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Disabilities and Substance Abuse Authority with a catchment area designated by the North Carolina Commission for
Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services consisting of Surry County and Yadkin
County; and
WHEREAS, until July 1, 1987, Iredell County was a member of Tri -County Area Mental Health, Developmental
Disabilites and Substance Abuse Authority ("Tri -County") with a catchment area designated by the North Carolina
Commission for Mental Health, Development at Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services consisting of Iredeff County,
Rowan County and Davie County; and
WHEREAS, Tri -County was dissolved effective June 30, 1987, by the North Carolina General Assembly; and,
WHEREAS, subject io the terms and conditions of this agreement, Surry County, Yadkin County, Iradell County and
the Board of Directors of Surry-Yadkin Area Mental Health Authority all desire to expand the existing catchment area
of Surry-Yadkin Area Mental Health Authority to include Iredell County and to rename the area authority Crossroads
Behavioral Healthcare.
NOW THEREFORE, subject to the North Carolina Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and
Substance Abuse Services designating Surry County, Yadkin County and Iredell County as a new catchment area for
mental health, development at disabilities and substance abuse services and 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 subject to Surry-Yadkin entering Into an agreement
with the Nath Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services (the
'Division") the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
AGREEMENT TO EXPAND EXISTING CATCHMENT AREA
AND TO RENAME THE AREA AUTHORITY CROSSROADS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE
SECTION Lot Agreement to Expand Existing Catchment Area and to Rename Area Authority.
Subject to approval by the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources of the State of North Carolina, and
subject to Surry-Yadkin and the North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance
Abuse Services (the 'Division") entering into an agreement concerning certain actions to be taken by the Division, the
Boards at County Commissioners of Surry County, Yadkin County and Iredell County agree to enter into a Joint
Resolution to provide mental health, developmental dlsabilhies and substance abuse services in Surry County, Yadkin
County and Iredell County.
This Joint Resolution shall Incorporate the terms of this agreement, and shall amend and restate the existing Joint
Resolution between Surry County and Yadkin County creating the Surry-Yadkin Area Mental Health Authority to expand
the existing catchment area to Include Iredell Courtly pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 122C -115(c) and shall
rename, Surry-Yadkin Area Mental Health Authority as Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare ("Crossroads' or the
"Authority').
SECTION 1.02 Effective Date.
The effective date of expansion of this new calchment area and authority shall be October 1, 1997.
ARTICLE 11.
STATUS, POWERS. AND DUTIES
SECTION 2.01 Status. Powers and Duties.
Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare shall be a local political subdivision of the State of North Carolina pursuant to
North Carolina General Statute 122C-118 and shall have the powers and duties conferred by North Carolina General
Statute 122C-117 as it may be amended from time to time.
ARTICLE III.
AREA BOARD
SECTION 3.01 Area Board to Meet Requirements of North Carolina General Statute 122C-118.
The structure of the area board shall comply with the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 122C-118.
SECTION 3.02 Composition of the Area Board.
On the effective date, the present area board will be expanded to permanently consist of twenty-one (21) members.
The Board of Commissioners of Surry County shall permanently have the right to appoint seven (7) members to
the area board. The Board of Commissioners of Surry County shall permanently have the right to fill all vacancies
which may occur from time to time among the seven (7) member slots on the area board allotted to be appointed by
the Board of Commissioners of Surry County.
The Bard of Commissioners of Yadkin County shall permanently have the right to appoint seven (7) members to