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I This amended Interlocal Agreement (Attachment 2) would be effective until midnight December 31, 2016, with an automatic renewal for three additional five (5) year terms. There is a one hundred and eighty (180) day grace period upon expiration for renewal or cancellation. Changes from the existing agreement are highlighted in yellow. The Town of Hillsborough is in agreement with the contract extension and amendment. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The County's Inspection division collects permit fees directly from the permit applicant for all projects within Hillsborough's jurisdiction for receipt into the General Fund. Orange County school impact fees within the Town of Hillsborough are also assessed and collected by the Inspections division. Permit revenues within the Town are approximately 30% of the Inspection division's revenue or approximately $250,000. Current project permitting and field inspection requests within the Town's jurisdiction amount to 35% of the division's total activity, or on average 24 inspection requests per day and 1,200 individual permits per year. The division's current procedures actively work toward a goal of eight inspections per day per inspector to allow for concise inspections and a high standard of customer service. Accordingly the North Carolina Department of Insurance uses a level of service (LOS) standard of eight inspections per day, per Inspector to maintain the Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating. Accounting for number of working days per year (250) and factoring in annual leave and sick leave, the field inspections and permitting activities within the Hillsborough jurisdiction require three full time field Inspectors, one third of a full time Property Development Specialist, one half of a full time commercial Plans Reviewer, one third of a full time residential Plans Reviewer, and one third of a full time Property Development Technician at the front counter. Due to the close proximity of Hillsborough to the base office, the County can efficiently recoup the costs for service. The division's customer service aspect for future businesses, as part of pre - development meetings conducted jointly with Hillsborough staff, is an incentive to economic development. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the Interlocal Agreement contained in Attachment 2 and authorize execution of the Agreement.