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6. Current Revenue. The Cooperative Member hereby represents that all payments, fees, and disbursements required of it hereunder shall be made from current revenues budgeted and available to the Cooperative Member. 7. Defense and Prosecution of Claims. The Cooperative Member authorizes the Cooperative to regulate the commencement, defense, intervention, or participation in a judicial, administrative, or other governmental proceeding or in an arbitration, mediation, or any other form of alternative dispute resolution, or other appearances of the Cooperative in any litigation, claim or dispute which arises from the services provided by the Cooperative on behalf of its members, collectively or individually. Neither this provision nor any other provision in this Agreement will create a legal duty for the Cooperative to provide a defense or prosecute a claim; rather, the Cooperative may exercise this right in its sole discretion and to the extent permitted or authorized by law. The Cooperative Member shall reasonably cooperate and supply any information necessary or helpful in such prosecution or defense. Subject to specific revocation, the Cooperative Member hereby designates the Cooperative to act as a class representative on its behalf in matters arising out of this Agreement. 8. Governance. The Board of Directors (Board) will govern the Cooperative in accordance with the Bylaws. 9. Legal Authority. The Cooperative Member represents to the Cooperative the following: a) The Cooperative Member has conferred with legal counsel and determined it is duly authorized by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Cooperative Member lies to participate in cooperative purchasing, and specifically, the National Purchasing Cooperative. b) The Cooperative Member possesses the legal authority to enter into this Agreement and can allow this Agreement to automatically renew without subsequent action of its governing body. c) Purchases made under this Agreement will satisfy all procedural procurement requirements that the Cooperative Member must meet under all applicable local policy, regulation, or state law. d) All requirements —local or state —for a third party to approve, record or authorize the Agreement have been met. 10. Disclaimer. THE COOPERATIVE, ITS ENDORSERS, SPONSORS AND SERVICING CONTRACTORS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION (NSBA) AND THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS, INC. (TASB), DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE OPERATION OR USE OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. THE COOPERATIVE, ITS ENDORSERS, SPONSORS AND SERVICING CONTRACTORS, HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN REGARD TO ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCT OR SERVICE FURNISHED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 11. Limitation of Liability. Without waiver of the disclaimer or other limitation of liability in this Agreement, the parties agree that: (a) Neither party waives any immunity from liability afforded under law; Page 4 of 6 (Revised by the Cooperative Board of Trustees on March 10, 2016).