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Sourcewell
Formerly NJPA
June 6, 2018
The National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) will formally be known as Sourcewell beginning June 6, 2018.
The NJPA Board of Directors on May 15, 2018 voted to approve changing the organization's name to Sourcewell Documentation has been formally submitted for Sourcewell to be registered and trademarked, both federally and ir Minnesota, with the appropriate agencies.
ourcewell has worked intentionally to mitigate the implications of this change to current and potential members, currentl awarded vendors, and other existing partners. After June 6th, 2018, Sourcewell will maintain and continue to recognize the National Joint Powers Alliance name. Membership agreements, contracts, and agreements entered into with the National Joint Powers Alliance will remain valid and continue in effect without impact. This will ensure contractual continuity and safeguard any disruptions to engagement with Sourcewell. This includes membership, use of cooperative purchasing contracts, or other contractual engagements.
Marcus Maler
General Counsel and Director of Government Relations
202 12th Street NE | P.O. Box 219 | Staples, MN 56479 888-894-1930| www.sourcewell-mn.gov
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF TODD
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CORPORATE AND AGENCY NAME FOR REGION 5 SERVICE COOPERATIVE AS SOURCEWELL (F/K/A National Joint Powers Alliance) Resolution No. 2018-07
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors previously authorized and directed staff undertake all actions necessary and sufficient to "rebrand" Region 5 Service Cooperative; and WHEREAS, after careful study and consideration, the name Sourcewell was chosen as the legal, organizational, and agency name for Region 5 Service Cooperative; and WHEREAS, the organizational bylaws were duly adopted, ratified and approved and became effective as of the May 2018 Board of Directors meeting; and WHEREAS, Article 1, Section 1 of said bylaws establishes Sourcewell as the legal organizational name for Region 5 Service Cooperative; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, § 123A.21 provides that the "care, management, and control" of Region 5 Service Cooperative is vested in its Board of Directors, including the power and authority to establish the legal name of the organization.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors as follows:
1. The name National Joint Powers Alliance is replaced and the legal, organizational, and agency name of Region 5 Service Cooperative is Sourcewell.
2. The official and effective date of this change is June 6, 2018.
All prior contracts and other legal obligations established or incurred under the name National Joint Powers Alliance remain in full force and effect.
4. All contracts or other legal obligations undertaken on and after June 6, 2018 shall be executed and performed in the name Sourcewell.
5. This Resolution is effective upon signature and shall henceforth serve as sufficient and official proof and evidence of the legal, organizational and agency name for Region 5 Service Cooperative.
The Executive Director, or his designee, is authorized and directed to provide copies of this resolution to third parties as requested or required and to affix the same to legal documents when necessary.
Chairperson, Sourcewell Board of Directors
AST. Late
Clerk to the Board of Directors