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0 <br />Page 2 of .3 <br />Shelter. Sick and injured animals will be handled according to the Shelter operating <br />policy. <br />• The County may, in its discretion, bear the cost of emergency care and shelter costs for <br />animals that do not appear to have an owner or keeper, or where the owner or keeper can <br />be identified, charge the owner or keeper with the cost of emergency care and shelter <br />costs of the animals consistent with the Shelter operating policy. <br />• County employees or their designees shall attempt to contact at a time which is <br />reasonable under the circumstances in each situation, the owner or custodian of eaclr <br />animal involved in an emergency requiring the assistance of the Shelter. <br />• The County shall make quarterly reports to the Town on the EARS that required a <br />response within the Town. These quarterly reports will list the date of'the call, name of <br />the caller, street location of animal, species of animal, animal ID#, and type of assistance <br />rendered. These reports will be forwarded to the Town Police Department. <br />• Where Town Police, and/or Town Animal Control officers are also on the scene of an <br />animal-related emergency, the County personnel shall cooperate with Town personnel <br />in matters involving safety of persons and/or enforcement of the Town's animal <br />control ordinance. <br />Upon receipt of invoice for the services of EARS, the Town shall make four equal quarterly <br />installment payments of $1500.00 to the County for a total amount of $6,000.00 for the fiscal <br />year 2005-2006, <br />This agreement shall be in effect for the period beginning July 1, 2005 and ending .June .3Q <br />2006, subject to annual renewal as negotiated and agreed upon by both pazties, unless either <br />party gives .30 days notice of intention to cancel this agreement.. <br />Ia wiutess rvl:ereof, the parties leerern:to cause Otis agreentertt to be executed in t/teir respective <br />nnrnes. <br />This the day of , 2005 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />MOSES CAREY, JR., CHAIR <br />