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5 <br /> 4. COUNTY ADMINISTRATION <br /> a. Orange County agrees to, and hereby does, appoint, designate, and <br /> empower Durham County with the authority to bill and collect the Solid <br /> Waste Program Fee for properties located within the Town of Chapel Hill <br /> lying within the County of Durham. <br /> b. Durham County shall perform the above services through its Tax <br /> Administration Office and shall include these fees on the annual property <br /> tax bill for affected properties, or any successor division as may be <br /> designated by the Durham County Manager. <br /> C. It is understood and agreed that Orange County shall provide Durham <br /> County any and all information, records, or materials needed by Durham <br /> County for the effective and accurate collection of such fees and charges, <br /> as identified by Orange County in the County Code, including but not <br /> necessarily limited to the Fee Structure and data set compatible with the <br /> Durham County Tax Administration Office billing data set. Non-Matches will <br /> be resolved by the Orange County staff. <br /> d. Partial payments will be applied first to a property owner's outstanding <br /> Durham County property tax liability until the property tax has been fully <br /> paid. Once the property tax has been fully paid, partial payments will be <br /> applied to any outstanding SWPF fees. <br /> 5. ENFORCEMENT <br /> a. The Parties agree Durham County has limited responsibility to collect <br /> unpaid or delinquent fees and only by means that do not require that the <br /> fee is a lien on real property. <br /> b. Orange County has the sole responsibility at Orange County's cost to <br /> collect unpaid or delinquent fees and charges. <br /> C. Durham County shall provide Orange County annually any and all records <br /> related to unpaid and/or delinquent Solid Waste Program Fee accounts. <br /> 6. REVIEW OF AGREEMENT <br /> During the initial term of this Agreement, the Agreement shall be reviewed by staff of <br /> Orange County and Durham County each year beginning no later than October 15, of each <br /> year in order to determine: the cost/benefit of the County's administration of the collection of <br /> SWPF for the portion of residents located within the Town of Chapel Hill lying within Durham <br /> County, any difficulties encountered implementing the terms of this Agreement and any other <br /> issues that need to be examined. Should the review demonstrate a need to adjust the fees to <br /> adequately compensate Durham County for administration of collection of the SWPF, the <br /> parties shall work together to determine the appropriate fee to be paid for year three and <br /> forward. <br />