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MEMORANDUM TO: Water and Sewer Boundary Task Force FROM: Joint Staff Work Group DATE: October 24, 1996 RE: Proposed Next Steps for the Draft Boundary Agreement As part of the September 4 agenda,the joint staffs recommended a stepwise process for further consideration of the draft boundary agreement. The first step in that process was executed on September 4, as the draft agreement was conveyed to the attorneys of the respective jurisdictions for a basic review. In keeping with the process identified on September 4,the following steps might next be taken: • After completion of the basic, legal-issue review by the attorneys, the Task Force may wish to revise the draft agreement accordingly,providing further direction. • Next, the Task Force may wish to consider two alternative paths: 1. Refer to revised draft agreement to the managers and attorneys, asking that a legal boundary agreement be drawn up for formal consideration by the elected boards, or 2. Send the conceptual draft(as it reads)to the elected boards for comment and review. Following this review period, the Task Force might meet to consider the comments of the elected boards, and then refer the draft for drawing into a legal agreement(as in step 1 above). The first alternative might be most prudent if the Task Force feels comfortable with the structure of the draft following completion of the November 6 review. This approach might result in a quicker timeframe for review and possible adoption of a draft agreement. The second alternative might be selected if the Task Force prefers to check in with the respective elected boards about the draft before proceeding to the creation of a formal agreement. This path would result in a longer timeframe and an additional Task Force meeting to review elected board comments and make final revisions, but might offer the benefit of learning of any elected official concerns prior to formal consideration.