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C << Zc� l � - , 3s <br /> TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL ANIMAL CONTROL , PROTECTION SERVICES , <br /> EMERGENCY AFTER HOUR ANIMAL SERVICES AND COLLECTION OF <br /> LICENSE FEES SERVICE AGREEMENT <br /> This Animal Control , Protective Services , Emergency After Hour Animal Services and <br /> Collection of License Fees Service Agreement is entered into by and between Orange <br /> County , North Carolina ( " County " ) and the Town of Chapel Hill , North Carolina ( " Town" ) <br /> as of the 1 st day of July 2019 . <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County provides animal control , emergency after hours and <br /> animal tax license collection services within Orange County ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Town has a need for the services provided by Orange County <br /> through its ' Animal Services Department ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Orange County operates a fully staffed Animal Services <br /> Department that has the capacity , capability and a shared interest in offering after hour <br /> emergency animal control and animal license collection fee services through an agreement <br /> with the Town ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Town of Chapel Hill desires to enter into an agreement with the County <br /> and has appropriated funds for the 2019 - 2020 fiscal year for the performance of critical after <br /> hour emergency animal services and animal license fee collection within the Town of Chapel <br /> Hill in accordance with the Town of Chapel Hill ' s Animal Control Ordinance . <br /> NOW, THEREFORE , it is agreed based on the mutual promises contained herein and <br /> for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby <br /> acknowledged by and between the County and the Town as follows : <br /> WITNESSETH <br /> 1 . Designation of. Office of Animal Control . <br /> a . The Town will designate the Orange County Animal Services Center as its <br /> " Office of Animal Control , " ( OAC ) . <br /> b . The County is authorized to appoint an Animal Control Officer (ACO ) to <br /> respond to emergency and routine animal service calls within the Town . <br /> 2 . Scope of Services . <br /> a . Animal Control and Protective Services . The ACO shall provide animal <br /> control and protective services to the Town during the hours of 8 : 00 am <br /> through 5 : 00 pm , Monday through Friday , responding to calls within the Town <br /> on both a routine and emergency basis . <br /> i . All service calls responded to on behalf of the Town under• this <br /> agreement will be handled in accordance with the Town ' s Animal <br /> Control Ordinance and policies developed mutually by representatives <br /> of the Town and the County . <br /> Rev 5 / 19 <br />