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7 <br /> e <br /> consent of all the other Parties. Further, the Parties intend and agree that the County shall <br /> endeavor to adjust the Mixed Solid Waste Tipping Fee only annually, with changes becoming <br /> effective only at the beginning of a Fiscal Year. <br /> (2) The County may decrease the Mixed Solid Waste Tipping Fee from time to time <br /> in its discretion, without prior notice to or action by any other Party. The County will promptly <br /> notify the other Parties of any decrease in the Mixed Solid Waste Tipping Fee. <br /> Governmental Fees. (1) If the County determines that it is or may be advisable to <br /> create and impose any Governmental Fee, then the County will give at least 30 days' notice of <br /> the proposed Governmental Fee to the other Parties. A Governmental Fee may then be imposed <br /> only if the creation and imposition of such Governmental Fee is subsequently approved by the <br /> County and at least two other Parties (except that approval by the County and any other single <br /> Party will be required at any time there are less than four Parties to this Agreement). A new <br /> Governmental Fee will take effect at the end of the notice period or, if later, the date of the last <br /> Governing Body approval necessary for it to take effect. <br /> (2) The County may increase any individual Governmental Fee from time to time in <br /> its discretion with at least 30 days' notice of the increase to all other Parties. The County may <br /> not,however, increase any individual Governmental Fee during or at the beginning of any Fiscal <br /> Year to a fee that exceeds the fee in effect at the end of the preceding Fiscal Year by more than <br /> 10%, without the prior consent of all the other Parties. The Parties intend and agree that the <br /> County shall endeavor to adjust any and all Governmental Fees only annually, with changes <br /> becoming effective only at the beginning of a Fiscal Year. <br /> (3) The County may decrease any Governmental Fee from time to time in its <br /> discretion,without prior notice to or action by any other Party. The County will promptly notify <br /> the other Parties of any decrease in any Governmental Fee. <br /> Other fees. (1) This section applies to rates, fees or charges that the County may <br /> create or change, other than the Mixed Solid Waste Tipping Fee and Governmental Fees. This <br /> section would apply to any County proposal to create, increase or decrease an availability fee. <br /> This section does not apply to any proposal to impose or change any special district tax related to <br /> the System; instead, the generally applicable law shall govern any such proposal. The Parties <br /> note that North Carolina law currently requires a Town's consent to include any area within that <br /> Town's jurisdiction within a special taxing district, but that the County controls the rate of any <br /> special district tax in its discretion. <br /> (2) If the County determines that it is or may be advisable to create, increase or <br /> decrease any rate, fee or charge covered by this section, then the County will give at least 30 <br /> days' notice of the proposed change to the other Parties, and the County will request that the <br /> Advisory Commission consider the proposed change. If the Advisory Commission recommends <br /> that the change be approved, then the change may take effect if the County subsequently <br /> approves it. If the Advisory Commission recommends that the change not be approved, then the <br /> change may take effect only if the County and at least two other Parties subsequently approve the <br /> change (except that approval by the County and any other single Party will be required at any <br /> time there are less than four Parties to this Agreement). A change will take effect at the end of <br /> Draft of June 1, 1999 5 <br />