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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT This Agreement, entered into this 2a day of Augu c t 2023, by and between the Town of Indian River Shores (hereinafter referred to as the TOWN) and Indian River County, Solid Waste Disposal District (hereinafter referred to as the SWDD). WHEREAS, Florida Statute 403.706(1) gives the governing body of a county the responsibility and power to provide for the operation of solid waste disposal facilities to meet the needs of all incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county; and WHEREAS, the TOWN voluntarily joined the SWDD on December 10, 1987 in accordance with County Ordinance No. 87-67 adopted by the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners for the creation of SWDD on December 22, 1987; and WHEREAS, SWDD, a dependent special district, was created for the purpose of providing an efficient and acceptable means for the disposal of solid waste generated by the residents of Indian River County; and WHEREAS, the TOWN currently has an agreement with the TOWN's own independent and exclusive solid waste and recycling franchise collector for service within the municipal limits of the TOWN; and WHEREAS, it is the goal of the TOWN to participate with SWDD in the next procurement process for solid waste and recycling hauling services, herein after "Franchise Agreement"; and WHEREAS, it is the intent of the TOWN and SWDD to terminate the provisions of the current Interlocal Agreement, dated August 14, 2018 and the current Memorandum of Understanding, dated August 14, 2018, upon commencement of the next SWDD Franchise Agreement; and WHEREAS, it is the intent of the TOWN to be bound by the procurement decision of SWDD so that SWDD's franchise hauler would provide both the recycling and solid waste collection to the TOWN, in the same manner as is provided in the unincorporated areas of Indian River County; and WHEREAS, the TOWN understands that if SWDD collects payment for solid waste services through an assessment on the tax bill, the TOWN would separately contract with the Tax Collector and Property Appraiser for the collection of such assessments applied within the municipal limits of the TOWN, NOW THEREFORE, the SWDD and the TOWN hereto mutually agree as follows: 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein. 2. This Agreement shall be effective from the date it is filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Indian River County and shall remain in effect, until modified by a written subsequent agreement.