<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 42-154. - 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 fully 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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                  Retain ownership of the lines until such time as 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 continue the revenue sharing contract, or the county may, at
                  its sole option, require the municipality to reimburse the county for the entire line
                  extending from the municipal boundary existing prior to the voluntary annexation to
                  the outer boundary of the newly annexed area, in accordance with the terms of the
                  specific contract.
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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 must reimburse the county for the entire line extending from the
                  municipal boundary prior to the involuntary annexation to the outer boundary of the
                  newly annexed area, in accordance with the terms of the specific contract.
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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 continue the revenue sharing contract or the county may, at its sole option, require
                  the municipality to 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, in accordance with the terms of the specific contract.
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                  (4)
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                  Keep municipalities informed of any actions or plan of action which could affect the
                  municipalities' ability to manufacture or distribute water or to transport or treat
                  wastewater.
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                  (5)
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                  Be responsible for applying 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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