2005 Emergency Svc - Town of Hillsborough for Level III fire safety inspections

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~~= ~~a3lder5" North Carolina Orange County This Agreement, made and entered into this the ~-~ ~ day of June, 2005 by and between Town of Hillsborough (hereinafter referred to as "Town") and Orange County (hereinafter referred to as "County"), to provide for periodic fire safety inspections of Level III facilities within Town's jurisdiction as mandated by the State of North Carolina pursuant to the authority contained in Article 18 of Chapter 153A and Article 20 of Chapter 160A of the North Carolina General Statutes. W I T N E S S E T H WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Town and the County to enter into an agreement for the provision of required fire safety inspections by County employees of Level III facilities within the jurisdiction of the Town, NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual terms and agreements hereinafter set forth, the Town and the County do agree as follows: County will carry out, or cause to be carried out, within Town's jurisdiction inspections for Level III facilities at a rate of $50.00 per hour. 2. Appropriate officials of the County and Town shall work together to produce a schedule identifying buildings, structures, and premises which are of priority for inspection within Town's jurisdiction. 3. County Fire Marshal will submit to the Assistant Town Manager, within five working days of the end of each month, a written report of each fire safety inspection performed within Town's jurisdiction during the previous month. 4. County Finance Office will invoice Town monthly for all inspections performed by County during the prior month. Town will reimburse County for cost of all inspections performed by County, except as provided below, within ten working days of receipt of invoice in accordance with rate stated in paragraph 1 above. Source of payment and method of billing for inspections under this agreement shall be at Town's discretion and shall, in no way, be or become a responsibility of County. 5. County will inspect all public school facilities within County's and Town's jurisdictions and all facilities owned by County within Town's jurisdiction. County shall not invoice Town for such inspections. 6. County will conduct routine re-inspections of Level III facilities that fail to comply fully with provisions of the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code. However, code enforcement decisions regarding facilities that fail to comply after repeat inspections, that may require civil or criminal action, will be Town's responsibility. Town shall not be responsible for enforcing code violations found to exist in County owned buildings or public school buildings located within Town's jurisdiction. 7. Nothing in this agreement shall prevent appropriate Town agencies or personnel from assisting in the enforcement of the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code and in detecting and reporting such violations as they deem necessary.