EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY AUTHORITY

requirement,the Authority shall cause an independent audit to be made annually by a certified public accountant,or public accountant,in compliance with Section 6505 of the Act. The Treasurer shall act as the depositary of the Authority and have custody of all the money of the Authority,from whatever source,and as such,shall have all of the duties and responsibilities specified in Section 6505.5 of the Act. The Board may require the Treasurer and/or Auditor to file with the Authority an official bond in an amount to be fixed by the Board,and if so requested, the Authority shall pay the cost of premiums associated with the bond. The Treasurer shall report directly to the Board and shall comply with the requirements of treasurers of incorporated municipalities. The Board may transfer the responsibilities of Treasurer to any person or entity as the law may provide at the time. 4.15 Administrative Services Provider. The Board may appoint one or more administrative services providers to serve as the Authority's agent for planning,implementing, operating and administering the CCA Program,and any other program approved by the Board,in accordance with the provisions of an Administrative Services Agreement. The appointed administrative services provider maybe one of the Parties. The Administrative Services Agreement shall set forth the teams and conditions by which the appointed administrative services provider shall perform or cause to be performed all tasks necessary for planning, implementing,operating and administering the CCA Program and other approved programs. The Administrative Services Agreement shall set forth the term of the Agreement and the circumstances under which the Administrative Services Agreement may be terminated by the Authority. This section shall not in any way be construed to Iimit the discretion of the Authority to hire its own employees to administer the CCA Program or any other program. 4.16 Operational Audit. The Authority shall commission an independent agent to conduct and deliver at a public meeting of the Board an evaluation of the performance of the CCA Program relative to goals for renewable energy and carbon reductions. The Authority shall approve a budget for such evaluation and shall hire a firm or individual that has no other direct or indirect business relationship with the Authority. The evaluation shall be conducted at least once every two years. ARTICLE 5 IMPLEMENTATION ACTION AND AUTHORM DOCUMENTS 5.1 Implementation of the CCA Prouram. 5.1.1 Enabling Ordinance. Prior to the execution of this Agreement,each Party shall adopt an ordinance in accordance with Public Utilities Code Section 366.2(c)(12)for the purpose of specifying that the Party intends to implement a CCA Program by and through its participation in the Authority. December 1,2016 -13-