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expense of the ASO, the GCBH, LLC Administrator shall maintain records and accounts of all <br />operations and expenditures of the ASO. All records shall be maintained and be available to <br />the public pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW, chapler 70.02 <br />RCW, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA"), PL 104-191, as <br />amended and retained pursuant to retention requirements as set forth in RCW Title 40, <br />WAC 434 and schedules established by the Washington Secretary of State, all as may be <br />amended from time to time. At the minimum the ASO shall keep at its principal place of <br />business the following records: <br />(a) A current list and past list, setting forth the full name and contact <br />information for each County Authority and each County Authority <br />representative serving on the Executive Committee; <br />(b) A current list and past list, setting forth the full name and contact <br />information for each representative sitting on the Advisory Board; <br />(c) <br />(d) <br />(e) <br />A copy ofthe Certificate ofFormation and all amendments thereto; <br />Copies of this Agreement and all amendments hereto; <br />Minutes of the County Authority meeting and any written consents <br />obtained from County Authorities for actions taken by County <br />Authorities without a meeting; <br />(0 Copies of the ASO's financial statements for the seven (7) most <br />recent years; and <br />(g) Its Public Records Policy and Procedures and the name or job title <br />and contact information of its Public Records Officer. <br />All records related to the ASO shall be available for inspection and photocopying under <br />the provisions of the Washington Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW ("PRA"), subject <br />to any exemptions or limitations on disclosure. At the expense of the ASO, the ASO shall <br />adopt a public records policy in compliance with the PRA to respond to public records <br />requests received by the ASO. <br />Each County Authority shall respond to public records requests received by that County <br />Authority. If a County Authority receives a request for a ASO record that the County <br />Authority has used, but does not possess, the County Authority shall: a) provide a copy of the <br />request to the ASO and identify the specific record sought; and b) noti$r the requester that the <br />public records request has been forwarded to the ASO a for the specific record. Upon receipt <br />of a forwarded request, the ASO, in good faith, shall promptly provide the requested <br />document to the forwarding County Authority or respond to the forwarded request as <br />a public records request from the requester for the specific record sought. <br />Conversely, if the ASO receives a request for a County Authority-related record that the <br />ASO OPERATING AGREEMENT Page 19 of33