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V. Powers of the Group The Group shall have the/ollowin§ powers and duties: A. To provide/or the delivery of pre-hospital emergency medical services by employees of the Parties or through a contract with a third party; B. To make and enter into contracts; C. To develop and implement an annual apportionment among the Parties o/the revenues received/rom sources other than the Parties/or countywide paramedic first response, non-traditional move-ups and value-added services; D. To solicit and accept grants, advances, and contributions/rom ali sources, public and private; E. To negotiate for, acquire, hold manage, maintain, control, or dispose o/ real and personal property; F. To employ or contract for the services of agents, administrative employees, consultants and such other persons or firms as it deems necessary; G. To sue and be sued in its own name; H. To incur debts, liabilities or obligations in accordance with a duly approved budget; I. To levy and collect fees and charges, including administrative and operating costs, as provided in this Agreement or by law; J. To invest any surplus funds not required for the immediate necessities of the Group as the Group Board determines is advisable, in the same manner and upon the same conditions as local agencies pursuant to Government Code section 53601; K. To acquire additional value-added services from any Party to this Agreement. Additional value-added services shall be those services which add to the quality of Pre-hospital medical care and which are provided in addition to ALS paramedic response and non-traditional move-ups. L. To enforce all provisions of this Agreement. VI. Operating Principles The Parties adopt the following operating principles which shall both guide the actions of the Board established pursuant to Paragraph VII, and help to resolve issues not anticipated at the time this Agreement ,kas executed: