HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1599and Yadkin County; and
WHEREAS, until June 30, 1997, Iredell County was a mentor of Tri -County Area Mental Health, Developmental
Disabilities and Substance Abuse Authority ("Tri -County") with a catchment area designated by the North Carolina
Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabili ies, and Substance Abuse Services consisting of Iredell County,
Rowan County and Davie County; and
WHEREAS, Tri -County was dissolved effective June 30, 1997, by the North Carolina General Assembly; and
WHEREAS, the County Commissioners for Surry County, for Yadkin County and for Iredelf County believe that it
would be in the best interest of the chizens of their respective counties to expand the catchment area of Surry-Yadkin
to Include Iredell County and to rename the area authority as Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare pursuant to the terms
and conditions of an agreement to be entered into among the parties to this joint resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Surry-Yadkin Area Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Authority
believes that it would be in the best interest of the citizens of Surry County and the citizens of Yadkin County to expand
the catchment area of Surry-Yadkin to include Iredell County and to rename the area authority as Crossroads
Behavioral Healthcare.
NOW THEREFORE,
1. Subject to the terms and conditions of that agreement among Surry County, Iredell County and the Surry-Yadkin
Mental Health Authority, a copy of which follows, the terms and conditions of which are incorporated herein by
reference; and
2. Subject to the North Carolina Commission for Mental Health, Development al Disabil Ries, and Substance Abuse
Services designating Surry County, Yadkin County and Iredell County as a new catchment area for mental health,
developmental disabilities and substance abuse services; and
3. Subject to the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources of the State of North Carolina approving the
establishment of a new mental health authority consisting of Surry County, Yadkin County and Iredell County; and
4. Subject to Surry-Yadkin entering into an agreement with the North Carolina Division of Mental Health,
Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services (the "Division") concerning certain agreements by the
Division relating to the expansion of the catchment area,
BE IT RESOLVED JOINTLY BY THE BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF SORRY COUNTY, OF YADKIN COUNTY, OF IREDELL COUNTY, AND BY
THE SURRY-YADKIN AREA MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
BOARD AS FOLLOWS:
L Effective October 1, 1997, the catchment area of Surry-Yadkin is hereby expanded to Include Iredell County and
Surry-Yadkin Area Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Authority Is hereby renamed
Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare pursuant to North Carolina General Statute I22C-115(c) to provide mental health,
developmental disabilities and substance abuse services in Surry County, Yadkin County and Iredell County.
2. Surry-Yadkin hereby consents to the expansion of the catchment area of Surry-Yadkin to include Iredell County
and hereby consents to the renaming of the area authority as Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare.
3. This joint resolution is subject to the terms and conditions of that agreement among Surry County, Yadkin
County, Iredell County and The Surry-Yadkin Area Mental Health Authority, a copy of which is attached hereto and the
terms and conditions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
ADOPTED AND RATIFIED in four counterparts by the Boards of Commissioners of Surry County, Yadkin County,
Iredell County and the Surry-Yadkin Area Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Board.
AGREEMENT TO EXPAND THE CATCHMENT AREA
OF SURRY-YADKIN AREA MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY
TO INCLUDE IREDELL COUNTY
AND TO RENAME THE AREA AUTHORITY
CROSSROADS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE
This agreement dated as of the 5th day of August. 1997, by and among Burry County, Yadkin County, Iredell County,
all counties of the State of North Carolina, bodies politic and subdivisions of the State of North Carolina and the Surry-
Yadkin Area Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Authority ("Surry-Yadkin"), an area
mental health authority existing under the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 1220-115.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Surry County and the Board of Commissioners of Yadkin County by
Joint Resolution established an area mental health authority under the name of Surry-Yadkin Area Mental Health,
Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Authority ("Surry-Yadkin"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this joint resolution. Surry-Yadkin is a presently existing Area Mental Health, Developmental
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