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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 />