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4 <br />ii. The County will provide phone access at the OAC for the purpose of <br />receiving animal service calls during the hours noted in subparagraph <br />2(a)(i) above. <br />iii. The County will provide a quarterly report listing the number and types <br />of calls handled within the Town limits to the Chapel Hill Police <br />Department. <br />iv. All County employees responding to service calls under this agreement <br />will receive training pertaining to the Town's Animal Control Ordinance. <br />v. The County agrees to provide an animal control vehicle and necessary <br />animal control equipment for the use in the Town. <br />vi. At times when the designated ACO is on vacation or taking other forms <br />of leave, the County agrees to provide an individual to respond to <br />emergency calls for service, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 <br />p.m. <br />b. Emergency After Hour Call Services. The County shall provide emergency <br />after hour animal service calls as described below. <br />i. Emergency after hour animal services are from 5:00 pm to 8:00 am <br />Monday through Friday and all holidays and weekends. <br />ii. The County shall provide trained, qualified personnel to respond to <br />emergency after hour animal calls within the Town by going to the scene <br />when necessary to protect and preserve the health and safety of the public <br />and the life and health of animals. <br />iii. Qualified county personnel shall, when necessary and proper in the <br />judgment of County personnel, provide first aid treatment and/or take <br />animals requiring care to veterinary facilities according to County policy. <br />When immediate veterinary care is not needed in the judgment of County <br />personnel, an animal may be taken to the Animal Services Center. Sick <br />and injured animals will be handled according to Animal Services' <br />operating policy. <br />iv. The County may, in its discretion, bear the cost of emergency care and <br />sheltering costs for animals that do not appear to have an owner or <br />keeper, or where the owner or keeper can be identified, charge the owner <br />or keeper with the cost of emergency care and sheltering costs of the <br />animals consistent with the Animal Services' operating policy. <br />v. County employees or their designees shall attempt to contact at a time <br />which is reasonable under the circumstances in each situation, the owner <br />or custodian of each animal involved in an emergency requiring <br />assistance. <br />