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<br />9 <br /> <br />Board at least thirty (30) days before the annual meeting for the Board’s review and ratification; 493 <br />and (c) to present a full report of its activities at each regular meeting of the Board. 494 <br /> 495 <br />Section 8.8. Preparation and Modification of Charges. The executive committee shall 496 <br />have the responsibility to prepare and modify charges for the use of the programs and facilities of 497 <br />Metro-INET, both as to Members and non-members, subject to Board approval. 498 <br /> 499 <br />ARTICLE IX 500 <br />FINANCIAL MATTERS 501 <br /> 502 <br />Section 9.1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of Metro-INET shall be the calendar year. 503 <br /> 504 <br />Section 9.2. Adoption of Annual Budget. The annual budget of Metro-INET must be 505 <br />adopted in the following manner: 506 <br /> 507 <br />(a) prior to May 1 the Board will supply each member with a proposed preliminary 508 <br />budget for the coming fiscal year; 509 <br /> 510 <br />(b) prior to the meeting of the Board in July the Board will supply each Member with 511 <br />a proposed budget adjusted for withdrawal notifications received pursuant to 512 <br />Article XI; 513 <br /> 514 <br />(c) the annual budget for the coming fiscal year shall be adopted at the July Board 515 <br />meeting. 516 <br /> 517 <br />Promptly after adoption of the budget, the Board must mail copies of the budget to the 518 <br />chief administrative officer of each Member. Upon adoption of the budget each Member is 519 <br />obligated to Metro-INET for the budgeted revenues and cost sharing charges fixed by the Board 520 <br />for the ensuing fiscal year in accordance with this Article. 521 <br /> 522 <br />Section 9.3. Cost Sharing Charges. The Board shall have authority to fix cost sharing 523 <br />charges for all Members in an amount sufficient to provide the funds required by the budgets of 524 <br />the organization. The Board shall notify the chief administrative officer of each Member of the 525 <br />amounts of such charges, on or before May 1 of each year. The Board shall prepare, and may 526 <br />amend, a document setting forth the cost sharing charges and policies for Members and rates for 527 <br />services provided to non-members. Such document(s) and policies shall be made available to 528 <br />Members for review and comment upon request. 529 <br /> 530 <br />Section 9.4. Invoices to Members. Invoices for all charges shall be sent to the Members 531 <br />by the Fiscal Agent and shall be due when rendered. Any Member whose charges have not been 532 <br />paid within forty-five (45) days after the date of the invoice may be declared in default by the 533 <br />Board or executive committee and shall not be entitled to further voting privileges nor to have its 534 <br />Director hold any office nor to use any Metro-INET facilities or programs until such time as the 535 <br />default is cured and Metro-INET has been paid in full. Additionally, in the event that such charges 536 <br />have not been paid within forty-five (45) days of the date of the invoice, and such default remains 537 <br />uncured after a reasonable time following notice to cure, the membership of such Member may be 538