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10 terminated by a majority vote of the Board. In the event of a dispute between the Member and the 539 Board as to the amount which is due and payable, the Member shall nevertheless make such 540 payment in order to preserve its status as a Member, but such payment may be made under protest 541 and without prejudice with respect to the Member’s right to dispute the amount of the charge and 542 to pursue any legal remedies available to it. 543 544 Section 9.5. Classification of Cost Sharing Charges. The charges to the Members of 545 Metro-INET shall be divided, for cost sharing purposes, into three different classes, as further 546 described in Attachment A to this JPA and incorporated herein: 547 (a) Core Services (“Class 1 Charges”). Class 1 Charges shall cover all of Metro-548 INET’s general administrative and operational expenses for core services in having 549 a member participate as a domain member of Metro-INET. Core services are 550 generally defined as services provided by Metro-INET that provides IT support to 551 the Member and its employees to conduct the Member’s business. These core 552 services may change over time upon Board approval based on different needs of 553 Members. Changes in the delivery of Class 1 Charges shall be paid by each Member 554 as fixed monthly, quarterly or annual membership dues, as determined by the 555 Board. The amount of Class 1 Charges required to be paid by each Member shall 556 be determined annually by the executive committee, upon approval by the Board. 557 Class 1 Charges shall be prorated to new Members and not retroactively applied to 558 them. 559 (b) Supplemental Services (“Class 2 Charges”). Class 2 Charges shall cover the costs 560 of design and development of computer programs and systems and other capital 561 costs for services requested by the Member. Supplemental services are generally 562 defined as services provided by Metro-INET at the request of the Member to meet 563 its specific needs. These supplemental services may change over time upon Board 564 approval based on different needs of Members and changes in the delivery of such 565 services. Class 2 Charges shall be paid by each Member as fixed monthly, quarterly 566 or annual membership dues, as determined by the Board. The amount of Class 2 567 Charges required to be paid by each Member shall be determined annually by the 568 executive committee, upon approval by the Board. Class 2 Charges shall not be 569 retroactively applied to new Members. 570 (c) Necessary Additional Charges (“Class 3 Charges”). Class 3 Charges shall cover 571 the costs of system operation and maintenance in serving non-members, on an “as 572 requested” basis as determined by the Board when it deems such charges necessary. 573 The amount of such charges that are applicable to each non-member shall be 574 determined by the Board. The amount of the charges shall cover all costs incurred 575 by Metro-INET in providing these services to the non-member. The Board shall 576 have authority to negotiate and enter into contracts with non-members receiving 577 Class 3 Charges. 578 Section 9.6. Special Financial Assistance from Members. It is anticipated that certain 579 Members may be in a position to extend special financial assistance to Metro-INET in the form of 580 grants, or other in-kind payments including use of facilities or other infrastructure deemed 581 beneficial to Metro-INET. The Board shall credit any such in-kind payment against any charges 582