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and Anson County and Stanly County establishing Joint mental health programs. r Section 2. Establishment of Area Mental Health Pro~ram. There is hereby created and established an area mental health program (herein called the "Program") to provide mental health services in Cabarrus County, Stanly County, and Union County. Section B. Purposes. The purpose of this Joint resolution and of the Program is to develop area mental health services, including the combining and interrelationship of resources of the Department of Human Resources and of the community mental health programs to serve the populations of Cabarrus C'Ounty, Stanly County, and Union County. The Program shall include but not be limited to programs for general mental -:-'.':' ~" health, 'mental disorder, mental retardation, alcoholism, drug dependence, .~ · .... - $ ~d mental health education. ~.. Sectiau 4, .Are. a Men_tal He.alth ],Board.. An area mental health board is hereby created. The area mental health board shall consist of fifteen '1'' '~ (15) members and shall meet at least six (6) times per year. Each board · of county commissioner's within the area shall appoint one commissioner ~ :' as a member of the area mental health board. The members so selected shall appoint the other members of the area mental health board. Prior to the selection of the other members of the area board, the ......... area mental health director shall propose a list of members and such list shall be considered prior to the final selection. Such members as finally selected shall include the following representation: (a) At least one commissioner from each county; (b) At least two persons duly licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina; (c) At least one representative from the professional fields of psychologY or social work or nursing or religion'; (d) At least three representatives from local citizen's organizations active in mental health, or in mental retardation, or in alcoholism, or in drug dependence; (e) At least one representative from' local hospitals or area planning organizations;