10-073 - King County - 2010-2012 Animal Control Services

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Document Dated 5 -28 -10 c. "Enhanced Control Services" are additional Control Services that the City may purchase under certain terms and conditions as described in Exhibit E (the "Enhance Control Services Contract d. "Contracting Cities" means all cities that are parties to an Animal Services Interlocal Agreement that has gone into effect as of July 1, 2010, per Section 15. e. "Parties" means the City and the County. f. "Contracting Parties" means all Contracting Cities and the County. g. "Estimated Payment" means the amount the City is estimated to owe to the County for the provision of Animal Services over a six month period per the formulas set forth in Exhibit C. The Estimated Payment calculation may result in a credit to the City payable by the County. h. "Preliminary Estimated 2010 Payment" means the preliminary estimate of the amount that will be owed by (or payable to) each Contracting Party on January 15, 2011, as shown on Exhibit C -1. i. "Final Estimated 2010 Payment" means the amount finally determined and owed by each Contracting Party, on January 15, 2011, based on the number of Contracting Cities with respect to which the Agreement goes into effect per Sectionl5. j. "Control District" means one of the four geographic areas delineated in Exhibit B for the provision of Animal Control Services. k. "Reconciliation Adjustment Amount" means the amount payable each August 15 (commencing 2011) by either the City or County as determined per the reconciliation process described in Exhibit D in order to reconcile the Estimated Payments made for the prior Service Year as compared to actual cost, revenue, population and usage data for such Service Year, so that Cities pay for Animal Services based on actual (rather than estimated) data. I. "Service Year" means the calendar year in which Animal Services are or were provided; provided that in 2010, the Service Year is the period from July 1, 2010 December 31, 2010. 2. Services Provided. The County will provide the City with Animal Services described in Exhibit A. The County will perform these services consistent with governing City ordinances adopted in accordance with Section 3. In providing such Animal Services consistent with Exhibit A, the County shall have sole discretion as to the staffing assigned to receive and dispatch calls and shall be the sole judge as to the most expeditious, efficient and effective manner of handling and responding to calls for Animal Services. Except as set forth in Section 9 (Indemnification and Hold Harmless), services to be provided by the County pursuant to this Agreement 2