Snohomish County Regional Public Safety 12/5/2017

iii. become subject to payment of User Fees in accordance with the then applicable User Fee formula for Subscribers; and iv. be bound by the terms of the applicable Subscriber service contract(s). The conversion of a Principal to Subscriber shall not discharge or relieve any Principal of its outstanding obligations to Snohomish County 911. b. A Principal may alternately elect to convert to Subscriber status effective the first day of the next budget period (whether Snohomish County 911 is operating under an annual or biennial budget) by giving notice of its intent to the Governing Board not less than nine (9) months in advance of such effective date. Such conversion shall be effective as proposed without further action of the Governing Board, barring any basis for terminating the Principal and action thereon by the Governing Board. c. A governmental entity otherwise meeting the qualifications of a Principal in Section 3 hereof may be admitted as a Principal of Snohomish County 911 upon Supermajority Vote of the Governing Board as required under Section 6.j. Similarly, a Subscriber may apply to the Governing Board to be converted to Principal status. As a condition of becoming a Principal, whether by conversion or new admission, the Governing Board may require payment or other contributions or actions by the new Principal as the Governing Board may deem appropriate, and may set such start date for service as it deems appropriate, it being the intention of this provision that the addition of new Principals shall not cause the then-current Participants to incur additional cost. Upon such conversion or new admission, such new Principal shall execute this Agreement in its capacity as Principal and shall thereafter be subject to all provisions of this Agreement applicable to Principals. d. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, an Associate Agency meeting the qualifications of a Principal may become a Principal effective the first day of the next budget year, without making any latecomer payment or contribution, upon giving notice of its intent to the Governing Board not less than nine (9) months in advance of such effective date. Such conversion shall be become effective on such date without further action of the Governing Board. e. The determination of whether to accept new Subscribers'shall be made by the Governing Board in a manner similar, and subject to such terms and conditions, as that for accepting new Principals, it being the intention that the addition of new Subscribers shall not cause pre-existing Participating Agencies to incur additional cost. f. A Principal wishing to receive service from Snohomish County 911 for an operating department in addition to a department already served by Snohomish County 27