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of Article l0 and Section 12.3 ofthis Agreement. <br />ARTICLE 2 .- F'ORMATION OF ASO AS Ai\ LLC <br />2.I Formation. The ASO as an LLC was formed on June 22, 2018, when the LLC <br />Certificate of Formation was executed and filed with the offrce of the State of Washington <br />Secretary of State in accordance with and pursuant to the LLC Act. The County Authorities <br />shall promptly execute all amendments to the Certificate of Formation and all other documents <br />needed to enable the County Authorities or Executive Committee, or their respective agents, to <br />accomplish all filing, recording, and other acts necessary and appropriate to comply with all <br />requirements forthe formation and operation ofthe ASO as anLLC under the LLC Act. <br />2.2 Name. The name of the ASO is Greater Columbia Behavioral Health, LLC <br />2.3 Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business of the ASO shall be <br />101 N. Edison Street, Kennewick, WA99336. The ASO may locate its places of business at <br />any other place or places as the Executive Committee may from time to time deem advisable. <br />2.4 Registered Office and Registered Agent. The ASO's initial registered agent and <br />the address of its initial registered office in the State of Washington are as follows: <br />Name <br />James F. Bell <br />Address <br />410 N. Neel St., Suite A, Kennewick, WA 99336 <br />The registered offrce and registered agent may be changed by the County Authorities from time <br />to time by filing an amendment to the Certificate of Formation. <br />2.5 Term. The term of the ASO shall be perpetual unless the ASO is dissolved in <br />accordance with either Article I 1 ofthis Agreement orthe LLC Act. <br />ARTICLE 3-AUTHORITY, BUSINESS AND PURPOSE OFASO <br />3.1 Authoritv. As provided for in RCW 71.24.075, it is the policy of the State of <br />Washington to encourage the development of regional mental health services and the availability <br />of treatment components. To this end, RCW 71.24.015 provides for counties to enter intojoint <br />operating agreements with one another to form regional systems of care, integrating planning, <br />administration and service delivery duties under chapters 71.05 and 71.24 RCW in order to <br />consolidate administration and reduce administrative layering and costs. This Agreement is a <br />joint operating agreernent among the County Authorities to initially operate as an ASO. Pursuant <br />to Laws of 2014, chapter 225 ("ASO Act"), the ASO, andthroughtheASO,the County <br />Authorities jointly, will undertake the responsibilities of an administrative services organization. <br />The purpose of the County Authorities, in entering into this Agreement, is to <br />undertake to contract for the administration of the provision of behavioral health <br />services and behavioral health crisis within the boundaries of the County Authorities <br />and to take such other and further actions as are required and/or authorized by the ASO Act. <br />The mutual goal of the County Authorities, in entering into this Agreement, is to work <br />ASOOPERATINGAGREEMENT Page 5 of 33