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DocuSign Envelope ID:08A2B2DB-4947-4CCE-9B2F-75EF67B09402 <br /> MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING <br /> BETWEEN <br /> ORANGE COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF MEBANE <br /> Funding for Joint Economic Development Programs <br /> Article 46 Collaborative Outreach <br /> WHEREAS,North Carolina law authorizes counties to enter into agreements with third parties to <br /> provide services under mutually agreed upon terms and conditions; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Town of Mebane ("Town") wishes to provide services or engage in economic <br /> development activities as designated herein, and Orange County("County") and its residents and <br /> businesses would benefit from those services or activities. <br /> NOW THEREFORE, the County and Town agree, through this Memorandum of Understanding <br /> ("MOU"), to the following terms and conditions: <br /> 1. County authorizes the Town to request Collaborative Outreach funding from Article 46 for <br /> fiscal year 2020-2021 up to the amount of One Thousand Four Hundred Thirty Two <br /> Dollars and Thirty Cents ($1,432.30). The services or activities that qualify under this <br /> funding category shall consist of and be limited to economic development programs that aid <br /> in job creation, drive economic growth, support existing businesses, recruit new businesses, <br /> and in the promotion of other activities such as innovation and entrepreneurial growth, agri- <br /> tourism and agriculture in Orange County. No other services or activities are authorized by <br /> this MOU. The funding amount will be calculated annually based on a formula that adds the <br /> total population of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and the portion of Mebane located <br /> within Orange County, and allocates each towns' percentage of the total population to the <br /> total amount of Collaborative Outreach funding budgeted in a given year($60,000.00 for FY <br /> 2020-21). Collaborative Outreach funds that are not requested by the Town within the given <br /> fiscal year will automatically roll over to the next year and be available for the Town to <br /> request at a later date. <br /> 2. The Town shall make a request to the County, in writing, to access these funds. The request <br /> shall include details pertaining to the amount of funding sought, a description of the services <br /> or activities the funding would support, the expected outcomes, any additional partners in the <br /> services or activities, and what resources the Town is providing to the services or activities. <br /> The Town shall also express any additional role they expect the County to play as it relates to <br /> the identified services or activities, and to acknowledge use of the Collaborative Outreach <br /> funding as a joint partnership between the Town and the County. <br /> - 1 - <br />