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be paid from the delinquent taxes, penalty and interest collected for the City by such private legal counsel. The County will provide a copy of the current contract with legal counsel to the City, and will provide periodic performance reports regarding such contract. H. DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this Agreement the terms "assessment" and "collection" shall include the following: calc ula tion of tax, preparation of tax rolls, proration of taxes, correction of clerical errors in tax rolls, collection of tax liabilities, issuance of refunds and calculation of an effective tax rate required by Section 26.04 of the Texas Property Tax Code, for the years as provided above. The term "assessment" shall not include those functions defined as "appraisal" by the Texas Property Tax Code. The County shall bear all expenses incurred in performing such services. For the purpose of this Agreement, the term "current taxes" shall include only those taxes legally due and payable without penalty and interest. "Delinquent taxes" is defined as any taxes which have not been received by the County on or before January 31st of any and which given tax year and on which penalty and interest are due. 1. REGULATIONS AND LAWS This Agreement shall be subject to all valid rules, regulations and laws applicable thereto passed or promulgated by the United States of America, State of Texas, or any governmental body or agency having lawful jurisdiction or any authorized representative or agency of them. J. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY It IS expressly understood and agreed that, In the execution of this Agreement, neither the County nor City waives or shall be deemed hereby to waive any immunity or defense that would otherwise be available to it against claims arising in the exercise of governmental powers and functions. K. TERMINATION This Agreement shall continue ln full force and eff ect from year to year until such time as either party hereto, by written notice to the other, may terminate the