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1 f Financial Accoiintabiltn' The Commission shall establish a separate checking account for West Hennepin Recycli.'ig Commission (>\T{RC) authorizing Commission representatives to sign checks Two authorized signatures will lie required at all times on each check The Commission will include costs of maintaining checking account in its annual budget The annual honesty bond will be required in the amount "Ot to exceed 10® o of anticipated annual VVTTRC financial activitv The commission will reimburse Recvclinc Coordinator for the cost of seairing honesty bond 3 POWERS The Conimission shall establish and oversee the operation of the Program The Commission shall have the authority to (a) enter into contracts in accordance with Nfinnesota statutes section 471 345, subd 5, as may be necessary to accomplish its purpose; (b) hire, on an independent contractor basis, such persons as are necessary to operate the Program, including but not limited to a Program Coordinator, (c) lease a site for a central collection facility, and (d) apply for and administer grant monies as necessary to fund the Program. In no event shall the Commission incur obligations in excess of its funding as provided in the following paragraph Funding Funding for the operation of the Program shall come from grant monies available from the Hennepin County Municijial Recycling Grant, special grant programs, and lands from any sale of recyclable materials The Participants agree to support the annual budget of the Commission and that the distribution of Hennepin County Municipal Recycling Grant fimds will be based on each city’s percentage of the total household count among the Participants Each Participant agrees to contribute to the Commission any fiinds it receives from any source for projects or programs involving recyclable materials In addition, the Participants may, but are not obligated to contribute funds additional to the budget to the Commission for the operation of the Program Each Participant shall piovide fiinds for any curbside program for that city in excess of the money avaflable from Hennepin County 5 PUBLIC EDUCATION The Participants agree to assist in tlie distribution of recycling-related information The distribution of such info; mation shall be distributed via municipal new sletters, water bill enclosures, general media news releases, and other mutually agreeable communication methods