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11. Election Costs and Payments Regular Elections Payments to cover the costs incurred by the County in the performance of the provisions of this Agreement for regularly scheduled elections will be made by the City as follows: four equal quarterly payments for 2016 during the Initial Term of the Agreement, based on invoices submitted by the County. Payments will be due on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. The cost of election services for Regular Elections for 2016 will be $35,600. The County will provide the cost for the 2017-2018 calendar years to the City no later than April 1, 2016. The County will base the cost for the 2015-2016 budget period on the actual cost for the previous similar election years, adjusted as necessary by the County to account for the following factors: 1) estimated voter turnout; 2) labor contracts and agreements for non -represented employees approved by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners; 3) changes in the Consumer Price Index for the Minneapolis -Saint Paul metropolitan area, as determined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the previous two-year period; 4) changes in state, federal, County or City legal requirements, as applicable; and 5) other factors having a significant impact on election costs. 11.2 Municipal Primary; Odd -Year Elections; Special Elections The County will submit an invoice payable within 30 days of receipt to the City for all costs incurred by the County to conduct a municipal primary, all municipal elections conducted in an odd - numbered year, and for a special election not held concurrently with the state primary or state general election. 11.3 Costs resulting from changes to election laws The County will notify the City of additional costs that it will incur as a result of changes to applicable election laws. The County will include and separately identify in any invoice for a regular election or a special election the cost that was incurred as a result of the enactment of new election laws. 12. Data Practices All data created, collected, received, maintained, or disseminated for any purpose in the course of this Agreement is governed by the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, any other applicable statute, or any rules adopted to implement the Act or statute, as well as federal statutes and regulations on data privacy. Agreement for Election Services With Littl, 1-3 nada January 1, 2016 -December 31, 2016 .,of7