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5 exceptions provided in this section, County shall be solely responsible for establishing said fees. County shall establish said fees through its good faith estimate of the actual costs of providing the services contemplated by this Agreement. Fees imposed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be uniform for each Town and shall be in an amount sufficient to fully cover the costs of providing the services contemplated by this Agreement. • Subject to the two exceptions set out below, any fee increase of more than five percent (5%) must be approved by the Towns in advance. o This shall not apply where County has provided at least twelve (12) months’ notice of said fee increase and where such increase greater than five percent (5%) is necessary to maintain the then current level of services. o County’s service contract provider, a provider of some services contemplated by this Agreement, contains provisions for annual increases in costs based on annual increases in the national Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). This Paragraph shall not apply where a greater than ten percent (10%) fee increase is necessary based on the CPI increase requirement of County’s contract with service provider, or any other service provider where the service contract contains a similar provision, and where County has notified Town prior to May 1 of a fiscal year in which such a CPI increase greater than 10 percent (10%) is expected for the next fiscal year. Need to confirm that this is an accurate reflection of the process. Should Towns have the ability to comment/negotiate all fees charged to Town residents and to the Town governments, including Basic Services Fee, Convenience Center Fee, mattress recycling fee, C&D landfill fee, etc.? Wording is somewhat confusing. In the event a Town or Towns fail to approve a fee increase of greater than ten percent (10%) for any service where such increase is necessary to fully pay for the provision of any service contemplated by the terms of this Agreement or where such increase is necessary for County to meet its contractual obligations with any contractor engaged in providing any of the services contemplated by this Agreement County may, at its option, terminate this Agreement as it applies to any Town that fails to approve said fee increase. o Any termination pursuant to this section shall be without cost or penalty to County. o In the event County terminates this Agreement pursuant to the terms of this section the Town or Towns with which the Agreement is terminated shall be responsible for the full amount of any outstanding costs or debt related to the provision of services contemplated by this Agreement as such costs or debt apply within its territorial jurisdiction. Need better understanding as to definition of debt. o Any termination pursuant to this section shall be effective at the end of the fiscal year in which a Town or Towns fail to approve the aforementioned fee increase and after written notice by the County to the Town(s). “If the County determines that it is or may be advisable to create and impose any additional type of Governmental Fee (beyond the existing Urban Curbside and Multi‐family Fee), then the County will give at least 60 days’ notice of the proposed Governmental Fee to the other parties. A Governmental Fee may then be imposed only if the creation and imposition of such Governmental Fee is subsequently approved by the County and at least one other of the largest two (by population) local government Parties. A new Governmental Fee will take effect at the end of the notice period or, if later, the date of the last Governing Body approval necessary for it to take effect.” “The County may increase any individual Governmental Fee (except the existing Urban Curbside or Multi‐family Fee) from time to time in its discretion with at least 60 days’ notice of the increase to all Parties. The County may not, however, increase any individual Governmental Fee during or at the beginning of any Fiscal Year to a fee that exceeds the fee in effect at the end of the preceding Fiscal Year by more than 10%, without the prior consent of all the other Parties. The Parties intend and agree that the County shall endeavor to adjust any and all Governmental Fees only annually, with changes becoming effective only at the beginning of a Fiscal Year.” Advisory Board or Citizens Committee Staff discussed adding more detail here but had little direction from elected officials. • Representing each Town, County and potentially the University • State composition, terms, rules of procedure and membership • State mission/charge