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JOINT SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF WHITE BEAR AND THE CITY OF GEM LAKE THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into between the TOWN OF WHITE BEAR (the "Town"), a statutory township of the State of Minnesota, and the CITY OF GEM LAKE (the "City"), a Minnesota municipal corporation. WHEREAS, the City seeks to provide municipal services to its citizens by the most efficient and effective means possible; WHEREAS, the City is seeking to transition its services to public facilities and become more accessible to the general public through a full-time staff, WHEREAS, the City requires a Clerk, a Treasurer, building officials, code enforcement officials, public works staff, and other personnel to provide municipal services; WHEREAS, the Town and the City share a border, and are currently cooperating on the planning and construction of a municipal services building to be used by both parties; WHEREAS, the Town is authorized to provide and currently provides to its citizens the services which the City seeks to provide, and employs a full-time staff to provide these services; WHEREAS, the Town is willing to provide these services to the City under the terms of this Agreement; WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, § 471.59, provides that a governmental unit may enter into an agreement with another governmental unit to provide services or perform functions on its behalf, provided that the services or functions are those which the providing governmental unit is authorized to provide for itself. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual undertakings herein expressed, the Town of White Bear and the City of Gem Lake agree as follows: I. PURPOSE. The City of Gem Lake shall purchase municipal services from the Town of White Bear, pursuant to each governing body's authority to combine or share services under Minnesota Statutes, § 471.59.