2016-366 Tax - City of Mebane - Interlocal Agreement for Tax Collection

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c2 Di Tay NORTH CAROLINA ORANGE COUNTY INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT for TAX COLLECTION This is an interlocal c operation agreement (hereinafter called the "Interlocal Agreement") made this the V�- day of kA., 2016, and effective as of the I"day of July, 2016, by and between the City of Mebane, a municipal corporation in the State of North Carolina (hereinafter called the "CITY,") and Orange County,North Carolina, a political subdivision of the State of North Carolina (hereinafter called the "COUNTY"), and also collectively referred to as the "Parties." WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the CITY and COUNTY have determined that it is in the public benefit and interest to enter into an Interlocal Agreement for Tax Collection to provide for the listing, billing and collection by the COUNTY of ad valorem taxes and related charges which are due to the CITY; and WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that the negotiated payment set forth herein is in the best interests of their citizens; and WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Statutes in Chapter 160A, Article 20, provide that units of local government may enter into agreements in order to execute an undertaking providing for the continual exercise by one unit of any power, function or right, including the collection of taxes; and WHEREAS, the CITY and the COUNTY agree this Interlocal Agreement shall continue for five (5) years, from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2021, unless terminated pursuant to the terms herein; and WHEREAS, the governing bodies of the CITY and COUNTY have ratified this Interlocal Agreement by record in their respective minutes; and THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, terms and conditions contained in this Interlocal Agreement herein accruing to the benefit of each of the respective parties hereto and other good and valuable consideration, receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by the CITY and the COUNTY, the parties agree as follows: I. COUNTY Billing and Collection of CITY Taxes. The COUNTY shall provide collection of CITY ad valorem taxes and directly related charges on behalf of the CITY beginning July 1, 2016, for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. The CITY shall maintain all responsibility for CITY property taxes prior to 2016. 2. Tenn of Agreement. This Interlocal Agreement shall continue for five (5) years, from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2021, unless terminated pursuant to the terms herein.