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<br />(10) To delegate to its agents or employees any powers or duties as it may
<br />deem appropriate;
<br />(11) To employ its own counsel and legal staff;
<br />(12) To adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws for the conduct of its business;
<br />(13) To enter into contxacts or other arrangements for necessary supplies,
<br />equipment, or services for the opera.tion of its business;
<br />(14) To appoint committees or subcornmittees as it shall deem advisable, to fix
<br />their duties and responsibilities, and to do all tllings necessary in connection with the
<br />management, supervision, control, and operation of its business;
<br />(15) To enter into any contracts or other arrangements with any municipality,
<br />other public agency of this or any other State or of the United States, or with any
<br />individual, private organization, corporation, or nonprofit association for the provision,
<br />oversight or management of inental health, intellectual and developmental disabilities,
<br />substance abuse and related services;
<br />(16) To act as an agent for the federal, Sta.te, or local government in connection
<br />with the mana.gement and oversight for the delivery of inental health, intellectual and
<br />developmental disabilities, substance abuse and related services To insure its property or
<br />operations against risks as it may deem advisabI~;
<br />(17) To invest any funds held in reserves or sinking funds, or any funds not
<br />required for ixnmediate disbursement, in property or securities i.n which trustees,
<br />guardians, executors, administrators, and others acting in a fiduciary capacity may legally
<br />invest funds under their control;
<br />(18) To sue and be sued;
<br />(19) To have a seal and to alter it at pleasure;
<br />(20) To have perpetual succession;
<br />(21) To make and execute contracts and other insfruments necessary or
<br />convenient, including to provide services to government or private entities, including
<br />Employee Assistance Programs;
<br />(22) To agree to limitations upon the exercise of any powers conferred upon it
<br />by this Joint Resolution in connection with any loan;
<br />(23) To determine the pay, expense allowances, and other compensation of its
<br />officers and employees, and establish position class~cation and pay plans and incentive
<br />compensation plans;
<br />(24) To provide for biennial assessments of personnel plans by an independent .
<br />entity that specializes in human resources development and management to ensure that
<br />position classifications and compensation are appropriately matched to industry standards
<br />and local job market requirements; and
<br />(25) To exercise any or all of the powers conferred upon it by this Joint
<br />Resolution, either generally or directly, or tt~rough designated agents.
<br />Section 6. Effective Date
<br />This Joint Resolution sha11 be effective as of July 1, 2012.
<br />A.DOPTED AND RATIEIED in counterparts by the Boards of County Commissioners of
<br />Alamance, Cabarrus,. Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Orange,
<br />Person, Rowan, Stanly, Union, Vance and Warren Counties.
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