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(f) At least one attorney practicing in North Carolina. <br /> <br /> The geographical distribution of the Board shall be ms follows: <br /> <br /> Five members of the Board shall be appointed from Cabarrus Couuty, five <br /> members of the Board shall be al~poi~tedl from Ht.amly County, and five <br /> members of the Board shall be appointed from Union CoUnty. Any member of <br /> the Board who is a public official shall be ~e,emed to be serving on the <br /> Board in an ex-officio capacity to his public office. The ex-officio <br /> members shsd~l .serve to the end of' theli~ ~espeetive terms as public off!tim <br /> The ~ther members shall serve four (4): yee~ t~, except that initial~-~-, <br /> three (~)'i ~e~bers shall Be. aP~ointed, fo~ one (t) year, two members for <br /> <br /> two (2). ears, three (3}: members for' (3) <br /> <br /> Subject to the rules and re~$~OnS-o~~ the State Cces~Aasion for <br /> <br /> M~ntal Health Services, the ares ment~.health boar~ shall be responsible <br /> for' reviewing and eva~uating the area' nee~s':and programs in mental health, <br /> me~tal iml~ir~ent, mental retardations, alcoholism, drug dependence, and <br /> rel~te~ f~elds, for es%ablis '~hlng the Policies of the mental health prog~;a~, <br /> and for developing Jointly with the State' Department of Human Resources <br /> an annual ple~ for the e'ffective develOt~nent, use and control of state <br /> local facilities and resources in a comprehensive program of ~ental health <br /> serVices for the residents of the area. <br /> <br /> Section ~. Organiz.~ti..o.n of. Area Mental ~ealth Boar. d. The Board <br /> <br /> shall organize and elect one of its members as chairm~n and may elect one <br /> <br /> or more vice-chairms_n and a secretary. <br /> <br /> Section 6. Area Directo,r ,,a~,d $.taf, f. The Board shall appoint, <br /> <br />with the approval of the Secretary of Human Resources and the Department <br />of Human Resources, an area mental hemlth director~ The area mental health <br />director shall be the employee Of %he area memtal health program, responsib~ <br />to the area mental health board for carrying out the' policies and Programs <br />of the area mental health board and the rules and regulations of the Commies <br />for Mental Health Services. To the extent a~owed by law employees' of ~he <br />area Mental Health Program shall Be cona~,d,ered,"ea~leYees cf an independent <br />local subdivision. <br /> <br /> Section 7. ' <br /> <br /> The area mental health board, withe, the' advice of the area mental ~eal :...:~ <br /> <br />director' sh~ 1 prepare.,,ancl,1 reccs~en~:~laU ~-.~/budge. et :. to '- the',..BoArd~ of' <br /> <br /> <br />