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behavioral health crisis services to the citizens of each of the County Authorities in an efficient and stream-lined manner. The Interlocal Cooperation Act, specifically RCW 39.34.030, provides, in part, that any two or more public agencies may enter into agreements with one another for joint cooperative action. RCW 39.34.030(3)(b) specifically provides: 1) the County Authorities may form a limited liability company under which each County Authority is a public agency, as provided for in Section 1.9, and 2) the ASO's funds are subject to audit, as provided for in Section 9.4 of this Agreement. The County Authorities have exercised the authority granted to them under the ASO Act, the LLC Act and the Interlocal Cooperation Act to form this ASO as an LLC to achieve maximum efficiency in the delivery of designated behavioral health services and behavioral health crisis services and so that their rights and liabilities as to each other and third parties are firmly established and clearly understood. This Agreement serves as such a joint operating agreement among the County Authorities to operate as an administrative services organization ("ASO"), as provided under RCW 71.24, including, RCW 71.24.100, which states that the ASO shall appoint a single fiscal agent for the regional service area. 3.2. Busine s and Purpose. The business and the purpose of the ASO shall be: 3.2.1 To be recognized and operate as an administrative services organization to manage behavioral health crisis services and other designated behavioral health services as provided for in RCW 71.24; 3.2.2 To carry out any lawful, services, business or activity that may be conducted by a ASO or LLC as determined by the County Authorities acting through the Executive Committee; and 3.2.3 To exercise all other powers necessary to or reasonably connected with the ASO's business and services it provides that may be legally exercised by limited liability companies under the LLC Act. ARTICLE 4 -NAMES, ADDRESSES AND STATUS OF COUNTY AUTHORITIES The names and addresses of the County Authorities are set forth in the attached Exhibit A, as amended from time to time. Each of the nine Counties identified in Section 1.7 of this Agreement, once each executes this Agreement, shall be a County Authority of the ASO. A Tribal Authority may become a Tribal Member by executing an agreement in form approved by the Executive Committee. A Tribal Member may appoint one (1) non-voting, ex officio representative to the Executive Committee. Tribal members will not have Unit ownership or a percentage interest. FIRST AMENDED ASO OPERA TING AGREEMENT Page 6 of33