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<br />JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT <br /> <br />AMONG <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MEMBERS OF <br />THE RAMSEY COUNTY GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS USERS GROUP <br /> <br />This JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT (Aweement), which shall have an effective date of January 1. 1997. is entered <br />into pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 471.59 between <br />body politic and corporate under the laws of the State of Minnesota and other bodies politic and corporate under <br />the laws of the State of Minnesota for the purposes of forming the Ramsey County Geographic Information System <br />Users Group hereinafter referred to as the "Users Group". <br /> <br />ARTICLE I. INTENT OF THIS AGREEMENT: <br /> <br />In 1995, an alliance was formed between public agencies interested in using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) <br />and data created and maintained by Ramsey County. This agreement is intended to enable those parties who are part <br />of the Users Group to be represented by the Users Group for the purposes of undertaking negotiations and <br />.ansactions with Ramsey County and any other body politic. <br /> <br />ARTICLE n. DEFINITIONS: <br /> <br />Section 1. Members are deemed to be those local units of government, special purpose government units, <br />local agencies and the Ramsey Soil & Water Conservation District who have executed this Joint Powers Agreement <br />and have paid reqaisite fees as provided in Article X. <br /> <br />Section 2. Affiliates. Mehlbers are those county, regional, state and federal agencies, local government <br />organizations with regional jurisdiction, and local government cooperative organizations, non-profit orianizations <br />and educational institutions with direct or indirect involvement in RAl115ey Count)' GIS activities. Affiliate <br />membership must be approved by the Board. Affiliate~ Members are non-voting participants and are not eligible to <br />serve on the Board. <br /> <br />Section J. Associate Membe. s me those pri vate sectol coulpanies ill. v ited by a Membel to pal tidpate in the <br />Users Glonp mid wllo agree to pay lequisite fe,s. AS50date5 ale deemed to be non-voting pZl.lticipant5 and are not <br />eligible to sene 011 the User Gloap Doard ofDirectoIs. (See by-laws) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Page One <br />COPY OF l\GR~EI\u:mT SHOIJING Z\DDITIONS AND DELETIONS BY UNDERLINING AND STRIKEOUTS <br />