GCBH ASO LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 4th FINAL REDLINE 091818

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ASO OPERATING AGREEMENT Page 5 of 33 of Article 10 and Section 12.3 of this Agreement. ARTICLE 2 -- FORMATION OF ASO AS AN LLC 2.1 Formation. The ASO as an LLC was formed on June 22, 2018, when the LLC Certificate of Formation was executed and filed with the office of the State of Washington Secretary of State in accordance with and pursuant to the LLC Act. The County Authorities shall promptly execute all amendments to the Certificate of Formation and all other documents needed to enable the County Authorities or Executive Committee, or their respective agents, to accomplish all filing, recording, and other acts necessary and appropriate to comply with all requirements for the formation and operation of the ASO as an LLC under the LLC Act. 2.2 Name. The name of the ASO is Greater Columbia Behavioral Health, LLC. 2.3 Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business of the ASO shall be 101 N. Edison Street, Kennewick, WA 99336. The ASO may locate its places of business at any other place or places as the Executive Committee may from time to time deem advisable. 2.4 Registered Office and Registered Agent. The ASO's initial registered agent and the address of its initial registered office in the State of Washington are as follows: Name Address James F. Bell 410 N. Neel St., Suite A, Kennewick, WA 99336 The registered office and registered agent may be changed by the County Authorities from time to time by filing an amendment to the Certificate of Formation. 2.5 Term. The term of the ASO shall be perpetual unless the ASO is dissolved in accordance with either Article 11 of this Agreement or the LLC Act. ARTICLE 3 -AUTHORITY, BUSINESS AND PURPOSE OF ASO 3.1 Authority. As provided for in RCW 71.24.015, it is the policy of the State of Washington to encourage the development of regional mental health services and the availability of treatment components. To this end, RCW 71.24.015 provides for counties to enter into joint operating agreements with one another to form regional systems of care, integrating planning, administration and service delivery duties under chapters 71.05 and 71.24 RCW in order to consolidate administration and reduce administrative layering and costs. This Agreement is a joint operating agreement among the County Authorities to initially operate as an ASO. Pursuant to Laws of 2014, chapter 225 ("ASO Act"), the ASO, and through the ASO, the County Authorities jointly, will undertake the responsibilities of an administrative services organization. The purpose of the County Authorities, in entering into this Agreement, is to undertake to contract for the administration of the provision of behavioral health services and behavioral health crisis within the boundaries of the County Authorities and to take such other and further actions as are required and/or authorized by the ASO Act. The mutual goal of the County Authorities, in entering into this Agreement, is to work