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DocuSign Envelope ID: A932A796-8986-4806-BAE2-2961 1 D92E35E <br />Services Center. Sick and injured animals will be handled according to <br />the Shelter operating policy. <br />iv. The County may, in its discretion, bear the cost of emergency care and <br />shelter costs for animals that do not appear to have an owner or keeper, <br />or where the owner or keeper can be identified, charge the owner or <br />keeper with the cost of emergency care and shelter costs of the animals <br />consistent with the County operating policy. <br />V. County employees or their designees shall attempt to contact at a time <br />which is reasonable under the circumstances in each situation, the <br />owner or custodian of each animal involved in an emergency requiring <br />the assistance of the County Animal Services Center. <br />vi. Where Town Public Safety and /or Town officers are also on the scene <br />of an animal- related emergency, the County personnel shall cooperate <br />with Town personnel in matters involving safety of persons and /or <br />enforcement of the County's Unified Animal Control Ordinance, and /or <br />North Carolina General Statutes pertaining to animals. <br />vii. Subject to further guidelines as determined between the parties and <br />provided in "Guidelines for Emergency After Hours Calls" which are <br />attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. <br />3. Term. The Term of this Agreement shall be for the period beginning July 1, 2018 and <br />ending June 30, 2019. <br />4. Compensation. The Town shall compensate the County in the amount of Forty One <br />Thousand Five Hundred and Forty Five Dollars ($41,545.00) for the services provided <br />in this Agreement. <br />a. The County shall invoice the Town for Animal Control and Protective Services <br />and Emergency After Hour Calls Services on July 1, 2018, or shortly thereafter; <br />b. The Town shall within thirty (30) days thereafter pay the County, in one lump <br />sum, a payment in the amount of Forty One Thousand Five Hundred and Forty <br />Five Dollars ($41,545.00). <br />5. Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement for any reason by providing the <br />other party sixty (60) days written notice of intention to terminate the Agreement. <br />6. The Town will indemnify and hold the County harmless for any and all claims, demands <br />or actions whatsoever arising from the County's provision of services under this <br />Agreement unless the same results from the intentional or negligent conduct of the <br />County. It is the intent of this Section 6 that the Town indemnify the County to the fullest <br />extent permitted by law. <br />7. Entire Agreement. The County and the Town agree to be bound by the terms of this <br />Agreement, and further agree that it constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the <br />3 <br />