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biennial budgets for expenditures and supplements, the Funding Allocation Policy or the involuntary cancellation of a Member County. If, however, the Delegate is a County Commissioner, then, as such, would have full voting rights as if they were a Representative. 5.2 Decision-Making. The ASO shall make decisions, take actions and incur obligations as determined by the County Authorities acting through the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall take action, expend sums and enter into obligations, as provided for and in the manner set forth in Article 7. 5.3 Power and Authority. Without limiting the scope and generality of the Executive Committee's actions, the Executive Committee shall have the power and authority, on behalf of the County Authorities, to undertake the following: 5.3.1 Pursuant to RCW 39.34.080, enter into contracts with the HCA pursuant to the provisions of chapter 71.24 RCW; 5.3.2 Enter into contracts with individuals, public and private organizations, and individual counties, including with other County Authorities to this Agreement, to carry out the purposes of the contract with HCA and other obligations of the ASO as defined in chapter 71.24 RCW, subject to available funds and to the purpose and goals of the ASO; 5.3.3 Accept and expend funds from the State of Washington, the Federal 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 have the authority to hire, evaluate, give direction to and terminate the ASO's administrator and employees (collectively "GCBH Administrator"). While maintaining all overall authority and responsibility, the Executive Committee may delegate authority to the GCBH Administrator to administer the ASO's day-to-day 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; FIRST AMENDED ASO OPERA TING AGREEMENT Page 8 of 33