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NORTFI CAROLINA <br /> <br />CABARRUS COUNTY <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION RELATING TO <br />THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUBLIC <br /> HEALTH AUTHORITY FOR <br /> CABARRUS COUNTY <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, for many years, the general population of Cabarms County (the "County") has <br />been well served by various health care facilities and institutions located in and about the County, <br />including, but not limited to, the public facilities and services provided by and through the personnel <br />of the Cabarms County Health Department (the "Health Department") and administered by the <br />Cabarrus County Board of Health (the "Board of Health"); and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the delivery of health care in the United States is undergoing rapid change in its <br />nature, scope, payment mechanisms and overall organization; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, rapid change in the delivery of County public health services requires the <br />creation, expansion and development of dynamic institutions capable of reacting quickly to change <br />with proactive integration and coordination; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, expansion of the scope and activities of the Board of Health and reorganization <br />of public health activities of the County under a semi-independent, expanded institution is in the best <br />interest of the public health and welfare of the citizens and residents of the area; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, N.C.G.S. 131E-15, et. sec., the "Hospital Authorities Act" provides a <br />mechanism for the creation of a dynamic public health organization, in this instance more <br />appropriately denominated as a Public Health Authority. <br /> <br /> BB IT, THEREFORE, RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of Cabarrus County <br />that: <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />