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Attachment A - Joint Agreement for 800 MHz CCCS Page 15 of 83 5.2.4 Sponsored Agencies The sponsoring Partner Agency is responsible for the costs, rates, and fees of any Sponsored Agency it sponsors on the System, unless otherwise approved by the Governance Committee. System Entry Fees per 5.2.2 above shall not apply to System Subscriber equipment for a Sponsored Agency. 5.3 System Operations Budget The Lead Agency will submit the proposed System Operations Budget for approval to the Governance Committee no later than one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. Governance Committee shall be responsible for approving the System Operation Budget no later than ninety (90) days prior to the fiscal year. 5.3.1 Partner Agency Cost The Lead Agency shall submit the Partner Agency Cost Share to the Governance Committee along with the System Operations Budget in 5.2 above. The Governance Committee shall be responsible for approving the Partner Agency Cost Share, along with the System Operations Budget. Partner Agency Cost Share shall be calculated based on the number of Subscriber Units each agency operates on the System as a percentage of the total number of Subscriber Units operating on the System. This will determine the agency's share of the annual System Operations Budget. 5.3.2 Payment Remittance Partner Agencies are required to remit payments to the Lead Agency for their contribution for use of the System. The Lead Agency shall invoice Partner Agencies quarterly. Lead Agency shall issue invoices no later than thirty (30) days after the beginning of each quarter. Partner Agencies shall pay invoice within thirty (30) days of the date of the invoice. 5.4 Year End Settlement At the end of each fiscal year, the Lead Agency shall submit a financial review with the actual System Operational Costs from the previous fiscal year to the Governance Committee. The findings of the financial review shall be reported in writing to the Partner Agencies on the system. Thereafter, to the extent there have been contributions made by the Partner Agencies which exceed the actual System Operations Costs, the number of said excess contributions shall be deposited into the Reserve Fund (see 5.5), unless the Governance Committee deems otherwise. In the event of a shortfall, each Partner Agency shall be billed its pro-rata share of the shortfall, which shall be paid in the first quarter payment for the next fiscal year following the fiscal year of the shortfall. 5.5 Ten -Year Plan The Governance Committee, in conjunction with the Lead Agency, will be responsible for evaluating and planning for future upgrades. Doing so will ensure the continued structural 15 City Council 11 — 19 2/1/2022