12-071 - King County - 2012-2017 Animal Control Services

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c. Cooperation and Licensing Support. The City will assist the County in its efforts to inform City residents regarding animal codes and regulations and licensing requirements and will promote the licensing of pets by City residents through various means as the City shall reasonably determine, including but not limited to offering the sale of pet licenses at City Hall, mailing information to residents (using existing City communication mechanisms such as bill inserts or community newsletters) and posting a weblink to the County's animal licensing program on the City's official website. The City will provide to the County accurate and timely records regarding all pet license sales processed by the City. All proceeds of such sales shall be remitted to the County by the City on a quarterly basis (no later than each March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31). 4. Term. Except as otherwise specified in Section 15, this Agreement will take effect as of July 1, 2012 and, unless extended pursuant to Subparagraph 4.b below, shall remain in effect through December 31, 2015. The Agreement may not be terminated for convenience. a. Latecomers. The County may sign an agreement with additional cities for provision of animal services prior to the termination or expiration of this Agreement, but only if the later agreement will not cause an increase in the City's costs payable to the County under this Agreement. Cities that are party to such agreements are referred to herein as "Latecomer Cities." b. Extension of Term. The Parties may agree to extend the Agreement for an additional two-year term, ending on December 31, 2017. For purposes of determining whether the Agreement shall be extended, the County will invite all Contracting Cities to meet in September 2014, to discuss both: (1) a possible extension of the Agreement under the same terms and conditions; and (2) a possible extension with amended terms. i. Either Party may propose amendments to the Agreement as a condition of an extension. ii. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to compel either Party to agree to an extension or amendment of the Agreement, either on the same or different terms. iii. The County agrees to give serious consideration to maintaining the various credits provided to the Contracting City under this Agreement in any extension of the Agreement. c. Notice of Intent to Not Extend. No later than March 1, 2015, the Parties shall provide written notice to one another of whether they wish to extend this Agreement on the same or amended terms. The County will include a written reminder of this March 1 deadline when providing the City notice of Document Dated 5-29-12 5