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C. Materials and Supplies. The Receiving Party must reimburse the Responding Party in kind or at actual replacement cost, plus handling charges, for use of expendable or non- returnable supplies. The Responding Party must not charge direct fees or rental charges to the Receiving Party for other supplies and reusable items that are returned to the Responding Party in a clean, damage-free condition. Reusable supplies that are returned to the Responding Party with damage must be treated as expendable supplies for purposes of cost reimbursement. D. Payment Period. The Responding Party must provide an itemized bill to the Receiving Party for all expenses it incurred as a result of providing Assistance under this Agreement. The Responding Party must send the itemized bill not later than ninety (90) days following the end of the Period of Assistance. The Receiving Party must pay the undisputed portion of the bill in full on or before the forty-fifth (45th) day following the billing date. Unpaid bills become delinquent upon the forty-sixth (46th) day following the billing date, and, once delinquent, the bill accrues interest at the standard rate of interest charged by the Responding Party for unpaid bills. If the Responding Party does not have a standard rate, the interest rate shall be the rate of prime, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, plus two percent (2%) per annum. Any undisputed amount must be resolved using the procedures set forth in Article VII. ARTICLE VII DISPUTES The Parties agree to act in good faith to undertake resolution of disputes, in an equitable and timely manner and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. If disputes cannot be resolved informally by the Parties, the following procedures shall be used: A. Mediation. If there is a failure between Parties to resolve a dispute on their own, the Parties shall first attempt to mediate the dispute. The Parties shall agree upon a mediator, or if they cannot agree, the Statewide Committee Chair shall select a mediator. If the Chair of the Statewide Committee, has a conflict of interest, the duty for selecting a mediator shall pass to the Vice-Chair. B. Arbitration. If the dispute remains unresolved following mediation, the dispute shall be submitted to arbitration under the Uniform Arbitration Act, Minnesota Statutes, Sections 572.08-.30. If the Parties cannot agree on one or more arbitrators, the arbitrator(s) shall be selected using the same procedure set forth for selecting a mediator. The decision of the majority of the arbitrators shall not be binding upon the Parties. If the arbitration decision is not accepted, the Parties may pursue any other legal remedy to resolve the dispute. ARTICLE VIII RECEIVING PARTY'S DUTY TO INDEMNIFY For the purposes Minnesota Municipal Tort Liability Act, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 466, the employees and officers of the Responding Party are deemed to be employees (as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 466.01, subdivision 6) of the Receiving Party. The Receiving Party shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless, the Responding Party, its officers, employees, volunteers and agents from all claims, loss, damage, injury, and liability of 7