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<br />Page 8 of 15 <br /> <br />have the authority to revise measures as deemed necessary by the MOC. Collected data <br />will be maintained in a secure manner, consistent with any applicable confidentiality and/or <br />privacy obligations and the public records laws of North Carolina. The results of any <br />expansion or performance tracking programs developed by the County or developed by the <br />Towns with regard to their respective solid waste programs pursuant to this section will be <br />reported to the other Towns and County. <br /> <br />8. FINANCIAL <br /> <br />A. The County shall maintain a county-wide, Solid Waste Programs Fee (“Fee”) to be used for <br />the purpose of providing the Programs, Services and Facilities within the jurisdictions of the <br />Towns and County annually through the County’s budgetary process. Through such <br />process the County shall establish the Fee based on County’s good faith estimate of the <br />expenditures and revenues of providing Programs, Services and Facilities as projected in <br />the County annual budget to include both incorporated jurisdictions and the unincorporated <br />area of Orange County. The County is authorized to collect and administer the Fee within <br />the incorporated and unincorporated area of Orange County. This authorization is to include <br />the portion of Chapel Hill located within Durham County. <br />1. The County will provide a projected Fee rate to the Towns by February 20 of <br />each year unless a multi-year fee rate is authorized. <br />2. Unless otherwise authorized, the Fee shall become effective on July 1 of a given <br />year. <br /> <br />B. The County shall annually notify Towns of a projected Fee increase no later than February <br />20. Subject to the terms and any exceptions in this Agreement, the County shall be <br />responsible for establishing said Fee. The County shall establish said Fee through an <br />analysis of projected costs related to the delivery of Programs, Services and solid waste <br />Facilities, including maintaining adequate enterprise fund reserves. The Fee imposed <br />pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be uniform for each billed unit throughout the <br />jurisdiction. <br />C. The County shall annually notify Towns of projected tipping fees for the C&D Landfill <br />(Eubanks Road gate fees for deliveries such as vegetative (yard) waste, construction & <br />demolition, clean wood, and other tipping fees as may be established) no later than <br />February 20. Subject to the terms and any exceptions provided in this section, the County <br />shall be solely responsible for establishing said tipping fees. The County shall establish said <br />tipping fees through an assessment of projected costs related to the cost of providing <br />service, taking into account competitor pricing. <br /> <br />1. Tipping fees imposed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be uniform <br />for each Town and shall be in an amount sufficient to fully cover the costs of <br />providing the Services contemplated by this Agreement. <br />2. Tipping fees, unless otherwise provided, shall become effective on July 1 of each <br />year. <br />12