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TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL ANIMAL CONTROL, PROTECTION SERVICES, <br /> EMERGENCY AFTER HOUR ANIMAL SERVICES AND COLLECTION OF <br /> LICENSE FEES SERVICE AGREEMENT <br /> This Animal Control, Protective Services, Emergency After Hour Animal Services and <br /> Collection of License Fees Service Agreement is entered into by and between Orange <br /> County,North Carolina ("County") and the Town of Chapel Hill,North Carolina ("Town") <br /> as of the 1st day of July 2012 <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County provides animal control, emergency after hours and <br /> animal tax license collection services within Orange County; and <br /> WELEREAS, the Town has a,need for the services provided by Orange County <br /> through its' Animal Services Department; and' <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County operates a fully staffed Animal Services <br /> Department that has the capacity, capability and a shared interest in offering after hour <br /> emergency animal control and animal license collection fee services through an agreement <br /> with the Town; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Town of Chapel Hill desires to enter into an agreement with the County <br /> and has appropriated funds for the 2012-2013 fiscal year for the performance of critical after <br /> hour emergency animal services and animal license fee collection within the Town of Chapel <br /> Hill in accordance with the Town of Chapel Hill's Animal Control Ordinance. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed based on the mutual promises contained herein and for <br /> other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby <br /> acknowledged by and between the County and the Town as follows: <br /> WITNESSETH <br /> 1. Designation of Office of Animal Control., <br /> a. The Town will designate the Orange County Animal Services Center as its <br /> "Office of Animal Control," (OAC). <br /> b. The County is authorized to appoint an Animal Control Officer (ACO) to <br /> respond to emergency and routine animal service calls within the Town. <br /> 2. Scope of Services. <br /> a. Animal Control and Protective Services. The ACO shall provide animal <br /> control and protective services to the Town during the hours of 8:00 am <br /> through 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, responding to calls within the Town <br /> on both a routine and emergency basis. <br /> i. All service calls responded to on behalf of the Town under this <br /> agreement will be handled in accordance with the Town's Animal <br /> Control Ordinance and policies developed mutually by representatives <br /> of the Town and the County. <br />