15-142 - Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed (WRIA 9) - Interlocal Agreement

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WRIA 9 Management Committee. Individual Party cost shares may change more frequently than every three years for Parties involved in an annexation that changes the area, population, and assessed value calculation of such Party to the extent that the cost shares established by the formula set forth in Exhibit A would be changed by such annexation. Tacoma's cost share will be determined on an annual basis by the Management Committee, and will be included in the annual updates to Exhibit A. The weight accorded Tacoma's vote for weighted voting pursuant to Section 5 herein shall correspond to Tacoma's cost share for each year relative to the cost shares contributed by the other Parties. 4.4.1 The level of funding, total resource obligations, and allocation of obligations for those members of the Parties that agree to cost share additional services pursuant to Subsection 4.3.1 herein shall be negotiated and determined by those Parties purchasing the additional services. 4.5 The WRIA 9 ILA Parties shall incorporate the negotiated additional cost share and incorporate the services in the annual budget and work plan. The WRIA 9 ILA Parties shall oversee and administer the expenditure of budgeted funds and shall allocate the utilization of resources contributed by each Party or obtained from other sources in accordance with the approved annual work program. 4.6 The WRIA 9 ILA Parties shall review and evaluate the duties to be assigned to the Management Committee hereunder and the performance of the Fiscal Agent and Service Provider to this Agreement, and shall provide for whatever actions are necessary to ensure that quality services are efficiently, effectively and responsibly delivered in the performance of the purposes of this Agreement. The performance of the Service Provider shall be assessed every year. 4.7 The Parties to the WRIA 9 Interlocal Agreement may contract with similar watershed forum governing bodies such as the Puget Sound Partnership or any other entities for any lawful purpose related to the purposes provided for in this Agreement. The Parties may choose to create a separate legal or administrative entity under applicable state law, including without limitation a nonprofit corporation or general partnership, to accept private gifts, grants or financial contributions, or for any other lawful purpose consistent with the purposes provided for herein. 4.8 The WRIA 9 ILA Parties shall adopt other rules and procedures that are consistent with its purposes as stated herein and are necessary for its operation. 5. VOTING. The WRIA 9 ILA Parties shall make decisions, approve scopes of work, budgets, priorities, and any other actions necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement as follows: 5.1 Decisions shall be made using a consensus model as much as possible. Each Party agrees to use its best efforts and exercise good faith in consensus decision - making. Consensus may be reached by unanimous agreement of the Parties. If unanimous ILA_WRIA9_2016- 2025_05- 14- 2015.docx Page 7