Today, the Contract Services Program has advanced to the point that, in varying degrees, all of the 88 cities in the County contract for at least one or more County services. Now 37 of the newer cities incorporated since 1954 contract with the County for nearly all of their municipal services. Under the Contract Services Program, the County will, upon request, provide municipal-type services to any city within the County at cost and at the same basic level provided by the County in serving the unincorporated territory. Cities may request that the level of services be increased, in which case the city pays for the accompanying increased cost. The program provides that the County shall retain full supervisory control over County employees engaged in providing contract municipal services, while the city council or city administration shall generally determine the level and type of services it desires to receive.
All service agreements contain a provision for their termination by either party.