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r Long Lake agrees to provide the Contracting City with reasonably detailed information relating to the actual expenditures against the Annual Operating Budget at its request and agrees to make its records available to the Contracting City for inspection for the purpose of determining the basis for the allocation of costs to fire protection. 19 i inforecasted Expenditures Notwithstanding any of the above, the Contracting Cities shall have the right to be heard regarding any proposed expenditures which are not identified In the Annual Operating Budget and which exceed $5,000.00 . Notice of such proposed, non-budgeted expenditures shall be given in writing to the Contracting Cities prior to actual expenditures for such items and the Contracting cities shall thereafter have 21 days In which to approve or disapprove the same in writing and if there is no response which disapproves the expenditure, it is agreed that such proposed expenditures may be made and the cost thereof shall be included in the Annual Operating Budget as if ratified originally. 1o. Arbitration If a Contracting City is aggrieved by the determination of the City of Long Lake as to the allocation of the actual costs of the prior year's service, the Contracting City may appeal said determination within 30 days after receipt of the City of Long Lakes audit. Said appeal shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the City of Long Lake asking for arbitration by a board of arbitration. The Board of Arbitration shall consist of three persons; one to be appointed by ttie City of I Lake, one to be appointed by the appealing Contracting City and the tb rd to be appeinted by the two so selected. The name of each arbitrator shall be submitted in writing to the other party. In the event that the two arbitrators so selected do not appoint the third arbitrator within 15 days after receipt of written notice of appointment of either of the first two arbitrator's, the Chief Judge of the District County of Hennepin County shall have jurisdiction to appoint, upon application of either the Contracting Cities the appealing Contracting City, the third arbitrator to the Board. The third arbitrator selected shall not be a resident of either Contracting City, and shall be a city manager or administrator. The arbitrator's expenses, not including counsel fees, incurred in the conduct of the arbitration, shall be divided equally between the parties to the arbitration. Arbitration shall be conducted In accordance with the Uniform Arbitration act. Chapter 572 of tiie Minnesota Statutes, arid any decision shall be rendered within 60 days of appointment of the third arbitrator. Said arbitration shall be binding on both parties. 14 Special Fire Funds In order to facilitate the accounting and reporting of all fire funds associated with the Annual Operating Budget, a Fire Operating Fund will be maintained by the City of Long Lake. No Major Equipment Fund will be maintained by the City of Long Lake on behalf of the Contracting Cities as a part of this agreement since under the provisions of Section 17 each Contracting City agrees to maintain an equipment Fund on its own. 16. Joint Advisory Committee