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SECTION XI ARBITRA TION 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. d) After the close of the hearing, and within thirty (30) days, the arbitrator shall prepare written findings and make a written decision which shall be served by mail upon the cities, and shall be binding upon all member cities. e) Except as provided for herein, all costs of arbitration shall be borne equally between the member cities. Each member city shall pay its own attorney's fees. 11.2 Arbitrator's Authority. a) The arbitrator shall have no right to amend, modify, nullify, ignore, add to, or subtract from the terms and conditions of this Joint Powers Agreement. The arbitrator shall consider and decide only the specific issue(s) submitted in writing by the cities, and shall have no authority to make a decision on any other issues not so submitted. b) The arbitrator shall be without power to make decisions contrary to, or inconsistent with, or modifying or varying in any way, the applicable application of laws, rules, or regulations having the force and effect of law. 11.3 Judicial Relief. a) Any city may seek judicial relief, authorized pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 572.08-572.30. All costs, except attorney fees, shall be awarded to the prevailing parties. SECTION XII WITHDRAWAL - 9 -