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3 <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />This AGREEMENT, made and entered into this the day of , _~ 2000, by and between <br />Orange County (hereinafter referred to as "Count}') and the Town of Hillsborough (hereinafter referred to <br />as "Town"), to provide for periodic fire safety inspections of facilities within Town's jurisdiction as <br />mandated by the State of North Carolina pursuant to the authority contained in Article 128 of Chapter <br />153A and Article 20 of Chapter 160A of the North Carolina General Statutes. <br />WHEREAS, an agreement was made and entered into as of the 15` day of November, 1993, by and <br />between the County and the Town, whereby the County performed State mandated fire inspections of <br />facilities within the jurisdiction of the Town, and <br />WHEREAS, the Tvwn has assumed the duties of performing fire inspections through its Fire Inspector of <br />the Level One and Level Two facilities within the jurisdiction of the, Town, and requires assistance and <br />training far Leyel_Three fire safety. inspections, which i5 for approximately 32 (thirt~two~facilities, <br />NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual terms and agreements hereinafter set forth, <br />the County and the Town do agree as follows: <br />1. County will carry out, or cause to be carried out, within Town's jurisdiction the minimum schedule of <br />inspections required to be performed by local governments pursuant to Section 107, Volume V of the <br />North Carolina Fire Prevention Code, for Level Three subject facilities. The Town's Level One and <br />Level Two certified inspector shall perform inspections for Level One and Level Two facilities only <br />2. Appropriate officials of the County and Town shall continue to work together to produce a schedule <br />that identifies buildings, structures, and premises which aze of priority for inspections within Town's <br />jurisdiction. <br />3. County Fire Mazshal will submit within five working days of the end of each month a copy of each <br />fire safety inspection performed within Town's jurisdiction during that month to the Town's Code <br />Enforcement Officer. <br />4. County Finance Office will invoice Town monthly for all inspections performed by the County during <br />the prior month. Town will reimburse County for cost of all inspections performed by County, except as <br />provided below, within ten working days of invoice in accordance with the current fee schedule adopted <br />by the Board of County Commissioners. Source of payment and method for billing for inspections under <br />this agreement shall be at Town's discretion and shall, in no way, be or become a responsibility of County. <br />5. County will inspect all public school facilities within County's and Town's jurisdictions and all <br />facilities owned by County or licensed by the Department of Social Services as caze facilities within <br />Town's jurisdiction. County shall not invoice Town for such inspections. The County will perform plans <br />review in conjunction with the Orange County Planning Department, and the Town inspector will <br />participate in Level One and Level Two plans review. _A minimum, of Level Two certification is required <br />for Level One and Level Two Plans Review; and a Level Three certification is required for Level Three <br />Plans Review. <br />