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THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED <br />JOINT & COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT <br />FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PURCHASING <br />1. Purpose <br />This Agreement is made pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 471.59 which authorizes the joint and <br />cooperative exercise of governmental powers common to contracting parties. The intent of this <br />Agreement is to make available joint public safety purchasing and leasing to the governmental <br />agencies who are parties to this Agreement. The intent of this agreement is to also replace and <br />rescind the Amended and Restated Joint & Cooperative Agreement For The Acquisition and Use <br />of SCBA executed and approved by the parties in March, April and May, 2009, and the Second <br />Amended and Restated Joint & Cooperative Agreement For The Acquisition and Use of <br />Firefighting Equipment executed and approved by some or all of the parties in August and <br />September 2010 (“Prior Agreements”). <br />2. Parties <br />The initial parties to this Agreement are the cities of Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Eden Prairie, <br />Edina, Hopkins, Saint Louis Park, and Minnetonka, all of which are municipal corporations and <br />subdivisions of the state of Minnesota. Additional governmental agencies may become parties to <br />this Agreement by adopting a resolution approving this Agreement and sending an original <br />execution page and a certified copy of the resolution to the secretary of the Operating Committee <br />established below. The secretary of the Operating Committee must maintain a current list of the <br />parties to this Agreement and must notify the contact person for each party whenever there is a <br />change in the parties to this Agreement. <br />3. Operating Committee <br />3.1. Creation. <br />There will be an Operating Committee (the “Committee”) to administer this Agreement. The <br />Committee will consist of one representative appointed by each of the parties to the Agreement. <br />In the absence of a specific appointment, a party’s representative will be its fire chief. Each <br />member of the Committee is entitled to one vote. <br />3.2. Procedural Rules. <br />The Committee must adopt procedural rules to govern its operations.