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Section 3. EXHIBIT A to ORDINANCE NO. 20396 C. To provide a forum for communication and consultation among members and to provide an opportunity for a cooperative and equitable sharing of information regarding the potential for broadband development; D. To operate as an independent entity, taking appropriate actions to facilitate the development of improved telecommunications within the region for the benefit of residents of the region E. To acquire such additional tangible and intangible assets as are deemed necessary to fulfill the other purposes of the Consortium; and F. To combine the assets of the Regional Fiber Consortium and the Fiber South Consortium, and thereafter operate in the interests of both Consortia, using those assets to make the greatest possible advances to telecommunications services within the region comprised by the jurisdictional territories of the members of the former Fiber South Consortium and the Regional Fiber Consortium. MEMBERSHIP A. Membership in the Consortium is, subject to the approval of the then existing members of the Consortium, open to any local government and other governmental entities with a contribution to make to the fulfillment of the purposes of the Consortium. The addition of a new member shall not be considered an amendment to this intergovernmental agreement. The addition of an additional member may be accomplished by the new member taking the actions necessary under ORS 190 and signing a copy of this agreement, after approval of the additional membership by a majority vote of the member representatives then forming the Consortium. The signature of the then chair of the Consortium on an amendment adding a new member shall be an indication that the new member of the Consortium has been accepted. B. Membership by an entity not listed in the initial paragraph of this intergovernmental agreement shall be subject to the approval of the Executive Board of the Consortium. The Board of the Consortium shall consider any application for membership and may approve the application whenever the additional membership will further contribute to the efficient achievement of the purposes of the Consortium. Such approval shall be a prerequisite for the adoption of any necessary ordinances. The governing body of any local government may attain membership by adopting an ordinance enacting the intergovernmental agreement. Any other entity may obtain membership in the Consortium when such membership is consistent with applicable law and is initiated pursuant to such applicable law. C. A member of the Consortium may withdraw from membership at any time by a reversal of the process of joining the Consortium. It is in the interests of the members, including the withdrawing member, that any assets acquired by the Consortium as a result of a withdrawing member's earlier participation in the Intergovernmental Agreement for Regional Fiber Consortium Page 2