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RESOLUTION OF THE GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS EXERCISING <br />ITS POWERS TO ASSUME CONTROL OF THE ACTIVITIES OF A CONSOLIDATED HUMAN <br />SERVICES BOARD <br />WHEREAS, a major legislative goal of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners <br />has been to obtain legislation that would give all counties in North Carolina the flexibility to organize human <br />services in such a way as to promote efficiency and effectiveness in their administration; and <br />WHEREAS, during the legislative session of 2012 the North Carolina General Assembly adopted <br />House Bill 438 which amended G.S. I53A-77 and G.S. 153A-76 which gives all county board of <br />commissioners the option to exercise its authority or jurisdiction over certain boards, commissions, and <br />agencies, including the Board of Health and the Social Services Board; and <br />WHEREAS, before the Board of Commissioners may exercise the power and authority contained in <br />G.S. 153A-77 to assume the power, responsibilities and duties of the consolidated human services board, it <br />must hold a public hearing pursuant to 30 days notice given in a newspaper of general circulation, which <br />public hearing has been held at this meeting upon notice duly given. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Guilford County Board of Commissioners that <br />pursuant to G.S. 153A-77: <br />1. It creates a consolidated county human services agency having the authority to carry out <br />the functions of the local health department and the county department of social services, <br />hereinafter also referred to as the Department of Health and Human Services; and <br />2. It creates a consolidated human services board having the powers conferred by subsection <br />(c) of G.S. 153A-77, and further assumes all power, responsibilities and duties of said <br />consolidated human services board pursuant to G.S. 153-77(a) upon notice duly given of a <br />public hearing conducted this day, and the Board of County Commissioners creates an <br />advisory committee consistent with the membership described in 130A-35. <br />3. It consolidates the provisions of human services in Guilford County under the direct <br />control of the Human Services Director appointed and supervised by tete County Manager <br />in accordance with G.S. I53A-77(b). <br />4. That upon adoption of this resolution, any and all financial obligations executed under the <br />authorities the Board of Health or the Social Services Board shall transfer to the County <br />through the Health and Human Services Department, ensuring a smooth transition as <br />result of the consolidation pursuant to N. C. Gen. Stat. I53A-77. <br />5. Upon the effective date of this Resolution the Board of Public Health and the Social <br />Services Board are hereby abolished and the powers and duties of those Boards are vested <br />in the Board of Commissioners. <br />6. Upon the effective date of this Resolution, there is hereby established a Human Services <br />Advisory Committee with membership to be appointed consistent with the requirements <br />of N. C. Gen. Stat. I53A-77. <br />Effective this 22 day of May, 2014. <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and cause the <br />corporate seal of the County of Guilford to be affixed, this the <br />22 day of May, 2014. <br />William "Bill' S. Bencmi, Jr., Cbairulan <br />Guilford County Board of Commissioners <br />013 <br />