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proposed expenditures may be made and the cost thereof shall be .ncluded in the Annual Operating Budget as if ratified originally. 13. Arbitration If a Contracting City is aggrieved by llie determination of the City of Long Lake a.s to the allocation of the actual costs of the prior year's service, the Contracting City may appeal sai.i determination widiin 30 days after receipt of the City of Long Lake's 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 person;.: one to be appointed by the City of Long Lake, one to be appointed by the appealing Contracting City, and the third to be appointed by the two so selected. The name of each arbitrator shall be submitted in writing to die 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 appointmert 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 appe.iling Contracting City, the third a.oitrator to the Board. 'Die third arbitrator selected shall not be a resident of either Contracting City, and shall be a city manager or administrator. The arbitrator s ex[)enses, not including counsel fees, incurred in the conduct of the arbitration, shall be divided eaually between the parties to the arbitration. Arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the Uniform Arbitration act. Chapter 572 of the Minnesota Statutes, and any decision shall be rendered within 60 days of appointment of the third arbitrator. Said arbitration shall be binding on both panics. 14 Fit^ Funds In order to facMitate the accounting and reporting of all fire funds associated with the Annual Operating Budget, a Fire Operating Fund will be maintained b\ 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 -tch Contracting City agrees to maintain an equipment Fund on its c'vn. 15. Joint Advisory Committee Each Contracting City may appoint two volunteer members t(- a Joint .Advisory Committee an<’ the name of such appointees shall be furnished to l.tmg Lake. The Joint Advisory Committee sh.ili m.et pciK'dicall) t.> d■^cuss a’u! m.iki. lecv miii.'iid.ui**;"- le;’.;; hrig coiueiii'. or puMciKs identified regarding the provisi(»n of fire service, to peril dically review budget updates. Ihe Joint Advisory Committee shall have the specific task of reviewing the Fiie Department's budget proposal for the next calendar year and arri' ing at a consensus Budget Package consisting of an Annual Operating Budget, a Year Iwo Budget amount and Year Three Budget amount by August 15 of each calendar year. 16 Co st .Sharing Formula Each of the Contracting Cities receiving fire serv’ce from the Long Lake Fire Department shall pay a share of the costs of the .Annual Operating Budget. The City s Budget Share will be based upon a formula which takes into account the Market Value of the protected property and the fire department manpower resources utilized to protect the property. The objective is to