HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2006-049 Amend Interlocal Cooperation Agreement to Allow Immediate Suspension & Resolution to Suspend Interlocal Cooperation Agreement by Mutual Consent of the Parties~~s -~d~~ ~ o ~ ~
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION TO AMEND
INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT TO ALLOW IMMEDIATE
SUSPENSION AtVD RESOLUTION TO SUSPEND INTERLOCAL
COOPERATION AGREEMENT BY MUTUAL CONSENT OF THE PARTIES
WHEREAS, Orange, Person, and Chatham counties entered into an Interlocal
Cooperation Agreement for the Provision of Mental Health, Developmental
Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services effective July 1, 2004; and
WHEREAS, Orange, Person and Chatham counties have continued to provide
mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services through
Orange, Person and Chatham Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and
Substance Abuse Authority (OPC Area Program) while administrative activities
were begun to implement the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement; and
WHEREAS, since July 1, 2004, mental health system reform has been subject to
a dizzying array of technical memoranda, conflicting communiques, restrictive
rulings, executive edits, and shifting policy directives regarding system reform,
including decisions to divest local management entities of two of the primary
functions vested in them under the system reform statute; and
WHEREAS, as a result, the process of converting from an area authority model
to a multicounty program model as contemplated by the Interlocal Cooperation
Agreement would dilute already overtaxed resources.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners of
Orange County hereby ratifies the adoption of an amendment to the Interlocal
Cooperation Agreement to allow its immediate suspension and, upon the
adoption by Person County and Chatham County of corresponding resolutions,
the Board of Commissioners of Orange County resolves to suspend the Interlocal
Cooperation Agreement by agreement of all parties.
This 4th day of May 2006.
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Barry Jacobs, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners