GCBH ASO LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 4th FINAL CLEAN 091818

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ASO OPERATING AGREEMENT Page 9 of 33 government, the other County Authorities, and from other public and private sources, including gifts, for activities and purposes related to chapter 71.24 RCW; 5.3.4 Prepare and submit to HCA appropriate plans, both in length and duration, for mental health services and behavioral health services in accordance with the provisions of chapter 71.24 RCW and the ASO Act; 5.3.5. Employ or contract for staff and consultants to carry out the responsibilities of this Agreement and the statutory requirements for an administrative services organization. In doing so, the Executive Committee shall hire, give authority to, evaluate, give direction to and terminate the ASO's administrator and employees (collectively "GCBH Administrator") who shall administer the ASO's operations, services and administration, including all hiring, development, approval and implementation of all policies and procedures, service delivery plans and operating plans. The GCBH, LLC Administrator, and all of its employees and administrators, shall be employees of the ASO and not of individual County Authorities. The GCBH, LLC Administrator, under the direction of the Executive Committee, shall have the power and authority to: (i) Prepare, review, modify and present to the Executive Committee for approval the ASO's annual budget; (ii) Execute contracts for the provision of services and operation of the ASO, including leases for rental of real and personal property; (iii) Take necessary and appropriate steps on behalf of the Executive Committee to ensure the ASO's compliance with all statutory and funding requirements; and (iv) Take other actions as directed by the Executive Committee or the County Authorities by their respective resolution or consent. 5.3.6 Spend the capital and revenues of the ASO in the furtherance of the business of the ASO and the services it provides; 5.3.7 Acquire, improve, manage, lease, operate, sell, transfer, exchange, encumber, pledge and dispose of any real or personal property of the ASO; 5.3.8 Purchase such liability, casualty, property and other insurance as the Executive Committee, in its sole discretion, deems advisable to protect the ASO's assets against loss or claims of any nature as required, and in such amounts as are contractually required; but, the general liability and malpractice insurance coverage shall be not less than $5 million dollars in the aggregate; provided, however, the ASO shall not be liable to the County Authorities, if such coverage should prove inadequate. The ASO shall name each member county as an additional insured and this coverage shall be the primary coverage in order to shield the governmental interests