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4 Public Works Fuel for the Town of Hillsborough vehicles and equipment based on a 1995 agreement between the Town and County. The fuel station cost $247,121 and the Town of Hillsborough contributed $54,425, in return the county would provide fuel to the town and bill them monthly for fuel cost only. The Town of Hillsborough residents use the Solid Waste Convenience Centers. Revenue County collects all municipal property taxes under a 1980 contract (CH & Carrboro are parties to same agreement). Collection cost is apportioned out to Towns based on their share of the taxes collected and number of tax bills collected on behalf of each jurisdiction. For 1997/98, Hillsborough paid about $9,200 for tax collection (real, personal, and vehicles). It seems realistic that it would cost the Town several times that amount if they handled this service themselves, but we have not studied that issue as all parties seem satisfied with the cooperative approach. By law, the County must collect motor vehicle taxes for the Towns, and can charge up to 1.5% of total vehicle taxes collected. We don't charge on this basis at this time - we have continued to charge for motor vehicle tax collection on the same formulaic basis, under the 1980 agreement (this works to the Town's advantage). Tax Assessor By law, the Assessor's office provides the municipalities with parcel values. County is not required to bill real/personal property taxes on behalf of the Towns (as noted, we must bill and collect motor vehicle taxes), but we have chosen to do so for years since County must bill County taxes anyway. County is not compensated by Towns for this service. We have not studied how much it might cost Hillsborough to do its own tax billing; however it would be a significant expenditure. Planning The county performs all building and inspections permits for Hillsborough which represents about 5% of all of our permit activity.