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JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, is executed this _ day of , 1988, by • (hereinafter referred to as the "Agency"). WHEREAS, the Agency, or the city in which the Agency is located, is a member of the Northern Mayor's Association, a coalition of metropolitan communities organized to promote economic development and transportation projects within the communities which comprise the Northern Mayors' Association; and WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Agency a proposal by the Northern Mayors' Association to establish an association (the "Joint Powers Agency") for the sole purpose of assembling and disseminating information concerning the communities within which the members of the Joint Powers Agency are located (which geographical area is hereinafter referred to as the "Northern Suburbs") and to promote economic development within the Northern Suburbs through the implementation of a public relations and marketing plan and related governmental relations activities; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.59 authorizes two or more governmental units to enter into an agreement for the joint and cooperative exercise of any power common to the contracting parties; and WHEREAS, the assembly and dissemination of information concerning the Northern Suburbs and the promotion of economic development within the Northern Suburbs through the implementation of a public relations and marketing plan and • related governmental relations activities serves the Agency by enhancing the economy and general welfare of the Northern Suburbs and of the community in which the Agency is located. NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority granted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.59, the Agency does hereby agree that the Agency shall be a participating member in the Joint Powers Agency which shall be organized and have the powers as are set forth in this Agreement. 1. Board of Directors. The governing body of the Joint Powers Agency shall be its Board of Directors. Each member of the Joint Powers Agency shall be entitled to two (2) directors. Each director shall have one (1) vote. Each member agency shall appoint two (2) directors, one (1) of whom shall be'the City Manager or Administrator or other designee of the city in which the member agency operates. A majority of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum of the Board. 2. Meetings. The Joint Powers Agency shall meet on call of the president of the Board or by the Operating Committee. 3. Operating Committee. The Board of Directors shall appoint an Operating Committee. The Operating Committee shall have authority to manage the affairs and business of the Joint Powers Agency between meetings, but at all times, shall be subject to the control and direction of the Board. 1