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d. To assist neighboring fire departments as may be agreed upon in a mutual aid agreement between the District and another governmental unit. e. To assist with an emergency to areas outside the Parties jurisdictions of Fire Services contract areas pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 12 or when,in the opinion of the Fire Chief; or his or her designated representative, such assistance is necessary for the immediate public safety or for humanitarian reasons.Such assistance must be requested by the governmental body affected or by the fire department of the affected governmental unit. ARTICLE XV TERMINATION,WITHDRAWAL AND DISSOLUTION Subdivision 1. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and the District thereby dissolved upon the occurrence of any one of the following events,whichever occurs first: a. When the Parties, by written agreement eyed by the governing bodies of each Party, or when the Parties constituting a majcsqty of the Parties hereto if the number of Parties is greater than two, agree to dissolve the District and terminate this Agreement. A termination of this Agreement under this nechanisn}lhall not be effective for at least 12 months from its approval by the Parties,umless an ar-lier termination date is approved by the Parties. b. In the event there are only two Parties to this Agreement,when one Party files a written notice of withdrawal with the`other Party. A termination of this Agreement under this mechanism shall not be effective.for at least 12 months from the date of notice from the withdrawing Party,unless an earlier termination date is approved by the Parties. c. When necessitated by operation of law or as a.result of a decision by a court of competent jurisdiction. d. When necessitated based upon the failure to obtain the necessary funding from the Parties or grant funding from the State of Minnesota and/or the United States federal government. Subdivision 1 gffect of Termination/Dissolution of District. Upon termination of this Agreement;the District shall be dissolved and the Board shall provide for the distribution of all of the District's funds and assets in the following manner: a. The Board may determine to sell and liquidate any and all non-monetary District assets prior to distribution that are not otherwise owned by a Party individually. Upon dissolution, the Parties will have 120 days to agree upon a division of the assets of the District among themselves. The remaining property jointly acquired by the District shall be sold for a reasonable price on competitive bids and the proceeds divided among the owners in proportion to their contribution to the purchase. The Parties may be bidders at any such sale. b. Any and all personal property used by the District and owned by a Party shall be returned to that Party upon dissolution. c. Any remaining funds and assets shall be divided and distributed to the Parties in proportion to the percentage of annual contribution of funds by the Party to the District at the time of dissolution. Joint Powers Agreement to Provide Fire Services Page 13 of 23