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23 <br />solely accountable to the Orange County Manager and responsible for carrying out the Center's <br />goals and objectives, the day-to-day management of the Center, and the overall operations of the <br />Center. The Executive Director shall have the full authority and freedom to make all necessary <br />operational decisions and take all necessary actions except those reserved to the Manager. <br />Acting within this authority, the Executive Director shall not perform any act, or allow or cause <br />to be performed any act, that is unlawful, insufficient to meet commonly accepted business and <br />professional standards and the prudent person test, 'in violation of contractual standards or <br />requirements set forth by funding sources or regulatory bodies, ~or contrary to explicit restraint's. <br />The Boards of Commissioners of the Parties and the Steering Committee shall have the right to <br />request information and comment on the performance of the Center's Executive Director. If <br />such a request or comment is received the Orange County Manager shall~respond accordingly. <br />9, Reporting <br />The Executive Director shall provide an annual report to the Boaxds of Commissioners of <br />the Parties. The annual report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement <br />covering the opera#ion of the Center during such year, and shall be due on or before June 30a' of <br />each year. The Executive Director shall provide a quarterly fmancial report to the county <br />managers of each of the parties. The Executive Director shall also provide a monthly operational <br />report to the Steering Committee. All requirements. under this section shall end upon the <br />terrriination of this Agreement. <br />10. Termination <br />,Any party may withdraw from this Agreement at the end of any fiscal year upon not less <br />than one (1) year's advance notice of withdrawal to the other Parties. Upon the withdrawal from <br />this Agreement by any Parry, cost and funding responsibilities shall be re-distributed among the <br />remaining Parties as follows: 40°/a to Orange County and 60% to be distributed equally among <br />the Remaining Parties; provided however, that if Orange County or more than one (1) of the <br />other Parties withdraws this Agreement shall terminate. If any Party attempts to withdraw <br />without providing the required one (1) year's advance'notice, such Party shall remain liable for <br />its share of the cost and funding responsibilities through the end of the next fiscal year. Upon a <br />Party's withdrawal from this Agreement, the Center shall charge the residents of the withdrawing <br />party an additional fee for use of the Center and facilities. The amount of additional fee shall be <br />determined by the remaining Parties by mutual. agreement after consultation wi#h the Executive <br />Director of the Center and the Steering Committee. <br />11. Grant )H~nds <br />The Parties acknowledge that grant funding has been and may be awarded to Orange <br />County for the development of the Piedmont Food and Agricultural Processing Center. Orange <br />County administers said grants and shall continue. to do so for the benefit of the Center. Upon <br />termination of this Agreement by any Party or upon its natural expiration, should such grant <br />funds remain undistributed, Orange County shall continue to manage said grant funds for the <br />benefit of the Center in accordance with the Grant and this Agreement. <br />$afll <br />