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<br />8.3 Base Budget. If, by November 30th, the member cities are unable to mutually agree on the <br />proposed budget for the upcoming year, the amount of the previous year's operating budget will <br />be increased by the lesser of the following: <br /> <br />a) The increase in the July to July, Minneapolis and St. Paul Consumer Price Index for all <br />Urban Consumers (CPI) for the period ending most immediately prior to the <br />commencement of the budget year over the same index for the previous year. <br /> <br />or <br /> <br />b) The increase in the most restrictive levy limit applicable to the budget year placed on <br />any of the member cities over the levy limit for that member municipality for the prior <br />year. <br /> <br />In the event (a) or (b) decreases, the operating budget shall remain the same. <br /> <br />SECTION IX <br />BUY IN <br /> <br />9.1 In recognition of the assets of Circle Pines and Lexington being contributed to fhe-Dtstffe-t <br />aad.Jhe Department, the City of Centerville agrees to pay one dollar as a buy in to th-e-Distrlct <br />ami-.the Department. <br /> <br />SECTION X <br />DISPUTE <br />RESOLUTION <br /> <br />10.1 Dispute Process. Whenever there is a disagreement between the member cities as to the <br />meaning or application of any of the terms hereunder, or as to the respective rights, powers, <br />duties and obligations of the member cities, and the disagreement cannot be resolved, the parties <br />shall engage in a dispute resolution process as follows: <br /> <br />a) A member city initiating the dispute resolution process shall forward a written <br />statement of the dispute to a regular or special meeting of the Police Commission. The <br />Police Commission shall have six (6) months to resolve the dispute. <br /> <br />b) If the dispute is not resolved as provided for in Section 9( a), the matter shall be <br />forwarded to the Anoka County Mediation Service or if Anoka County Mediation <br />Service is unavailable, such other mediation service as determined by the Commission. <br />The mediation service shall have ninety (90) days to resolve the dispute. <br /> <br />c) If the dispute is not resolved as provided for in Section 10(a) and lO(b), then upon a <br />majority vote of the member cities, the dispute shall proceed to arbitration as provided <br />for in Section X[ of this Agreement. <br /> <br />- 8 - <br />