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SECTION XI <br /> ARBITRATION <br /> 11.1 Arbitration Procedures. <br /> a) Arbitration shall be conducted by and under the commercial arbitration rules of the <br /> American Arbitration Association, and shall be conducted by a single arbitrator. <br /> b) Within thirty (30) days after the appointment of the arbitrator and no sooner than ten <br /> (10) days following written notice to the member cities, the arbitrator shall commence a <br /> hearing on the dispute. <br /> c) The hearings shall be open to the public, recorded and may be transcribed at the request <br /> and expense of any member city. <br /> d) After the close of the hearing, and within thirty (30) days, the arbitrator shall prepare <br /> written findings and make a written decision which shall be served by mail upon the <br /> cities, and shall be binding upon all member cities. <br /> e) Except as provided for herein, all costs of arbitration shall be borne equally between the <br /> member cities. Each member city shall pay its own attorney's fees. <br /> 11.2 Arbitrator's Authority. <br /> a) The arbitrator shall have no right to amend, modify, nullify, ignore, add to, or subtract <br /> from the terms and conditions of this Joint Powers Agreement. The arbitrator shall <br /> consider and decide only the specific issue(s) submitted in writing by the cities, and <br /> shall have no authority to make a decision on any other issues not so submitted. <br /> b) The arbitrator shall be without power to make decisions contrary to, or inconsistent <br /> with, or modifying or varying in any way, the applicable application of laws, rules, or <br /> regulations having the force and effect of law. <br /> 11.3 Judicial Relief. <br /> a) Any city may seek judicial relief, authorized pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota <br /> Statutes 572.08 - 572.30. All costs, except after-nej rattorney_fees, shall be awarded to j <br /> the prevailing parties. <br /> -9- <br />