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NOW THEREFORE, the member communities hereto, each in consideration of the mutual promises and obligations assumed herein by others, mutually agree as follows: 1. There is hereby established a Council of Governments (COG) under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 167 that shall serve as the governing board of the Community Partnership on Aging. 2. The respective Mayors for the member communities are herewith appointed as the COG to review the programs and services of the CPA. The COG, as organized pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code Chapter 167, shall have the sole power to approve the annual budget of the CPA. 3. The COG, as organized pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code Chapter 167, shall meet at least once every three (3) calendar months. Any member may appoint in writing a designee to serve as proxy at any meeting in the event of their absence. Such proxy shall have full voting privileges and shall be counted in the determination of a quorum. A proxy representing an elected executive need not be an elected official. 4. There is hereby established an advisory board under the COG, as organized pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code Chapter 167, to be known as the "Friends of Community Partnership on Aging" that shall serve to guide and support the "Community Partnership on Aging." 5. Composition, duties, rules, and operating guidelines of and for the Friends of Community Partnership on Aging shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Executive Director. 6. The Community Partnership on Aging shall establish a disbursement office for the management of its fiscal affairs, which shall operate in consultation with the finance department of a member community, when needed. No non -contractual expenditures in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) shall be made without prior approval of the COG. All contracts in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) must receive prior approval by the COG. 7. Member community contributions for the operation of the CPA shall be determined by a dual formula: proportionate per capita basis based upon the latest US Census data of each of the respective member communities plus a proportionate per use basis as it relates to transportation costs. Cash match dollars and in -kind goods and services provided by the respective member communities in order to obtain any outside funding will be calculated on a per capita basis except for transportation costs which will be calculated on a proportionate per use basis, as well as to provide for the costs of other such programs and services as are authorized and approved by the COG, as organized pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code Chapter 167. 8. The Community Partnership on Aging shall be guided by an Executive Director, who shall be hired by a majority vote of the members of the COG. The Executive Director shall have full authority to manage fiscal responsibilities, determine staffing needs, enter into grants and contracts and report to the COG. Community Partnership on Aging: 2024 COG Agreement Page 2 of 9 4855-9157-6574, v. 1