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together to provide mental health and behavioral health services to the citizens of each of the County Authorities in an efficient and stream-lined manner. The Interlocal Corporation 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(3Xb) 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 Agreernent. 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 mental health and behavioral health 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 for in RCW 71 .24.100 and 7 1.24.110 with: (a) Each County Authority bearing a share of the cost of behavioral health services; (b) The Treasurer of Benton County serving as the custodian of funds made available for the purposes of such behavioral health services and that the treasurer may make payments from such funds, and shall, using ASO funds in its possession, pay HCA for as many debts, obligations, and liabilities owed to HCA by the ASO upon termination of any contract betweenthe ASO and HCA, or as aresult of remedial action, that ASO funds can satisff. The ASO and County Authorities, other than Benton County, agree to hold Benton County, its officers and employees, harmless and to defend and indemnify them for claims, liabilities, demands, lawsuits and actions, including claims for reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred as a result ofany alleged negligent acts by them in performing the services described above, and; (c) The joint supervision and operation of services and facilities by the Executive Committee. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Executive Committee, as defined in Section 1.12 of this Agreement and described in Section 5.1 of this Agreement, may by majority vote change the Treasurer designation to another Treasurer in the same county as any one of the County Authorities. 3.2. Business and Purpose. The business and the purpose ofthe ASO shall be: 3.2.1 To be recognized and operate as an administrative services organization to provide behavioral health crisis services and other behavioral health services ASO OPERATING AGREEMENT Page 6 of33