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{ Deleted: 1 [Deleted: 0 • • 1 DRAFT of 6/14/06 Subdivision 2 . Attendance at annual meeting. It is recommended that an elected member of each governmental unit in this JPA attend at least the annual meeting of this Organization, (January meeting) to view the progress of the last years events of the Organization and to give guidance on what might occur in the next year. Subdivision 3. Attendance at Budget meetings. The annual budgets (Operating and Capital Improvements) of this Organization will be prepared by July 1 of each calendar year. It is important that each governmental unit in this JPA have an elected member of each governmental unit present at budget meetings held before this date to represent the interests of residents of each city or township when the monies are allocated for operation of and for projects planned by this Organization. Subdivision 4. Capital projects. A list of proposed capital projects will be prepared by the VLAWMO board by July 1 of each year. Each governmental unit is advised to carefully review this list and provide feedback within the time period allocated. Subdivision 5. Yearly JPA elected member meetings. The JPA members may want to schedule a yearly meeting to discuss items decided by the VLAWMO Board and the effect on the JPA members and the taxpayers they represent by these actions. The time and place for such a meeting shall be determined by the JPA members. The agenda for this meeting and any voting privileges shall be determined by the JPA members. SECTION VI DURATION OF THIS JOINT POWER AUTHORITY Subdivision 1. Duration. Each governmental unit, in this JPA, agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement until January 1, 201A, and that it may be continued thereafter at the option of the parties to this Agreement. Subdivision 2. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in accordance with M.S. chapter 103B. Subdivision 3. Petition to Dissolve. Any governmental unit in this JPA may petition the VLAWMO Board to dissolve this Agreement. This petition shall be in the form of a resolution from that governmental unit. Upon 60 days notice, in writing, to the clerk of each governmental unit in this JPA and the Board of Water and Soil Resources, the VLAWMO Board shall hold a hearing and upon favorable vote of four or more of the Board of Commissioners, the Board may by resolution recommend that the Organization be dissolved. The resolution adopted shall recognize that the governmental units of the Organization, jointly or severally, are willing and able to assume ownership of the Organization's assets and the responsibility for managing and maintaining the Organization's projects as necessary to accomplish the purposes of M.S. chapter 103B and implement the watershed 1 Version: 6-14-06, 12 I Deleted: 5