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5 <br /> UNC Health agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Orange County and the <br /> Orange County Sheriff and his employees and agents with respect to <br /> Transportation Services conducted by UNC Health; and <br /> WHEREAS, the provision of such Transportation Services by UNC Health <br /> from UNC Health's Orange County facilities to the Youth Behavioral Hospital will <br /> be at no cost to Orange County: <br /> NOW, THEREFORE IT IS RESOLVED, that, as permitted by N.C. Gen. <br /> Stat. § 122C-251(g), UNC Health may transport respondents under involuntary civil <br /> commitment proceedings between its Orange County facilities to the Youth <br /> Behavioral Hospitals in Butner, North Carolina, consistent with the Orange <br /> County IVC Transportation Plan as approved by the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners on 10 March 2020. UNC Health shall comply with and follow the <br /> applicable requirements and procedures of Article 5 of Chapter 122C of the North <br /> Carolina General Statutes and shall receive the benefits of designation under N.C. <br /> Gen. Stat. § 122C- 251(8) during such transports. <br /> Except for the delegation of transportation authority to UNC Health <br /> delineated herein, all responsibilities and obligations identified under the Orange <br /> County IVC Transportation Plan, as adopted by the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners on 10 March 2020, remain unchanged. <br /> The adoption of this resolution shall not be construed as creating any agency <br /> or other relationship between Orange County, the Orange County Sheriff's Office, <br /> and UNC Health. This designation is intended to serve only as the designation <br /> required by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-251(g). <br /> This resolution shall become effective fifteen days after the date of its adoption <br /> in order to afford time to accommodate the notice requirements imposed by N.C. Gen. <br /> Stat. § 122C-251(8)(3). <br /> ADOPTED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> this the day of , 2023. <br /> Jamezetta Bedford <br /> Chair, Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> Attest: <br /> Laura Jensen <br /> Clerk, Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> Page 3 of 3 <br />