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ASO OPERATING AGREEMENT Page 2 of 33 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />JOINT COUNTY AUTHORITY ASO INTERLOCAL OPERATING <br />AGREEMENT OF <br />GREATER COLUMBIA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, LLC <br /> <br />THIS JOINT COUNTY AUTHORITY ASO OPERATING AGREEMENT (this <br />"Agreement") is made and entered into effective as of January 1, 2019, by and among <br />the following County Authorities: Asotin County, Benton County, Columbia County, <br />Franklin County, Garfield County, Kittitas County, Walla Walla County, Whitman <br />County and Yakima County (collectively "County Authorities"). <br /> <br />RECITALS <br /> <br />A. The County Authorities, as defined below and as provided for in RCW <br />71.24.025(15), are entering into this Agreement under the authority of the <br />Interlocal Corporation Act, specifically RCW 39.34.030, to jointly provide a <br />community health program and regional system of care, with the collective goal <br />of consolidating administration, reducing administrative layering and reducing <br />administrative costs, consistent with the State of Washington's legislative policy <br />as set forth in RCW 71.24.015. <br /> <br />B. This Agreement is a joint operating agreement entered into by a group of <br />County Authorities responding to a request for a detailed plan and contract with <br />the State of Washington to operate an Administrative Services Organization <br />(ASO), as provided for in RCW 71.24.100. <br /> <br />C. This Agreement provides a means for each County Authority to share in the cost <br />of mental and behavioral health services and further provides the means for both <br />payment of services and audit of funds, as provided for in RCW 71.24.100. In <br />addition, this Agreement provides for the joint supervision and operation of <br />services and facilities, as provided for in RCW 71.24.110. <br /> <br />D. This Agreement also serves as an Operating Agreement as provided for in the <br />LLC Act, as defined below, as well as an Interlocal Agreement, as <br />authorized by RCW 39.34.030. <br /> <br />E. RCW 39.34.030 expressly authorizes local government, such as the County <br />Authorities, to form limited liability companies to carry out their joint activities. <br /> <br />F. In adopting this Agreement, in addition to adopting the Articles of the Agreement, <br />the County Authorities hereby also adopt, and agree to, the Recitals and the facts <br />set forth herein.