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Section 2. Lead Agency. Champaign shall be the lead agency on behalf of the parties. The <br /> Lead Agency shall be authorized to intervene into the cases in Illinois Commerce Commission Docket <br /> Nos. 07-00585, 07-0586, and 07-0587 (consolidated) on behalf of all and any of the parties to this <br /> Agreement, including additional parties. The Lead Agency on behalf of the parties shall contract for <br /> services desirable or necessary, to facilitate the intervention including without limitation, fnancial, <br /> legal, and engineering consultants. Such contracts shall be entered into as expeditiously as possible in <br /> order to maintain the case schedule designated by the 1CC Administrative Law Judge; in this case, <br /> Interveners are rec�uired to have expert testimony on file by March 18, 2008. Any contractual <br /> limitations in use of the work product of service providers in these cases shall be applicable to <br /> additional parties in the same manner as apply to Champaign. The Lead Agency shall cause reports to <br /> be sent periodically to the parties and make available copies of work produced by services purchased <br /> under this Agreement. <br /> Section 3. Executive Committee. Upon rec�uest of any party, an Executive Committee will <br /> be formed that will guide decision-making. Each party's contact person, designated upon signing of <br /> this Agreement, shall be such party's representative to the Executive Committee. <br /> Section 4. Cost Sharing. All parties to this Agreement agree to share all costs of contractual <br /> services, including attorneys and experts pursuant to Section 2. The costs are to be divided among the <br /> parties on the basis of population. If an additional party is added to this Agreement, the total costs <br /> shall be shared with the original party and all additional parties on the basis of population, including <br /> costs incurred on the designated cases prior to the effective date of this Agreement. Provided however, <br /> if a city or village with a population of less than 20,000 persons or a county desires to pay an upfront <br /> cost in lieu of a proportionate share, such party shall pay $2,000 as its total cost responsibility under <br /> this Agreement. Parlies shall be billed at the conclusion of the case, with costs required to be paid to <br /> consultants prior to that time being borne b}� the original party. <br /> 2 <br />