DEPARTMENT
Public Works
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Fulton County and Clayton County Water Authority for sanitary sewer services related to the Brittany and Normandy subdivisions and billing services related to the Lake Royale subdivision for a period of 20 years. Effective upon approval by the BOC.
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
GA CONST Art. 9, ? 3, ? I provides that the County may contract for any period not exceeding 50 years with any other public agency, public corporation, or public authority for joint services, for the provision of services, or for the joint or separate use of facilities or equipment; but such contracts must deal with activities, services, or facilities that the contracting parties are authorized by law to undertake or provide. O.C.G.A ? 36-10-1 provides that all official contracts entered into by the County governing authority with other persons on behalf of the County shall be in writing and entered on its minutes
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Health and Human Services
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND
In 1989, an IGA with Clayton County, and its subsequent amendments, allowed the homes within the Brittany and Normandy subdivisions in Fulton County to send their wastewater to Clayton County for treatment. Fulton County is currently charged a fixed rate per home within the Brittany and Normandy subdivisions. It was agreed to be in the interest of both Fulton County and the Clayton Water Authority to draft a new agreement that billed the County based on actual flow volume rather than a set cost per home.
This new IGA also addresses the sew...
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