Okaloosa County BOCC — February 3, 2015 — Interlocal Agreement - Town of Shalimar and Okaloosa County

INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN OKALOOSA COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF SHALIMAR THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT is made and entered into this day of January 2015, between OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA (the “COUNTY”), and the TOWN OF SHALIMAR, FLORIDA (the “TOWN™). WHEREAS, the COUNTY is a non-charter county organized and existing pursuant to Article VIIL, Section 1(f) of the Florida Constitution, and provides water and wastewater services within its established service area within Okaloosa County, including within the municipal boundaries of the TOWN; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the water and wastewater services that the COUNTY provides within the municipal boundaries of the TOWN, it provides billings to its customers on a periodic basis; and WHEREAS, the TOWN desires to have the COUNTY include or attach the newsletters of the TOWN to the COUNTY’s periodic billings, which will provide information relating to general community matters; and NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above and the conditions, covenants, and obligations between the Parties as outlined herein, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by all, the Parties agree as follows: SECTION 1. The above recitals are essential terms of this Agreement and incorporated herein. SECTION 2. The COUNTY, through its Water & Sewer Department (“OCWS”), shall include a newsletter from the TOWN as an insert to its quarterly Utility Billing Statement. Such newsletters shall be prepared and mailed in accordance with the following procedures: (A) The TOWN shall be solely responsible for the newsletter. 1. A draft of the proposed newsletter shall be provided to OCWS for its review. Such draft shall be provided four (4) to six (6) weeks prior to the scheduled issuance of the OCWS quarterly Utility Billing Statement. The current mailing cycle for the Utility Billing Statements is February, May August and November of each year. (By example, the draft newsletter shall be due at OCWS on or prior to February 1 for the February newsletter; etc.) 2. OCWS shall review the draft within two weeks of receipt and after making appropriate adjustments, shall return a proof of the newsletter to the TOWN for its final review and approval. Such proof shall also be in a Microsoft Word format. The newsletter shall consist of general information to the public concerning community matters within the TOWN. The newsletter shall not be used for political purpose or for the dissemination of information seeking to influence public opinion of issues of local concern. 3. OCWS, in its review of the draft newsletter, may, in its sole discretion, elect to delete any or all material from the draft newsletter that it considers inappropriate. OCWS will notify the TOWN of any material that it considers inappropriate. And the removal of that material from the draft newsletter. 4. After final review by the TOWN, the Town shall be responsible for forwarding the approved draft of the newsletter to OCWS. 5. OCWS shall be responsible for forwarding the approved draft of the newsletter to Pinnacle or such other designee of OCWS (who is the OCWS vendor that will print and prepare the newsletter for delivery in the Utility Bill Statement.) 6. In the event that the schedule for the routine Utility Billing Schedule is altered, then OCWS shall give the TOWN ninety (90) days prior notice of the change in schedule. (B) The newsletter shall only be included within the Utility Billing Statements of customers of OCWS where the property that is the subject of the Utility Billing Statement is located within the municipal boundaries of the TOWN. The newsletter shall not be included in the Utility Bill Statement of any customers of the OCWS where the property that is the subject of the Utility Bill Statement is within the unincorporated area of Okaloosa County or in any other municipality. SECTION 3. (A) For the review, process and inclusion of the newsletter of the TOWN in the quar