AGREEMENT TO PAY COSTS

In Re the Petition for Municipal Boundary Adjustments:

St. Paul Park/Grey Cloud Island Township (A-6185);

Cottage Grove/Grey Cloud Island Township (A-6186);

OAH Docket No. 15-2900-13147-2

Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 414.12, the Chief Administrative Law Judge has been directed to schedule a hearing and assign an administrative law judge to preside over the hearing. Costs of the hearing will be allocated among the parties as agreed by them, or, absent an agreement, by order of the Chief Administrative Law Judge.

Services of the Administrative Law Judge will be billed at $91.00 per hour, and staff attorney time at $50.00 per hour, including hearing time, travel time, and report preparation. The parties are also responsible for automobile mileage to the hearing location and for other travel expenses such as hotel, airfare and meal expenses if the hearing is held outside of the seven-county metropolitan area. Court reporter or transcript services will also be charged to the parties.

The undersigned hereby agrees to make payment of the allocated portion of such costs within 30 days of receipt of an invoice from the Office of Administrative Hearings. Please send all invoices to the following person and address.

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Dated:_______________, 2000

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