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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br />UNION COUNTY <br />INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT <br />THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT is entered into this the 20 day of <br />May , 2014, by and among UNION COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of <br />North Carolina (hereinafter "Union "), CABARRUS COUNTY, a political subdivision of the <br />State of North Carolina (hereinafter "Cabarrus "), and the SHERIFF OF CABARRUS COUNTY, <br />Brad Riley. <br />WITNESSETH <br />WHEREAS, counties are authorized by North Carolina General Statutes §§ 153A -445 <br />and 160A -460 et seq, to enter into interlocal agreements; and <br />WHEREAS, one of the primary public safety priorities in the region of North Carolina <br />where these two counties are situated is to be able to share resources in real time, on demand to <br />help mitigate an emergency that threatens a jurisdiction in the region or the region as a whole; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, there is a mutual advantage in the provision of joint undertakings, services, <br />and facilities in a manner, and pursuant to forms of governmental organization, that will accord <br />with the geographic, economic, and population factors influencing the needs and developments <br />of local communities; and <br />WHEREAS, Union operates its primary 911 Call Center in Monroe, North Carolina <br />(hereinafter the "Union Center "); and <br />WHEREAS, sharing in the use, cost, and configuration of the Cabarrus County 911 Call <br />Center (hereinafter the "Cabarrus Center ") leverages resources, space and equipment to provide <br />a resilient alternative 911 call center for Union, capable of handling 911 emergency calls in the <br />event there is a technical, mechanical or building failure, or any other circumstance during which <br />Union cannot receive or respond to emergency calls at the Union Center (a "Service Outage "), or <br />there is an occurrence (including, without limitation, a fire, flood or other weather - related <br />destruction, or attack on the building housing Union Center) necessitating the evacuation of the <br />Union Center for a period of time such that Union is unable to receive or respond to emergency <br />calls at the Union Center (a "Disaster Situation "); and <br />WHEREAS, the interconnection of technology and equipment at the Cabarrus Center <br />would permit Cabarrus to make use of the Union Center in the event of an emergency situation <br />during which Cabarrus is unable to make use of alternative 911 call centers in Kannapolis and <br />Concord, North Carolina; and <br />1 of 4 <br />Attachment number 1 <br />F -8 Page 86 <br />