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IV. GENERAL CONDITIONS 1. Responsibilities of OPERATOR: a. SHELTER operations, including the handling of animals, shall comply with all policies and procedures established by the County Director of Field Services, as reviewed by COMMITTEE. OPERATOR agrees to maintain a policy and procedure manual. b. OPERATOR shall keep records of animal type, identifying marks,and time and place of pickup. OPERATOR shall also keep appropriate records of animals surrendered at SHELTER. c. OPERATOR shall provide forms for CITIES' use only for live or dead animals brought to SHELTER. CITIES will be responsible for their own internal reporting procedures not part of this M.O.U. d. Animals picked up by CITIES and delivered to SHELTER will be held for the minimum time as allowed under state law, unless a longer period is recommended by COMMITTEE and approved by the OPERATOR. e. The OPERATOR will collect CITIES' dog license fees only for dogs redeemed or adopted from the SHELTER. Those fees will be remitted in full to CITIES. Dog license fees collected will not be considered SHELTER revenue for the purpose of calculating net operating cost. f. OPERATOR shall charge fees for SHELTER services in accordance with fee schedules approved by PARTICIPATING ENTITIES. PARTICIPATING ENTITIES shall make an effort to establish uniform fees. OPERATOR may waive payment of such fees, only upon permission of the involved PARTICIPATING ENTITY. g. OPERATOR shall be responsible for assuring that employees assigned to the SHELTER are qualified to provide animal control services and shall designate an employee to be responsible for overseeing SHELTER activities. h. In the event of a personnel change to the person designated to oversee SHELTER Activities, and upon request by the COMMITTEE, the Sheriff or his designated representative shall provide COMMITTEE with information on the candidate's qualifications to perform the duties of the position and provide for the COMMITTEE.to meet the candidate prior to final selection. The COMMITTEE may provide input on the selection of the Shelter Supervisor or equivalent position assigned to the shelter. The final decision shall be at the sole discretion of the Sheriff 2. Responsibilities of PARTICIPATING ENTITIES: a. When an animal is delivered to the SHELTER by a PARTICIPATING ENTITY, personnel for the specific purpose of euthanasia, the euthanasia fee shall be paid by CITY through their quarterly billing. b. Dead animals delivered by a PARTICIPATING ENTITY to SHELTER shall be placed in containers provided by OPERATOR and will not have collars, chains, bandages, 4