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INITIAL DRAFT 4-14-25 15 member governmental unit and if ratified by three-fourths of the governing bodies of all eligible Members within sixty (60) days, said Board shall dissolve the VLAWMO allowing a reasonable time to complete work in progress, pay any outstanding obligations, and to dispose of personal property owned by the VLAWMO. 7.4 Assets. Upon a set of findings and order for dissolution of VLAWMO by the State Board of Water and Soil Resources, all property of VLAWMO shall be transferred, either jointly or severally, to the Members. Such transfer of VLAWMO assets may be made in proportion the total contribution of each Member as required by the last annual operating budget. The transfer of real estate property of VLAWMO pursuant to this section shall not affect the benefits or damages for any improvement previously constructed by VLAWMO before dissolution. The real estate property affected shall remain liable for its proper share of any outstanding indebtedness of VLAWMO applying to the property before the dissolution, and levies assessed for the indebtedness continue in force until the debt is paid off. SECTION VIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 8.1 Adoption of Agreement. This Agreement shall be in full force and effect upon the filing of a certified copy of the resolution approving said agreement by all six members. Said resolution shall be filed with the Chair of the existing VLAWMO who shall notify all Members in writing of its effective date and shall set the date for the next meeting to be conducted under this Agreement. 8.2 Dispute Resolution. The Members agree that any dispute that cannot be resolved by discussions among the Board and a Member shall be submitted to mediation. The mediation shall be conducted in accordance with a process agreed to by the parties. If the parties are not able to mutually agree on a mediator, each party shall select a mediator and the two mediators shall select a third. Each party to the mediation shall be responsible for the cost of the mediator it selected and shall share equally in the costs of the mediation and of the third mediator. If the dispute is not resolved in mediation, the parties may agree to submit the dispute to binding arbitration or either party may pursue any options available to it under law to seek a resolution of the dispute. 8.3 Data Practices. VLAWMO shall comply with the requirements of Minn. Stat., chap. 13, the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. Any entity with which VLAWMO contracts is required to comply with the Act as provided in Minn. Stat. § 13.05. The contractor shall be required to notify the Board if it receives a data request and to work with VLAWMO to respond to it. 8.4 Amendments. The Board may recommend changes and amendments to this Agreement to the governing bodies of the Members. Amendments shall be adopted by all governing bodies of the Members. Adopted amendments shall be evidenced by appropriate resolutions or certified copies of meeting minutes of the governing bodies of each party filed with the Board and shall, if no effective date is contained in the amendment, become