5B, Joint Powers Agreement Between City and GIS Users Group

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Section 4.All Members will adhere to future Users Group license agreements for County or other agency GIS data. ARTICLE IX. DATA SECURITY All Members agree to abide by the data privacy and data security standards of the Member when using Ramsey County GIS Data or any derivative or enhancement of the data. ARTICLE X. FINANCIAL MATTERS Section 1.The fiscal year of the Users Group is the calendar year. Section 2.The Board shall adopt an initial budget and must thereafter adopt an annual budget prior to July 1 of each year for each succeeding year.The Board will give an opportunity to each Member to comment or object to the proposed budget before adoption. Notice of the adopted budget must be mailed promptly thereafter to the chief administrative officer of each Member. Section 3. Operational costs shall be shared according to a method agreed upon by majority decision of the Board of Directors.The costs could be met by membership fees.These costs could include Users Group administrative costs, purchase of liability insurance,and others as appropriate. Section 4. Membership Fee: New Members shall pay a one-time membership fee of$500 to the Users Group for the calendar year in which they are accepted into the User Group.The amount of this fee shall be reviewed and set annually by the Board of Directors for new Members. Section 5. Data Access and Physical Features Maintenance Fee: Members shall commit to payment of data access and physical features maintenance fees,except where limited by State Statutes. Ramsey County will charge the Users Group for unlimited access to the Ramsey County GIS Data.This fee will be paid to Ramsey County by the Users Group on behalf of the Members.The amount to be paid by each will be determined by the Board. Section 6. Special Projects Assessments: Members who wish to enter into special projects and consultations shall present proposals to the Board for review. Examples of special projects could be cooperative training or consortium purchase of software. Upon approval by the Board,those Members who are part of the project will be assessed to meet the cost of the project. 7. Billings to the Members are due and payable no later than 60 days after the receipt of the invoice.In the Section g P event of a dispute as to the amount of a billing,a Member must nevertheless make payment as billed to preserve membership status.The Member may make payment subject to its right to dispute the bill and exercise any remedies available to it. Failure to pay a billing within 60 days results in suspension of voting privileges of the Member Director. Failure to pay a billing within 120 days is grounds for termination of membership,but the Users Group's right to receive payment survives termination of membership. ARTICLE XI.TERM Section 1.The Term of this Agreement is January 1,2012,through December 31, 2014. Section 2. Based on the annual review of the operating procedures within the Agreement conducted by the Board,a new Agreement will be developed and circulated at least three months prior to December 31,2014 and be agreed upon and signed on or before December 31, 2014.