2009 Animal Svc - Town of Chapel Hill for animal control and emergency after-hour services and pet license fee collection

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NORTH CAROLINA ORANGE COUNTY AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY, HEREINAFTER THE COUNTY; AND THE TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL, HEREINAFTER THE TOWN: FOR ANIMAL CONTROL AND PROTECTION SERVICES AND EMERGENCY AFTER HOUR ANIMAL SERVICES AND FOR THE COLLECTION OF LICENSE FEES WHEREAS, the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill does appropriate funds for the 2009- 2010 fiscal year for the performance of animal control and emergency after hour animal services in Chapel Hill; and WHEREAS, the County operates the Orange County Animal Service Center and has a shared interest in continuing to offer this service through agreement to the Town: WITNESSETH 1. The County and Town hereby agree as follows: The Town will designate the Orange County Animal Services Center as its "Office of Animal Control," (hereafter "the OAC"). The County is authorized to appoint an Animal Control Officer to respond to emergency and routine animal service calls within the Town. During the hours of 8:00 am through 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, the County shall provide animal control and protection services to the Town. The County shall also respond to emergency after hour animal service calls as described below. The County's services to the Town are listed in 2.A. , 2.B. and 2.C. below. 2. A. Chapel Hill Animal Control And Protection Services • During the hours of 8:00 am through 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday the Animal Control Officer will respond to all animal services calls within the Town, both emergency and routine. • All service calls responded to on behalf of the Town under this agreement will be handled in accordance to the Town's Animal Control Ordinance and policies developed mutually by representatives of the Town and the County. • The County will provide phone access at the OAC for the purpose of receiving animal service calls during the hours noted in 1 above. • A quarterly report listing the number and types of calls handled within the Town limits will be forwarded to the Chapel Hill Police Department.