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<br />" , <br /> <br />r .~ '. <br />.'.... <br /> <br />part-time, or consulting basis as the Board determines, and the <br /> <br />Board may make any required employer contributions which local <br /> <br />government units are authorized or required to make by law. <br /> <br />Section 4. <br /> <br />It may conduct such research and investigation <br /> <br />and take such action as it deems necessary, including partici- <br /> <br />pation and appearance in proceedings of state and federal <br /> <br />regulatory, legislative or administrative bodies, on any matter <br /> <br />related to or affecting utility costs, levels of service, rates <br /> <br />or franchises, and advise members concerning such matters with <br /> <br />a view toward obtaining compliance.with franchises granted to <br /> <br />utilities and insuring reasonable rates and service levels <br /> <br />for the members and their residents. The Board may conduct the <br /> <br />(\ . <br /> <br />activities authorized by this section on behalf of any govern- <br /> <br />mental unit located outside the metropolitan area at the request <br /> <br />of such a unitJ embodied in a resolution of its governing body; <br /> <br />provided however, that the conduct of such activities on behalf <br /> <br />of any such governmental unit shall be specifically authorized <br /> <br />by the Board and shall be subject to such reasonable conditions <br /> <br />as to cost of service and other matters as may be imposed by the <br /> <br />Board. <br /> <br />Section 5. <br /> <br />The Board may obtain from any utility and frem <br /> <br />any other source such information relating to utility rates, costs' <br /> <br />and service levels as any of its members is entitled to obtain <br /> <br />from such utilities. <br /> <br />Section 6. <br /> <br />It mny receive and hold moneys from any utility <br /> <br />to the extent and in the r.lanner as illQY be provided by this <br /> <br />-6- <br />