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(f) Enforce all provisions of this Agreement; (g) Sue and be sued in its own name; (h) Levy and collect fees and charges, including administrative and operating costs to third parties who receive the benefit of services from the Authority; (i) Negotiate for, acquire, lease, hold, manage, maintain, control, or dispose of real and personal property, including transportation equipment and facilities; (j) Condemn property in eminent domain proceedings, provided that the Authority obtains the consent of the City Council of any city in which the property is located or the County Board of Supervisors for any property located in an unincorporated area of the County, prior to consideration of the resolution of necessity; (k) Incur debts, liabilities and obligations, which shall not be the debts, liabilities, and obligations of the Member Jurisdictions, or any of them except as provided in Section 5.3; (1) Invest moneys not needed for immediate necessities in accordance with an investment policy adopted by the Board of Directors; (m) Delegate within the limitations of Government Code Section 6508 all or a portion of its functions to an administrative entity for the purpose of program development, policy formulation, or program implementation; (n) Adopt a conflict of interest code; and (o) Do all other reasonable and necessary acts to fulfill the purposes of this Agreement. Section 2.2. Special Transportation Services. (a) Any Member Jurisdiction may provide additional funding to Authority for special public transit transportation services equal to their costs. In that event, Authority will provide enhanced service levels to that Member Jurisdiction in proportion to the additional funding provided. (b) Authority may exercise all or a portion of the powers set forth in Section 2.1 to provide transportation other than for the general public (e.g. elderly, handicapped and other special transportation needs as currently provided for in Livermore, Dublin, and Pleasanton) and will maintain current levels of service. (c) However, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each Member Jurisdiction may, at its own option, establish and maintain its own program for elderly, handicapped and other special transportation needs. In such event, Authority shall not compete for funding which would otherwise be allocated to that Member. Section 2.3. Restriction on Power. The manner of exercising powers granted Authority by this Agreement shall be subject to the same restrictions as imposed upon the City of Pleasanton in that agency's exercise of similar powers as required by Government Code Section 6509, including but not limited to those restrictions pertaining to public contracts. ARTICLE III: GOVERNANCE Section 3.1. Governing Body. Authority shall be governed by a Board of Directors (hereinafter also known as "Board"). 3