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supporting or necessary materials; public hearing, public meeting, and <br />administrative meeting expenses (including all costs of conducting a <br />special meeting if requested by the Applicant); and inspections and <br />review necessary to ensure and investigate compliance with applicable <br />laws, ordinances, regulations and the Applicant's approved development <br />and construction plans. <br />2.2 Applicant/Staff Meeting as an Expense: Where the Applicant demands or <br />requests an administrative or formal meeting with County staff members <br />(e.g., County-appointed engineer, Road and Bridge Director, County <br />Planning Director, County Attorney, or other executive or administrative <br />representative(s) of the County), "expenses" shall include all costs <br />incurred by the County for the attendance of each staff member at the <br />meeting which shall be computed at the hourly fee customarily charged to <br />the County by such staff member(s) or $30.001hour, whichever amount is <br />greater. Hourly charges for consultation or meetings with "in-house" <br />salaried County staff (e.g., County Chief Administrative Assistant to the <br />BOCC, Road and Bridge Director, County Planning Director, County <br />Attorney, etc.) shall not be charged to the Applicant unless: (1) the <br />County Administrative Assistant to the BOCC determines that the meeting <br />is not in the best interest of the County; and (2) the County Administrative <br />Assistant to the BOCC notifies the Applicant in writing that the cost for <br />attendance of "in-house" salaried staff members will be charged to the <br />Applicant pursuant to this Agreement. The County Administrative <br />Assistant to the BOCC ma_y modify, reduce, or waive all or a portion of the <br />expenses charged to the Applicant that are associated with a staff <br />meeting or may set a maximum cost for any meeting. It is the express <br />intent of this paragraph that the Applicant shall bear and pay in full all <br />expenses and costs of the County in the processing of the Application <br />and, if such Application is approved, for the County's inspection and <br />review of the development until such time that the development is <br />complete in accordance with the approved Application. <br />3.0 FULL AND SEPARATE ACCOUNTING OF REVIEW EXPENSES. <br />3.1 Separate Account and Accounting of Expenses: The County shall <br />maintain separate accounts of all expenses incurred for the Application. <br />A current statement of expenses incurred will be made available to the <br />Applicant within a reasonable time following the Applicant's request. The <br />Parties understand that due to customary delays in billing by the County's <br />outside consultants, a current statement may only include expenses billed <br />to the County as of the date of the Applicant's request. <br />3.2 Resolution of Disagreement Concerning Expenses: The Applicant may <br />administratively contest an expense billed to the Applicant pursuant to <br />this Agreement. The Applicant's contest shall be made in writing <br />delivered to the County Chief Administrative Assistant to the BOCC within <br />ten (10) days after the Applicant's receipt of notice of the billed expense. <br />The written contest shall specify in detail the expense challenged and <br />reason(s) for the contest. The Administrator shall use his or her best <br />efforts to review a timely written contest within five (5) business days and <br />to promptly respond in writing to the Applicant by: (1) affirming the <br />expense as appropriate under this Agreement; (2) deleting or rescinding <br />the expense as inappropriate under the Agreement; or (3) modifying or <br />reducing the expense with reasons for the modification or reduction. The