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~ I7. Z-3b.~. Designation of the local governmental units to specify <br />responsible area mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse <br />authority. ~ ~al An area mental health, mental retardatiou, and substance abase <br />authority, with approval of the Department of Human Resonrees and the <br />CommisSion for Mental Health and blent.al Retardation Services shall be <br />established by: 6) the board of county commissioners or 6il jointly by two or more <br />hoards of eo~mtv commissioners. <br /> ~b~ The unit shall be known as an area mental health, mental retardation, and <br />snbstance abuse authority. County commissioners shall appoint the members of <br />an area mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse board who shall <br />thereafter serve at the pleasure of the county commissioners by whmn such <br />appointments were made. The area mental health, mental retardation. <br />and substance abuse bo'ard thus a~pointed shall be the area mental health. <br />mental retardation, and substance abuse authority' for the purposes of this <br />Article. <br /> ~c) In areas consisting of more than one county, each board of county <br />COmmissioners within the area shall appoint o ~e corem ss oner as a member of <br />the area mental hoaith mental retardation and substance abuse board. These <br />members shall appoint'the other members.' - <br /> (d) The group of counts' commissioners authorized to make appoiutmenCs to <br />the area board shall appSint new members to the area mental t~ealth nenta <br />re~ardat ou, and substance abuse board to fill vacancies occurring ou the board <br />~rmr to the expiration of the appointed term of office. Such appointments shall <br />e for the remainder of the unexpired term of office. II,qTL c. 5fi8. s. 1: c. 679. <br />s. 7; 19791 c. 355, ss. 5, 23.) <br /> <br /> <br />