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December 19, 2011 (Regular Meeting) Page 912 WHEREAS, the Boards of County Commissioners of Alamance and Caswell Counties by Joint Resolution effective July 1, 2009, established the Alamance- Caswell Area Authority; WHEREAS, the Boards of County Commissioners of Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Davidson, Rowan, Stanly, and Union Counties now desire to establish a single Area Authority: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED JOINTLY as follows: Section 1 . Resolution and Purpose It is in the interest of the public health and welfare to create an Area Authority to operate North Carolina's 1915(b) /(c) Medicaid Waiver and to manage all public resources that may become available for mental health, intellectual and developmental .disabilities, and substance abuse services, including federal block grant funds, federal funding for Medicaid and Health Choice, and all other public funding sources. Section 2. Establishment of PBH There is hereby created and established pursuant to G.S. 122C- 115(c) an Area Authority known as PBH. Pursuant to the 1915(b) /(c) Medicaid Waiver and 42 C.F.R. 438.2, PBH shall operate as a Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan. Section 3 . Powers, Duties and Responsibilities PBH shall have the powers, duties, and responsibilities conferred upon it by G. S. 122C, the 1915(b) /(c) Medicaid Waiver, and 42 C.F.R. Part 438. Section 4. Area Board There is hereby created and established pursuant to G.S. 122C- 117(b) an Area Board, which shall be the governing unit of PBH. The Area Board shall be composed of 21 members, with 3 members from each participating county, and shall be structured in accordance with G.S. 122C- 118.1. Section 5 . Organization of the Area Board The Area Board shall elect a Chair and a Vice -Chair and shall be organized in accordance with G.S. 122C -119. Section 6. Area Director The Area Board shall appoint an Area Director in accordance with G.S. 122C- 117(7) and 122C- 121(d). The Area Director shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer of PBH. Section 7. Amendment This Joint Resolution may be amended by a resolution jointly approved by the Boards of Commissioners of the participating counties. Section 8. Effective Date This Joint Resolution shall be effective as of October 1, 2011. ADOPTED AND RATIFIED in five counterparts by the Boards of Commissioners of Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Davidson, Rowan, Stanly, and Union Counties. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF ALAMANCE COUNTY Approved: , 2011. By: Chairman This the day of 2011. ATTEST: Clerk to the Board BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CABARRUS COUNTY