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Resolutian No. 2003-
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<br /> JOINT RESOLUTION
<br /> OF THE BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
<br />OF CABARRUS COUNTY, DAVIDSON COUNTY, ROWAN COUNTY,
<br />STANLY COUNTY, AND UNION COUNTY
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Cabarrus County, the Board
<br />of County Commissioners of Stanly County, and the Board of County Commissioners of
<br />Union County by Joint Resolution dated April 1, 1974, established Piedmont Area
<br />Mental Health Program; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Cabarrus County, the Board
<br />of County Commissioners of Stanly County, and the Board of County Commissioners of
<br />Union County by Joint Resolution dated March 31, 1981, modified their Joint Resolution
<br />dated April 1, 1974, by naming the entity "Piedmont Area Mental Health, Mental
<br />Retardation, and Substance Abuse Authority; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Rowan County have by
<br />resolution unanimously adopted in May, 1997, requested to join Piedmont Area Mental
<br />Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Authority; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and
<br />Substance Abuse Services has in July, 1997 designated Cabarrus, Rowan, Stanly and
<br />Union Counties as a catchment area for the provision of mental health, developmental
<br />disabilities, and substance abuse services pursuant to G.S. 122C- 115(c) and
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<br /> WHEREAS, by Joint Resolution dated October 1, 1997, the County
<br />Commissioners of Cabarms, Rowan, Stanly and Union Counties included Rowan County
<br />as a participating county in the area authority and renamed it Piedmont Area Mental
<br />Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Authority: and;
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<br /> WHEREAS, by Session Law 2001-437 effective July 1, 2002, entitled "An Act to
<br />Phase In Implementation of Mental Health System Reform at the State and Loc'al Level,"
<br />the North Carolina General Assembly has amended North Carolina General Statute
<br />Chapter 122C, the Boards of Commissioners of the participating counties desire to make
<br />the joint resolution creating Piedmont Area Mental Health conform to the requirements of
<br />the newly amended law,
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<br /> WHEREAS, by resolution dated January 14, 2003, the Board of Commissioners
<br />of Davidson County stated its intention "to seek adoption of a joint resolution by and
<br />between the Boards of Commissioners of Davidson, Rowan, Caban'us, Stanly and Union
<br />Counties to the end that Davidson County, pursuant to G. S. 122C-115 (c), may become a
<br />participating county of the Multi-County Area Authority known as Piedmont Area
<br />Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Authority doing
<br />business as Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare for the provision of Services in Davidson
<br />County."
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