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b) The increase in the most restrictive levy limit applicable to the budget year placed on any of the member cities over the levy limit for that member municipality for the prior year. In the event (a) or (b) decreases, the operating budget shall remain the same. SECTION X DISPUTE RESOLUTION lO.1 Dispute Process. Whenever there is a disagreement between the member cities as to the meaning or application of any of the terms hereunder, or as to the respective rights, powers, duties and obligations of the member cities, and the disagreement cannot be resolved, the parties shall engage in a dispute resolution process as follows: a) A member city initiating the dispute resolution process shall forward a written statement of the dispute to a regular or special meeting of the Governing Board. The Governing Board shall have six (6) months to resolve the dispute. b) If the dispute is not resolved as provided for in Section 10(a), the matter shall be forwarded to the Anoka County Mediation Service or if Anoka County Mediation Service is unavailable, such other mediation service as determined by the Governing Board. The mediation service shall have ninety (90) days to resolve the dispute. c) If the dispute is not resolved as provided for in Section lO(a) and 10(b), then upon a majority vote of the member cities, the dispute shall proceed to arbitration as provided for in Section X of this Agreement. SECTION XI ARBITRATION 11.1 Arbitration Procedures. a) Arbitration shall be conducted by and under the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association, and shall be conducted by a single arbitrator. b) Within thirty (30) days after the appointment of the arbitrator and no sooner than ten (10) days following written notice to the member cities, the arbitrator shall commence a hearing on the dispute. c) The hearings shall be open to the public, recorded and may be transcribed at the request and expense of any member city. - 8 -