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§122C-118 CH. 122C. MENTAL HEALTH, ETC. §122C-118 (7) Appoint an area director. (al) The area authority may contract to provide services to gev- ernmental or private entities,' including Employee Assistance Pro- grams. (b) The governingunit of the area authority is the area board. All powers, duties, functions, rights,.p~ivileges, or immunities con- ferred on the area authority may be-exercised by the area board. (1971, c. 470, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 133; c. 661; 1977, c. 568, s. 1; c. 679, s. 7; 1979, c. 358, ss. 1, 3, 14, 23; 1981, c. 51, s. 3; 1983, c. 383, s. 1; 1985, c. 589, s. 2; 1987, c. 830, s. 47(d); 1989, c. 625, s. 14; 1991, c. 215, s. 1.) § 122C-118. Structure of area board. (a) An area board shall have no less than 15 members and no more than 25 members. The size of the area board may be changed from time to time as follows: (1) In a singie-county area, by the board of county commis- sioners; (2) In a multi-county area by agreement of the boards of county commissioners of all the counties in the catchment area. The agreement shall be evidenced by concurrent res- olutions adopted by the affected boards of county commis- sioners. (b) In a single county area, the board of county commissioners shall appoint the members of the area board who may be removed with or without cause. (c) In areas consisting of more than one county, each board of county commissioners within the area shall appoint one comrnis- sioner as a member of the area board. These members shall appoint the other members. A member may be removed, with or without cause, by the group authorized to make the initial appointment. (d) The group of county commissioners authorized to makeap- pointments to the area board shall appoint new members to the area board to fill vacancies occurring on the board before the end of the appointed term of office. These appointments are for the rest of the unexpired term of office. (e) The area board shall include: (1~ At least one county commissioner from each county in the area except that in a single-county area authority the board of commissioners may instead appoint any resident of the county; (2) At least two physicians licensed under Chapter 90 of the General Statutes to practice medicine in North Carolina and when possible, one of these physicians should be certi- fled as having completed a residency in psychiatry; (31 At least one professional representative from the fields ei- ther of psychology, social work, nursing, or religion; (4) At least one individual each, either a primary consumer or an individual from a citizens' organization, representing the interests of individuals with: ' a. Mental illness; and b. Developmental disabilities. (4.1) At least one primary consumer each presently in recovery and representing the interests of individuals with: a. Alcoholism; and 44