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3. 4. 5. a. August 1, 1993; b. The date of the most recent election held on the question of establishing an advisory study committee pursuant to this subsection; or c. The date of issue of a written report prepared for a comprehensive study and analysis of the cooperative and restructuring options available to the county or city conducted by the governing body, an advisory study committee established pursuant to this section, a home rule charter commission, or through another study process for which a written report was prepared. The question of establishing an advisory study committee pursuant to subsection 2 requires an affirmative vote of a majority of those voting on the question for passage. The governing body shall appoint the members of the advisory study committee and set the duration of the committee. The members are not entitled to receive compensation, but may receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties as determined by the governing body. The governing body may provide office and meeting space and legal, clerical, facilitation, training, and other assistance to the study committee, and may appropriate funds in its final budget, or expend any unexpended balances in its general fund otherwise designated for current expenditure, for the necessary expenses of the advisory study committee. The committee, with the approval of the governing body, may: a. Employ and fix the compensation and duties of necessary staff; b. Contract and cooperate with other individuals and public or private agencies considered necessary for assistance, including institutions of higher education; c. Establish advisory subcommittees that may include persons who are not members of the study committee; d. Hold public hearings and community forums and use other suitable means to disseminate information, receive suggestions and comments, and encourage public discussion of the committee's purpose, progress, conclusions, and recommendations; e. Cooperate with a like committee established pursuant to this section by another political subdivision in the conduct of the study. A cooperative study does not preclude a study committee from making separate recommendations to the governing body; and f. Do any other act consistent with and reasonably required to perform its advisory function. 40-01.1-03. Cooperative advisory study committee. 1. The governing bodies of any two or more political subdivisions, including any combination of counties, cities, city park districts, townships, school districts, or other political subdivisions, may establish an advisory committee to study the potential for cooperative or combined efforts for providing local government functions and services. A cooperative advisory study committee is established: a. By execution of a joint powers agreement between participating political subdivisions or by joint resolution pursuant to separate majority votes of each participating governing body; or Page No.2