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appointed such member upon a majority vote of such appointing City Council. Initial appointments to the Board shall be made within 3.0 days of the execution of this Agreement by Ramsey and Nowthen. D. Two members of the fire department, one of which will be the Fire Chief or his designee and the other who shall be appointed by the Board, shall provide advice to the Board but will have no voting power. However, it is the intention of the parties that the advice of the fire chief regarding equipment needs be given a high degree of deference in that both communities will benefit financially from the, coordination of equipment purchases, while recognizing that the final decision to authorize the actual purchase of such equipment rests with Nowthen and Ramsey, respectively. E. In the event that the Board deadlocks on a decision which must be made in order for adequate emergency fire and rescue services to be provided under this Agreement (such as approving the rates to be charged Ramsey and Nowthen) the parties agree to appoint one of the following people, in order of preference as listed below, as a temporary fifth Board member for purposes of voting on the deadlocked issue, provided that no such fifth member may be a resident of either Nowthen or Ramsey: i. President of the Anoka County Fire Protection Council ii. Anoka County Sheriff iii. Chair of the Anoka County Board _iv. The fire chief from an area municipality, said fire chief to be chosen by the Board from time to time as the Board sees it, provided that the Board shall initially choose this person as its first Board meeting. F. The Board shall hold a minimum of four regular meetings in the first calendar year and at least two regular meetings annually thereafter, one in January and one in July. The Board may schedule regular or special meetings more frequently if desired by the Board. Unless. the Board fixes a different meeting place, the meetings shall be held alternately at Nowthen' and Ramsey's public meeting place. Meetings of the Board are subject to the Open Meeting Law, Minn. Stat., Chapter 13D. G. At least annually the Board shall meet to review the performance of the fire department, costs of service, equipment needs, rates and charges, and other matters governed by this Agreement. The Board shall make recommendations to Nowthen's City Council and Ramsey's City Council regarding fire and emergency response services.