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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
<br />COUNTY OF CABARRUS
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<br />Resolution No. 2002-
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<br /> Resolution to Approve
<br />The Local Business Plan for Piedmont Area Mental Health, Developmental
<br />Disabilities and Substance Abuse Authority DBA Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare
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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, Joint Resolution of the Boards of County Commissioners of
<br />Cabarms, Rowan, Stanly, and Union Counties dated October 1, 1997, Rowan County was
<br />included within the area authority and the area authority's name was amended to be
<br />"Piedmont Area Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse
<br />Authority," and
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<br /> WHEREAS, by resolution in 2002 this Board of Commissioners has stated its
<br />intent to continue to provide mental health, developmental disabilities and substance
<br />abuse services to its citizens through Piedmont Area Mental Health, Developmental
<br />Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Authority, and
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<br /> WHEREAS, Piedmont Area Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and
<br />Substance Abuse Authority does business Under the name Piedmont Behavioral
<br />Healthcare (and is hereinafter referred to as Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare), and
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<br /> WHEREAS, by Session Law 2001-437 entitled "An Act to Phase In
<br />Implementation of Mental Health System Reform at the State and Local Level, effective
<br />July 1, 2002, the North Carolina General Assembly has adopted legislation requiring, in
<br />G.S. 122C-115.2, that the each participating county, through Piedmont, develop a local
<br />business plan and, under G.S. 122C-117(8), that Piedmont submit said local business plan
<br />to each participating board of county commissioners, and that the participating boards of
<br />commissioners jointly submit one approved business plan to the North Carolina Secretary
<br />of Health and Human Services for approval and certification, and
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<br /> WHEREAS, in accordance with 122C-115.2, Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare,
<br />through a process that included with public meetings including local stakeholders in the
<br />mental health delivery system in Cabarrus, Rowan, Stanly and Union Counties, has
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