29-20 Agreement - Animal Control Services - Essex Fells.pdf

INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made this 1st day of January, 2020 by and between the Township of West Orange, a municipal corporation of the State of New Jersey, having principal offices at 66 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052, hereinafter referred to as "Provider", and the BOROUGH OF ESSEX FELLS, a municipal corporation of the State of New Jersey, having principal offices at 255 Roseland Avenue, Essex Fells, NJ 07201 hereinafter referred to as "Recipient"; WITNESSETH WHEREAS, N.J.S.A.26:3-22, authorized adjacent municipalities to contract for municipal services; and WHEREAS, the Recipient (Essex Fells) wishes to retain the services of the Provider (West Orange) for Animal Control Services for a period of three years beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2022. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and subject to the term and conditions of the following, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. The Provider shall make their Animal Control Services available to the Recipient on a daily basis, as needed, for five (5) days a week. Saturday, Sunday, holiday and night emergency services will be provided as needed and billed to the Recipient at a minimum of 4 hours per call at $35 per hour. Emergency service is defined as the care of injured animals, trapped animals, sick animals, animals whose lives are endangered or animals that are providing a danger to humans or have entered the living space of a residence (also on an emergency basis, the provider will assume control as described in paragraph 9 below of animals that have bitten a human being). 2. The Recipient will pay the provider the sum of $5,807.67 per annum to be prorated on a quarterly basis of $1,451.92 per quarter and paid within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoice for the contract year 2020 and the sum of $5,923.83 per annum to be prorated on a quarterly basis of $1,480.96 per quarter and paid within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoice for the contract year 2021 and the sum of $6,042.30 per annum to be