03.06 - Joint Powers Agreement with National Joint Powers Alliance

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JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR GROUP EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND OTHER FINANCIAL AND RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES This Joint Powers Agreement,hereinafter referred to as"Agreement,"is made between Participant Member P and other Participant Members as are now or may hereafter become parties to Tiis Agreement, and the National Joint Powers Alliance(NJPA)hereinafter called the"SC" RECITALS Whereas,Minn. Stat. 471.59, Subds. 1 and 10 authorizes two or more governmental units to exercise jointly or cooperatively powers which they possess in common, and Whereas,Minn. Stat. 123A.21,establishes service cooperatives,the purpose of which among other things, is to assist participation governmental units in meeting certain specific needs which can most advantageously be met on a regional basis,and Whereas,the Participant Members wish to authorize the SC Board of Directors to act as a joint board for the purpose of exercising certain powers as set forth in the Agreement, and Whereas,the Participant Members acknowledge that the Board of Directors of the SC is representative of the parties to this Agreement: NOW THEREFORE,the parties hereto agree as follows: SECTION 1 PURPOSE,INTENT AND OBJECTIVE 1.1 Purpose. Under the provisions of Minnesota law,governmental units may enter into contracts for the purposes of providing Group Employee Benefits for their employees and to obtain Other Financial and Risk Management Services deemed necessary or beneficial for their operation. Under the provisions of Minn. Stat.471.59,two or more governmental units (including,but not limited to, school districts,counties,towns,other governmental agencies and service cooperatives)may agree to exercise jointly or cooperatively powers which they possess in common. The purpose of this Agreement is to authorize the Board to exercise the common powers of the participating governmental units in connection with certain matters pertaining to the administration and funding of Group Employee Benefits and the provision of Other Financial and Risk Management Services, all as described herein. It is not the purpose of this Agreement to transfer to the Board the authority to execute contracts on behalf of Participants,or to in any manner become involved in any collective bargaining process. 1.2 Compliance with Applicable Laws. It is the parties' intent to comply with the applicable statutory requirement pertaining to requests for proposals for group insurance, self- insurance,COBRA and its Minnesota extensions,service cooperatives, and all other applicable federal and state statutes. Pursuant to the laws governing service cooperatives, it is also intended that nonprofit non-governmental units be allowed to participate as Associate Members in the Group -1-