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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: October 1, 2002
Action Agenda
Item No.
SUBJECT: Resolution Establishing BOCC Intent to Form Tri-County Public Entity to Serve
as Local Management Entity for Mental Health
DEPARTMENT: County Manager's Office PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
OPC Area Program
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT
Resolution Gwen Harvey, 245-2300
Tom Maynard, 913-4000
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968.4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To consider adoption of a resolution of intent to form a three-county public entity to
serve as the local management entity for the provision of mental health, developmental
disability, and substance abuse services in Orange, Person, and Chatham counties.
BACKGROUND: The Mental Health Reform Steering Committee, comprised of Commissioner
representatives and County Managers from the three counties, OPC management, and
consumer liaison, have been leading and guiding efforts to develop a strategic plan for
implementing reform measures. The plan documentation is due to the State by November
2003. Upon plan approval, actual implementation would be phased over the next several years.
The Steering Committee has considered various options for future organization and governance
in compliance with state requirements, and in consultation with legal counsel, recommends
moving forward as a joint effort of the three counties and with the intent of increased power and
responsibility on the part of the county commissioners relative to the provision of mental health,
developmental disability and substance abuse services.
Adoption of this resolution would set forth the intentions of the BOCC and allow the local
planning process to continue on that basis. Person and Chatham county commissioners will
also be acting on the same resolution. (Person has already adopted a similar resolution at a
prior meeting.) Adoption of this resolution would not detract from the importance of or
opportunity to consider public input and participation at the upcoming Mental Health Reform
Forum scheduled by the BOCC for October 8.
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FINANCIAL IMPACT: The State has provided no financing plan for the implementation of
mental health reform. Steering Committee efforts are directed towards service changes and
improvements that it believes can be accomplished without adverse financial impact to the three
counties;,however, budgetary specifics cannot be addressed with any accuracy at this time.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the resolution
establishing intent to form a tri-county public entity to serve as local management entity for
mental health.
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RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
ORANGE COUNTY,NORTH CAROLINA
WHEREAS,N.C.G.S. §122C-115(a)requires each county in North Carolina to provide mental health,developmental
disability and substance abuse services either through an area authority or a county program established pursuant to N.C.G.S.
§122C-115.1;and
WHEREAS, N.C.G.S. §122C-115.1 authorizes counties to enter into multi-county programs created through inter.
local agreements pursuant to N.C.G.& §160A-460,et seq.;and
WHEREAS, N.C.G.S. §122C-115.2 allows the Board of County Commissioners or two or more Boards of County
Commissioners jointly to establish an area authority with approval of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human
Services;and
WHEREAS, the Boards of Commissioners of Orange County,Person County and Chatham County intend to form a
three county public entity to serve as the local management entity("LME")for Orange,Person and Chatham counties;and
WHEREAS,by January,2003,Orange County,Person County and Chatham County,through a mutually agreed upon
entity, either an area authority or county program, will provide as a joint effort of the three counties, for the development,
review and approval of a business plan for the management and delivery of mental health, developmental disabilities and
substance abuse services with detailed information on how the area authority or county program will meet State standards,
laws and rules ensuring quality mental health, development disability and substance abuse services, including outcome
measures for evaluating program effectiveness.
NOW,THEREFORE,the Board of Commissioners of Orange County by adopting this resolution establish its intent
to form a three-county public entity to serve as the local management entity for the provision of mental health, developmental
disability and substance abuse services in Orange,Person and Chatham Counties and,upon the formation of the three county
public entity, the three-county public entity will submit a local business plan in January, 2003 as a joint effort of Orange,
Person and Chatham Counties.
This resolution having submitted to a vote,received the following vote and was duly adopted by Orange County this
day of 2002.
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