2016-367 County Mgr - Town of Hills. - Interlocal Agreement Re Admin. of the Town of Hills. Stormwater Utility Fee Billing - Collection

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367 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH REGARDING ADMINISTRATION OF THE TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH STORMWATER UTILITY FEE BILLING AND COLLECTION THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 10th day of May, 2016 between the Town of Hillsborough, North Carolina, a North Carolina municipal corporation, located in Orange County, North Carolina (hereinafter referred to as the "Town"); and Orange County, a body politic and political subdivision of the State of North Carolina (hereinafter referred to as the "County"), for the administration of the Town's Stormwater Utility Fee Billing and Collection (the "Stormwater Utility Fee"). WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the County and Town are public bodies, politic and corporate, under the laws of the State of North Carolina and are vested pursuant to Article 20 of North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 160A with the power and authority to enter into this Interlocal Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the Town is authorized and empowered by Article 16 of Chapter 160A of the North Carolina General Statutes to establish and operate a stormwater utility as a "public enterprise", and to establish, fix and enforce rates, fees, charges and penalties for the stormwater utility; and WHEREAS, the Town has proposed to establish a stormwater utility and to charge to properties located within the Town limits certain fees for stormwater management programs and structural and natural stormwater and drainage system service; and WHEREAS, the Town desires that the County administer collection of fees and charges to be levied against and charged to properties located within the Town; and WHEREAS, the County has broad tax collection and administration authority and staff in place to carry out that authority and is willing, subject to certain conditions, to provide administration and collection of stormwater utility fees and charges in the Town. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and on mutual promises and obligations set forth herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 1. TERM a. This Agreement shall commence July 1, 2016 and shall continue each fiscal year thereafter through June 30, 2026.