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Agreement by the Original Parties. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until it <br /> is terminated in a manner provided herein. Except as provided herein, the Fire Services <br /> Commencement Date is the date that all provisions of this Agreement shall be implemented in full <br /> transferring all Fire Services operations to the District,provided however,that the Original Parties <br /> hereto have adopted a resolution approving this Agreement and authorizing its execution, and the <br /> Agreement has been fully executed by the authorized representatives of the Original Parties. <br /> ARTICLE VI <br /> ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE <br /> A Joint Powers Fire Board(hereinafter referred to as the"Board")is hereby created for the <br /> governance of the District and to facilitate the performance of this Agreement throughout its term. <br /> Such Board shall have the powers specifically given herein and shall have the power to make <br /> recommendations to the Parties to improve cooperation and efficiency in carrying out the intent of <br /> this Agreement and to make recommendations for amendments and supplements to this <br /> Agreement. <br /> Subdivision 1. The Board shall consist of six(6)members and be made up as follows: <br /> a. The Mayor for the city of each Original Party shall serve on the Board until the end of his <br /> or her term. <br /> b. Two members of the Board, one appointed from each Original Party, shall be a respective <br /> citizen of or property owner with property located in each Original Party recommended for <br /> appointment by the Mayor of each respective Original Party with approval thereof by the <br /> respective City Council of the city making the respective appointment with such person <br /> serving on the Board for the term stated herein or until earlier replaced by another citizen <br /> of the respective city of that Original Party. <br /> c. Two members of the Board, one from each Original Party, shall be appointed by the <br /> respective City Council of each Original Party from its City Council members to serve on <br /> the Board for the term stated herein or until earlier replaced by the respective City Council <br /> of that Original Party as provided herein. In addition,one City Council member from each <br /> Original Party shall be appointed as an alternate to attend meetings of the Board in the <br /> event that a respective city's Mayor or appointed Council member is unable to attend a <br /> Board meeting. <br /> Subdivision 2. In order to stagger the term ending dates,in the first year of this Agreement, <br /> the citizen representative appointed by each respective city shall be appointed to a one (1) year <br /> term; and the city council representative appointed by each respective city shall be appointed to a <br /> two (2) year term. Thereafter, with the exception of the Mayor of each Original Party, Board <br /> Member terms shall be two(2)years in duration,except that the term must coincide with the Board <br /> Member's term on their respective City Council. The City Administrators of each of the Original <br /> Parties shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the Board. Board members appointed <br /> under this clause must reside within the corporate limits of their respective Original Party. No <br /> employee of the District shall serve as a member of the Board. <br /> Joint Powers Agreement to Provide Fire Services Page 4 of 26 <br />