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vi. Where Town Public Safety and/or Town officers are also on the scene of <br /> an animal-related emergency,the County personnel shall cooperate with <br /> Town personnel in matters involving safety of persons and/or <br /> enforcement of the Town's animal control ordinance. <br /> vii. Subject to further guidelines as determined between the parties and <br /> provided in"Guidelines for Emergency After Hours Calls"which are <br /> attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. <br /> c. Pet License Fee. The County agrees to collect animal taxes (or pet license fees) <br /> for the Town and to remit or credit those taxes to the Town in a manner that is <br /> mutually agreeable to the County and the Town. <br /> i. The County is responsible for setting its animal tax(or pet license fees) <br /> pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 153A-153. Animal tax. <br /> ii. The Town is responsible for setting its animal taxes (or pet license fees) <br /> pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 160A-212. Animal taxes. <br /> iii. The Town and the County agree to provide each other with at least 60 <br /> days of notice about any change that they are making in their respective <br /> animal taxes (or pet license fees). <br /> 3. Term. The Term of this Agreement shall be for the period beginning July 1, 2012 and <br /> ending June 30, 2013. <br /> 4. Compensation. The Town shall compensate the County in quarterly <br /> installments of Twenty One Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty-five <br /> Dollars and 75/100 ($21,285.75) for a total annual payment not to exceed <br /> Eighty-Five Thousand One Hundred and Forty Three Dollars ($85,143) <br /> for the services provided in this Agreement. <br /> The Town shall also compensate the County on a quarterly basis an <br /> Administrative Fee of ten percent(10%) of the total revenues received by <br /> the Town and processed by the County for pet licensing fees (or pet tax <br /> fees) during the quarter. <br /> d. The County shall invoice the Town for Animal Control and Protective Services <br /> and Emergency After Hour Calls Services and the Administrative Fee quarterly <br /> beginning September 30, 2012, or shortly thereafter and each successive quarter <br /> thereafter; <br /> e. The Town shall pay the County within thirty (30) days after receipt of an <br /> accurate invoice approved by the Town. <br /> 5. Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement for any reason by providing the <br /> other party sixty (60) days written notice of intention to terminate the Agreement. <br /> 6. Indemnity. Unless otherwise limited by applicable law, the County agrees to indemnify and <br /> hold harmless the Town, its officers, agents and employees from all loss, liability, claims or <br /> expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from bodily injury, including death or <br /> 3 <br />