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CNotwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all interest earned from 911 revenues shall be retained by the County. The composition of the Dispatching Department as to the number of personnel and their positions will be approved annually by the Batesville City Council upon advice and recommendation of the Mayor. Any additional personnel needed within the Dispatching Department shall be approved by the City Council. (I) The personnel constituting the Metropolitan Branch shall be under the direction, supervision, authority and control of the Sheriff of Independence County, Arkansas. The City shall, upon acceptance of this agreement, provide the funds and ordinances necessary to accomplish this agreement. In a like manner, the County, upon acceptance of this agreement, shall take all steps necessary for providing the funds and ordinances necessary for the enactment and enforcement of this agreement. Each party agrees to act in the utmost good faith and to take all steps necessary for the enforcement of the provisions and agreements contained herein. (J) The revenues as presently derived from District Court fines shall continue to be divided between the City and the County according to the location of the offense, and the City Attorney and the County Prosecutor shall continue to cause the offenses to be prosecuted in the same manner as was the case before this agreement. For example, should a misdemeanor citation be issued inside the corporate limits of the City, the City would retain all fines collected as a result thereof. The County in a ( like manner would retain all district court fines which resulted from arrests or citations within the County, but outside of the City limits.