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3 <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF <br /> ORANGE COUNTY,NORTH CAROLINA <br /> WHEREAS,N.C.G.S. §122C-115(a)requires each county in North Carolina to provide mental health,developmental <br /> disability and substance abuse services either through an area authority or a county program established pursuant to N.C.G.S. <br /> §122C-115.1;and <br /> WHEREAS, N.C.G.S. §122C-115.1 authorizes counties to enter into multi-county programs created through inter. <br /> local agreements pursuant to N.C.G.& §160A-460,et seq.;and <br /> WHEREAS, N.C.G.S. §122C-115.2 allows the Board of County Commissioners or two or more Boards of County <br /> Commissioners jointly to establish an area authority with approval of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human <br /> Services;and <br /> WHEREAS, the Boards of Commissioners of Orange County,Person County and Chatham County intend to form a <br /> three county public entity to serve as the local management entity("LME")for Orange,Person and Chatham counties;and <br /> WHEREAS,by January,2003,Orange County,Person County and Chatham County,through a mutually agreed upon <br /> entity, either an area authority or county program, will provide as a joint effort of the three counties, for the development, <br /> review and approval of a business plan for the management and delivery of mental health, developmental disabilities and <br /> substance abuse services with detailed information on how the area authority or county program will meet State standards, <br /> laws and rules ensuring quality mental health, development disability and substance abuse services, including outcome <br /> measures for evaluating program effectiveness. <br /> NOW,THEREFORE,the Board of Commissioners of Orange County by adopting this resolution establish its intent <br /> to form a three-county public entity to serve as the local management entity for the provision of mental health, developmental <br /> disability and substance abuse services in Orange,Person and Chatham Counties and,upon the formation of the three county <br /> public entity, the three-county public entity will submit a local business plan in January, 2003 as a joint effort of Orange, <br /> Person and Chatham Counties. <br /> This resolution having submitted to a vote,received the following vote and was duly adopted by Orange County this <br /> day of 2002. <br /> Ayes <br /> Noes <br />