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increase in the assessment of the Company ' s real property and (2 ) downward, to reflect <br /> the natural decline in the value of the Company ' s personal property (existing in 2024 and <br /> acquired thereafter in the course of the new investment) as measured by the depreciation <br /> of such property in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles . <br /> B . EMPLOYMENT <br /> 1 . On or before December 31 , 2030 at least 204 net new positions filled with full-time <br /> equivalent employees will be created at the Facility as reflected in Exhibit B . The <br /> number of full -time positions shall be evidenced by one or more Quarterly Tax and <br /> Wage Reports (Form NCUI 101 ) filed with the N . C . Employment Security Commission . <br /> Net new positions means positions added above and beyond Baseline Employment . If <br /> 90 % of the net new positions are not achieved on or before December 31 , 2030 (or as <br /> extended as provided below) , the amount of the Grants will be adjusted as provided in <br /> Section 2 . D . and Section 6 . <br /> 2 . During the first year of operation following the year in which the Commencement Date <br /> occurs , Company and County agree Company shall hire 57 new full time employees at <br /> the Facility . During the second year of operation the Company shall hire an additional 51 <br /> new full time employees at the Facility for a total of 108 new full time employees at the <br /> Facility . During the third year of operation the Company shall hire at a minimum an <br /> additional 48 new full time employees for a total of 156 new full time employees at the <br /> Facility . During the fourth year of operation the Company shall hire an additional 36 new <br /> full time employees for a total of 192 new full time employees at the Facility . During the <br /> fifth year an additional 12 new full time employees shall be hired for a final and ongoing <br /> 204 full time employees at the facility . At the expiration of this Agreement, the <br /> Company shall employ, at the Facility in Orange County , at least the equivalent of 204 <br /> new full time employees in accordance with Exhibit B . <br /> 3 . Employees counted toward this total shall include only new employees of the Company <br /> in the State of North Carolina employed and located at Company ' s Facility in Orange <br /> County above and beyond Baseline Employment, provided such employees are <br /> employed in Orange County on a full time basis . Employees of the Company will be <br /> eligible to participate in Company sponsored health insurance and retirement programs . <br /> For purposes of this section "new full time employees " shall be defined as actively <br /> individuals and shall not include employees or positions counted for Baseline employed <br /> Employment or vacant positions for which the Company is actively or otherwise <br /> recruiting It is understood that vacancies occur and that when such occur the Company <br /> will immediately, or as soon as is reasonably possible thereafter, fill said vacancies . The <br /> average wage of the 204 new full time employees shall be , as of the last day of this <br /> Agreement, at the annual rate of $48 , 912 . <br /> C . DEVELOPMENT GRANT PARTICIPATION : Where applicable , the Company agrees to <br /> partner, through the commitment to create new jobs , with Orange County and other applicable <br /> agencies to apply for development grants that will improve or add water, sewer, road or other <br /> necessary infrastructure in order to facilitate the successful completion of this project . The <br /> Company agrees to meet with program representatives , and to participate in the grant request <br /> process as necessary to secure the required funding . <br /> D . GUARANTEED MINIMUM LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE : The Company agrees that its <br /> minimum level of performance pursuant to this Agreement shall be as set out in this Section 2 . <br /> Furthermore , Company agrees that failure to meet the minimum level of new employment as <br /> 4863 -5202 -3475 .v5 <br />