<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 42-190. - General responsibilities of county.</div>
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               Under this division the county shall:
               
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                  (1)
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                  Review projects and respond in a timely manner to accommodate the municipalities'
                  budget schedules.
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                  (2)
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                  Fund eligible construction costs of the project to include any or all of the following
                  costs:
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                  a.
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                  Design.
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                  b.
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                  Legal.
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                  c.
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                  Permitting.
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                  d.
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                  Line placement.
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                  (3)
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                  Invoice annually the amount due according to the executed contract.
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                  (4)
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                  Retain ownership of the lines until such time as the loan is satisfied, or the municipality
                  annexes the lines or users of the line.
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                  a.
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                  For a voluntary annexation that annexes the line or a user of the line, the county
                  reserves the right to demand full payment of the loan balance due on the entire line
                  extending from the municipal boundary existing prior to the voluntary annexation to
                  the outer boundary of the newly annexed area.
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                  b.
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                  For an involuntary annexation, in which all of the line and its customers are annexed,
                  the municipality shall reimburse the county for the entire line extending from the
                  municipal boundary existing prior to the involuntary annexation to the outer boundary
                  of the newly annexed area.
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                  c.
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                  If a user is involuntarily annexed, but the line is not, the county reserves the right
                  to demand full payment of the loan balance due on the line extending from the municipal
                  boundary existing prior to the involuntary annexation to the outer boundary of the
                  newly annexed area.
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                  (5)
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                  Keep the municipality informed of any actions or plan of action which could affect
                  the municipalities' ability to manufacture or distribute water or transport or treat
                  wastewater.
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                  (6)
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                  Apply for federal and state grants, if available.
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               (Ord. No. 2006-07, 6-15-2006; Ord. No. 2017-11, 9-18-2017; Ord. No. 2020-17, 10-19-2020)
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