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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AND <br /> CITY OF VERO BEACH 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 CITY OF VERO BEACH, a <br /> Florida municipal corporation ("City"). <br /> BACKGROUND RECITALS <br /> WHEREAS, in 2012, the City adopted Ordinance 2012-01 regulating the use of <br /> fertilizer within the City ("City Fertilizer Ordinance"); and <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 2013, the City adopted Ordinance 2013-23 amending the <br /> City Fertilizer Ordinance to include additional regulations consistent with the County Fertilizer <br /> Ordinance; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City, not having a code enforcement officer devoted full-time to <br /> enforcing the City Fertilizer Ordinance, has requested the County to assist in the enforcement <br /> of the City's Fertilizer Ordinance through the use of the Enforcement Officer; 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 City Fertilizer Ordinance within the <br /> City in order to promote local efforts to improve surface and ground water quality and reduce <br /> 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 City 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 is <br /> authorized to enforce the City Fertilizer Ordinance within the corporate limits of the City <br /> pursuant to the Code Enforcement Ordinance of the City, section 2-261, COVB Code, et seq. <br /> The Enforcement Officer will spend a minimum average of four hours per week enforcing the <br /> F.14ttorneylbylenlCtty FeArkzer Enforcement ILA.docx <br /> 1 <br /> 234 <br />