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<br />2 <br /> <br /> Section 2.1.7. Data. “Data” means all information in digital form that can be transmitted <br />or processed. <br /> <br />ARTICLE III <br />MEMBERSHIP <br /> <br />Section 3.1. Eligibility. Any Minnesota LGU is eligible to be a Member of Metro-INET. <br /> <br />Section 3.2. Execution of JPA and Payment of Member Charges. An LGU desiring to <br />be a Member shall execute a copy of this JPA and shall pay all Member charges, prorated if <br />appropriate, under Article IX. <br /> <br />Section 3.3. Initial Members. The initial Members of Metro-INET shall be the City of <br />Roseville (“Roseville”) and those LGUs that are parties to a joint powers agreement or an <br />otherwise existing contractual arrangement for IT Services from Roseville, on or prior to <br />December 31, 2020. Upon the execution of this JPA by an initial Member, the clerk or other <br />corresponding officer shall file with the Roseville City Manager a copy of the executed JPA, <br />together with a certified copy of the authorizing resolution or other action. The resolution <br />authorizing the execution of this JPA shall also designate the Member’s Director and Alternate <br />Director (“Alternate”). <br /> <br /> Section 3.4 Transition of Initial Member IT Services Agreements. Any joint powers <br />agreement or contract for IT Services between two or more Metro-INET Members that has not <br />been terminated prior to the Effective Date of this JPA shall be terminated by the affected parties <br />at the earliest possible date, without disrupting the delivery of IT Services to the affected parties. <br />After the Effective Date, any term of an earlier agreement for IT Services still in force shall be <br />interpreted not to conflict with this JPA, which shall supersede the earlier agreement if the earlier <br />agreement and this JPA cannot be reconciled. The Board shall have authority to take any action it <br />deems reasonable and prudent to facilitate the transition to Metro-INET by any initial Member, <br />including the creation of a committee authorized to assist affected parties in the termination of <br />earlier agreements and to seek Board approval of action necessary to facilitate the transition. <br /> <br />Section 3.5. Effective Date. This JPA shall become effective on January 1, 2021 [[or other <br />date agreed upon by the initial Members]] (“Effective Date”). Within thirty (30) days after the <br />Effective Date, the Roseville City Manager shall call the first meeting of the Board, which shall <br />be held not later than fifteen (15) days after the notice has been delivered to each Director and <br />Alternate. <br /> <br />Section 3.6. New Members. LGUs that do not qualify for initial membership under <br />Section 3.3 and seek to join Metro-INET shall be admitted by a vote of the Board as it determines <br />at its organizational meeting, or as soon thereafter as the Board may decide and adopt in the <br />bylaws. <br /> <br />Section 3.7. Conditions of Membership. The Board may impose additional conditions <br />upon the admission of new Members. <br />