12-081 - Cascade Water Alliance - Joint Municipal Utility Services

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g. impose, alter, regulate, control and collect rates, charges, and assessments; h. purchase and sell water and services within and outside the geographical boundaries of its Members; i. borrow money (through its Members or other entities at their individual discretion or as authorized by the Act and this Agreement now or as hereafter amended), or enter into other financing arrangements; lend money or provide services or facilities to any Member, other governmental water utilities, or governmental service providers; J• k. invest its funds; 1. establish policies, guidelines, rules or regulations by either ByLaws or resolution to carry out its powers and responsibilities; m. purchase insurance, including participation in pooled insurance and self - insurance programs, and indemnify its Members, its Board of Directors and Alternate Board Members, officers and employees in accordance with law; n. exercise all other powers within the authority of and that may be exercised individually by all of its Members with respect to water supply, conservation, reuse, treatment and transmission, or any of the other purposes set forth in Section 3.3; o. exercise, without limitation, all other corporate powers that Cascade may exercise under the law relating to its formation and that are not inconsistent with this Agreement or the Act or other applicable law; p. for the purposes of contracting and public works, exercise all powers of a code city (population over 20,000) under RCW 35A.40.200 - 35A.40.210, now or as hereafter amended; for disposal of surplus property, exercise all powers granted under RCW 35A.11.010, now or as hereafter amended, to code cities; r. in the event Cascade charges connection charges or Rates and Charges for services supplied or available to its customers' property on a retail basis, exercise all powers granted under RCW 57.08.081, now or as hereafter amended, for the establishment of liens; and s. for purposes of a Cascade code of ethics, exercise all powers of a municipal corporation and observe the requirements under Chapter 42.23 RCW, now or as hereafter amended. q. ARTICLE 4. Organization Structure; Board. Section 4.1 Composition, ByLaws and Meetings. Cascade is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of one individual representative appointed by Resolution by each of the Member's legislative authority. Members may similarly appoint Alternate Board Members. Each Board Member and each Alternate Board Member must be an elected official of the Member. Joint Municipal Utility Services Agreement 8 March 28, 2012