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ORANGE COUNTY and TRIANGLE TRANSIT
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
FOR LEVY OF TRANSIT SALES TAX
Intergovernmental Agreement ( "Agreement ") dated al -z-
This is made by and
between the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority, d /b /a Triangle Transit
( "TTA "), a three county regional transportation authority organized pursuant to NCGS Chapter 160A et.
seq., and Orange County ( "County "), a political subdivision of the State of North Carolina. In this
Agreement TTA and the County may be individually referred to as "Party" and collectively referred to as
"Parties ".
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the County and TTA, have determined that it is in the best interest of Orange County
citizens for them to coordinate the planning, construction and expansion of public transit services in
order to provide efficient and effectively linked transit services to the residents of, the employees and
employers in, and the visitors to the Orange County area; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have determined that an efficient and effective transit system is
crucial, in concert with other transportation, land use, and economic development initiatives, to
maintain a high quality of life, appropriately to support future development, and to provide
transportation options to the current and future residents, employees and employers of the Orange
County area; and
WHEREAS, the Parties understand that new county -wide tax levies authorized by the North
Carolina General Assembly in NCGS Chapter 105, Article 43 ( "Article 43 ") will be paid by residents and
businesses in all locations within the County; and
WHEREAS, these Article 43 tax levies should be invested to the highest degree possible so that
the return on investment accrues to Orange County's quality of life, tax base, and retail sales proceeds,
which can create long term financial sustainability for public transit; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement is entered into pursuant to the authority granted by NCGS Chapter
160A, Article 20.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and assurances contained herein,
and the mutual benefits to result therefrom, the Parties agree as follows
1. That this Agreement does not indicate approval of the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment
Plan ( "Orange BRI Plan ") by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners ( "Orange
BOCC ").
2. That this Agreement does not require or bind the Orange BOCC to approve, set or schedule a
referendum for voter approval of a transit sales tax.
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3. TTA agrees that it will not levy the transit sales tax in Orange County pursuant to Article 43 unless
the Orange BOCC by Resolution requests TTA to levy this tax.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have approved this Agreement and have caused it to be
signed by the Chair of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, attested to by the Clerk of
the Orange County Board, and by the General Manager of TTA, and it is effective as of the year and day
first written above.
Orange County
By: ►iiw� �.
Bernadette Pelissier, Chair
Board of County Commissioners
Research Triangle Region Public Transportation Authority
By: A&W A Z-
General Manager
Approved as to legal form:
General Counsel
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Attest:
Clerk