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2 <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY, HEREINAFTER THE COUNTY; <br />AND THE TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL, HEREINAFTER THE TOWN: FOR ANIMAL <br />CONTROL AND PROTECTION SERVICES AND EMERGENCY ANIMAL RESCUE <br />SERVICES (EARS) <br />WHEREAS, the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill does appropriate funds for the 2007- <br />2008 fiscal year for the performance of animal control and Emergency Animal Rescue <br />Services in Chapel Hill; and <br />WHEREAS, the County having assumed direct operation of the Orange County Animal <br />Shelter has the capability and a shared interest in continuing to offer this service through <br />agreement to the Town: <br />WITNESSETH <br />1. The County and Town hereby agree as follows: <br />The Town will designate the Orange County Animal Shelter as its "Office of Animal <br />Control," (hereafter "the OAC" or "the Shelter"). The County is authorized to appoint an <br />Animal Control Officer to respond to emergency and routine animal service calls within <br />the Town. <br />During the hours of 9:00 am through 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday, the County shall <br />provide animal control and protection services to the Town. The County's Emergency <br />Animal Rescue Service (hereafter "EARS") will respond to emergency calls as described <br />below. <br />The County's services to the Town are listed in 2.A. and 2.B below. <br />2. A. Chapel Hill Animal Control And Protection Services <br />• During the hours of 9:00 am through 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday the <br />Animal Control Officer will respond to all animal services calls within the <br />Town, both emergency and routine. <br />• All service calls responded to on behalf of the Town under this agreement <br />will be handled in accordance to the Town's Animal Control Ordinance and <br />policies developed mutually by representatives of the Town and the County. <br />• The County will maintain a phone line at the OAC for the purpose of receiving <br />animal service calls during the hours noted in 1 above. <br />