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• • Anoka County Contract No. JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LINO LAKES AND COUNTY OF ANOKA FOR ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this day of 20_, by and between the City of Lino Lakes, 600 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, Minnesota 55014, hereinafter referred to as the "Municipality," and the County of Anoka, a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota, 2100 Third Avenue, Anoka, Minnesota 55303, hereinafter referred to as the "County." WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 273.072, subd. 1, any county and city, lying wholly or partially within the county and constituting a separate assessment district, may, by agreement entered into under Minn. Stat. § 471.59, provide for the assessment of property in the city by the county assessor; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 273.072, subd. 2, the agreement may provide for the abolition of the office of the city assessor when the assessment of the property within the city is to be made under an agreement by the county assessor; and WHEREAS, it is the wish of the County to cooperate with the Municipality to provide for a fair and equitable assessment of the property within the Municipality; and WHEREAS, said work will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Minn. Stat. § 471.59. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, it is agreed as follows: That said Municipality constitutes a separate assessment district which lies wholly within the County and that all property in the geographical boundaries of this district shall be assessed by the County Assessor of the County beginning with the assessment year 2014, provided this Agreement is approved by the Commissioner of Revenue. II. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 273.072, subd. 2, the office of the city assessor in the Municipality shall cease to exist on January 16, 2013, but not before the end of the term of the current city assessor, if serving for a fixed term, or when an earlier vacancy occurs; provided, however, that upon the termination of this Agreement, the office of city assessor shall be automatically reestablished and shall be filled as provided by applicable law or charter in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 273.072. III. The term of this Agreement shall be from January 16, 2013, through assessment services performed in the year 2018, unless earlier terminated as provided herein.