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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AND <br /> TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES FOR FERTILIZER REGULATION ENFORCEMENT <br /> THIS AGREEMENT for fertilizer regulation enforcement ("Agreement") is entered into <br /> this day of , 2015 by and between INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, a <br /> political subdivision of the State of Florida ("County") and THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER <br /> SHORES, a body corporate existing under the laws of the State of Florida ("Town"). <br /> BACKGROUND RECITALS <br /> WHEREAS, in August 2013, the County established the Indian River County Fertilizer <br /> and Landscape Management Ordinance ("County Fertilizer Ordinance"), which was amended <br /> in October 2013; and <br /> WHEREAS, as part of establishing the County Fertilizer Ordinance, the County <br /> designated the authority to enforce the County Fertilizer Ordinance to a code enforcement <br /> officer within the County public works department (the "Enforcement Officer"); and <br /> WHEREAS, in November 2014, the Town adopted an ordinance regulating the use of <br /> fertilizer within the Town (the "Town Fertilizer Ordinance"); and <br /> WHEREAS, the Town, not having a code enforcement officer devoted full-time to <br /> enforcing the Town Fertilizer Ordinance, has requested the County to assist in the <br /> enforcement of the Town's Fertilizer Ordinance through the use of the Enforcement Officer; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the parties find it serves a governmental and public purpose to enter into <br /> this Agreement to provide enhanced enforcement of the Town Fertilizer Ordinance within the <br /> Town in order to promote local efforts to improve surface and ground water quality and <br /> reduce the adverse effects of fertilizers on the environment, <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises herein <br /> contained and other good and valuable consideration, and intending to be legally bound, the <br /> County and the Town agree as follows: <br /> 1. Recitals. The background recitals are true and correct and form a material part <br /> of this Agreement. <br /> 2. Authority and Duties of Enforcement Officer. The Enforcement Officer will <br /> spend a minimum average of two hours per week enforcing the Town Fertilizer Ordinance <br /> within the Town each calendar month (e.g. 8 hours monthly). Such enforcement includes, <br /> but is not limited to, educating the public and lawn-maintenance personnel on the Town <br /> Fertilizer Ordinance, responding to complaints related to the Town Fertilizer Ordinance, <br /> investigating violations of the Town Fertilizer Ordinance, issuing warnings and code <br /> enforcement citations as provided by the Code Enforcement Ordinance, preparing for and <br /> F:VittomeylDylanlTown Fertilizer Enforcement ILA.do, 1 <br /> 238 <br />