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JOINT AND COOPERA nVE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT for a GREATER METRO TELECOMMUNICA nONS CONSORTIUM provisions, and Members and their Dirc~ctors agree that they will make decisions and act in accordance with the public interest, so as to best benefit their citizens and subscribers. 15. EFFECTNE DATE AND TERM. This Agreement shall become effective when it has been duly authorized by at least three of the parties and executed originals of this Agreement and other appropriate documents evidencing such approval, have been filed at the central communications address of the Consortium with copies to the other Members as provided above. This Agreement shall continue in effect through the month of June following the effective date and thereafter from year-to-year, or until termination in accordance with the terms hereof. 16. INSURANCE AND HOLD HARMLESS. The Consortium shall be responsible for any insurance necessary for its operation. No Member, and no Director, shall be liable for claims because of participation in, or as the result of any action or omission by, the Consortium. Without waiving the protection of the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, C.R.S. 24-10-101 et seq, the Consortium shall, at its sole expense, defend and indemnify Members and Directors against any and all claims, judgments, losses, demands, and costs in any way arising out of this Agreement to the extent such claims, judgments, losses, demands and costs are not barred by the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act. 17. SEVERABILITY. Should any part, term, or provision of this Agreement by any agency or court of competent jurisdiction declared to be illegal or in conflict with any law whatsoever, or otherwise rendered unenforceable or ineffectual, the remaining portions of this Agreement shall nonetheless remain in effect and the Members each agree that they would have entered into each provision of this Agreement separately even if none of the other provisions had been included. 18. AMENDMENT. This Agreement may be amended by the two-thirds majority vote of the entire membership, based upon each Member being entitled to one vote. 19. REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING. The Consortium shall report all proposed amendments of this Agreement or any bylaws promulgated pursuant to this Agreement, any Meeting changes, changes in budget, and any information important to the operation of this Agreement to the Directors of each Member promptly. All documents required to be made available under any local, state, or federal law or regulation shall be deposited at the central communications address as set forth in Section 2, above. Once annually, the Board shall engage an independent accounting firm to perform an audit of the budget of the Consortium, which audit shall be distributed to each Member in summary form. All such documents and any and all dOl::uments maintained by, or pertaining to, the Consortium shall be available upon reasonable notice for inspection by any Member. Greater Me:tro Telecommunications Consortium Intergovernmental Agreement Page 7