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<br />H, <br /> <br />To establish rules and regulations for the maintenance and operation fthe <br />joint dispatch center, I <br />To appoint and make use of subcommittees to assist the joint bo,*"d in <br />carrying out its powers and authority, <br /> <br />I. <br /> <br />In exercising the foregoing powers, the joint board does not have authority to b nd a <br />governmental unit to financial obligations in amounts that exceed allocations for dis atch <br />services as set forth in the governmental unit's annual budget, as approved by the resp ctive <br />governing body, <br />5. Financial Obligations under Prior Agreement. The parties to the original Joint <br />Powers Agreement agreed to make financial contributions based on the estimated annual b dget <br />for the joint dispatch center, prepared by the executive director of the joint dispatch cent r, as <br />reviewed and approved by the joint board, For example, the parties originally agreed that jeach <br />party's initial contribution to the joint dispatch center would be based on each party pa1ng a <br />percentage ofthe annual budget for the joint dispatch center as outlined below: <br />A. Fargo - 53% <br />B. Moorhead - 22% <br />C, Cass County - 15% <br />D, Clay County - 10% <br /> <br />Pursuant to these terms, each member shall allocate funds within the member's b dget <br /> <br />representing its share of dispatch center costs, The executive director of the joint dispatch c nter <br /> <br />bills each member on at least a quarterly basis and payments are made accordingly, <br /> <br />6, Revised formula for financial obligations. With West Fargo's addition ias a <br /> <br />member. to the joint powers agreement for operation of the joint dispatch center, the pIes <br /> <br />hereby agree that each party's financial contribution shall be a percentage of the ual <br /> <br />estimated budget ofthe joint dispatch center, as shown below: <br /> <br />A, Fargo - 50.4% <br />B. Moorhead - 19.6% <br />C, Cass County - 11 % <br />D, Clay County - 10% <br />E. West Fargo - 9% <br /> <br />These percentages are based, in part, on the current Metro-COG formula and on the desi e to <br />provide joint dispatch services on behalf of other non-member agencies, West Fargo shall ake <br />installments payments according to the formula stated above beginning in January 2008, ith <br />I <br />1 <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />JPA 12-16-07 v3 cleanlcopy <br />