Common use of Ongoing Costs Clause in Contracts

Ongoing Costs. Ongoing costs directly related to operation of the System following implementation, including but not limited to hosting fees and maintenance and support, shall be shared among the Participants. The County, as System Administrator, will be responsible for receiving and initially paying such costs as they are billed by the vendor. Following each such annual payment to the vendor, the County will invoice each Participant (other than itself) in the amount listed in Exhibit B for the corresponding year based upon the Participant’s population. . Each Participant agrees to pay such amount to the County within thirty (30) days of receipt of the invoice. No additional, specific authorization of the Participants shall be required for routine hosting fees, maintenance, support and similar costs required to keep the System operational. Prior to the conclusion of the third year of this MOU, the Steering Committee shall review and adopt an updated cost sharing allocation to address the ongoing costs after Year 3. Upon its adoption by the Steering Committee, such updated cost sharing allocation will replace the current Exhibit B. When reasonably practicable, the System Administrator will use its best efforts to provide advance notice to the Participants of increases in ongoing operational costs.