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Exhibit A
<br /> B. Elected Official Directors—For"Major Financial Decisions"of ACFPC:
<br /> 1. Each City/Township Member shall be represented by one (1) of its elected
<br /> officials, or the official's alternate in the official's absence.
<br /> 2. One(1) vote per City/Township Member shall be counted when voting.
<br /> Moreover, votes shall be weighted pursuant to the cost-share model, and seventy-
<br /> five percent(75%)of the cumulative weight of all the Members is required for
<br /> passage of all items.
<br /> 3. The elected officials shall meet at least annually,to approve the ACFPC budget
<br /> and ensure proper fiscal accountability. Additional periodic meetings may be
<br /> necessary as required.
<br /> Section 2. Governing Powers. Pursuant to the Joint Powers Agreement and Minn. Stat.
<br /> § 471.59, the Joint Powers Board shall have all the duties and powers necessary and appropriate
<br /> for the overall direction of ACFPC, including but not limited to:
<br /> A. To perform any and all duties imposed upon them collectively or individually by law, by
<br /> the Joint Powers Agreement, the Bylaws, and/or the Policies & Procedures;
<br /> B. To appoint and remove, employ and discharge, and, except otherwise provided in these
<br /> Bylaws, prescribe the duties and fix compensation, if any, of all Officers, agents,
<br /> employees, independent contractors, and/or committees of ACFPC; to prescribe powers
<br /> and duties for them; and to fix their compensation;
<br /> C. To manage and oversee the affairs and activities of ACFPC, and to make policies and
<br /> procedures;
<br /> D. To enter into contracts, leases, and other agreements which are, in the judgment of the
<br /> Joint Powers Board, necessary or desirable in obtaining the purposes of promoting the
<br /> interests of ACFPC;
<br /> E. To acquire real or personal property, by purchase, exchange, lease, gift, devise, bequest,
<br /> or otherwise, and to hold, improve, lease, sublease, mortgage, transfer in trust, encumber,
<br /> convey, or otherwise dispose of such property;
<br /> F. To borrow money, incur debt, and to execute and deliver promissory notes, bonds,
<br /> debentures, deeds of trust, mortgages, pledges, hypothecations, and other evidences of
<br /> debt and securities;
<br /> G. To indemnify and maintain insurance on behalf of any of ACFPC, its Directors, Officers,
<br /> agents, employees, or independent contractors, for liability asserted against the entity or
<br /> incurred by such person in such capacity or arising out of such person's status as such,
<br /> subject to the provisions of Minn. Stat. § 471.59 or other law/equity; and
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