town for such inspections. The County will perform plans <br />