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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br /> JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ANSON, <br /> GUILFORD,HARNETT,HOKE, LEE,MONTGOMERY,MOORE, RANDOLPH AND <br /> RICHMOND COUNTIES TO APPOINT MEMBERS OF THE SANDHILLS CENTER <br /> BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN A MANNER AND WITH A CO's1POSITION OTHER <br /> THAN AS REQUIRED BY N.C. GEN. STAT. § 122C-118.1 <br /> WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the counties of Anson, Guilford, Harnett, <br /> Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, and Richmond have established an Area Authority <br /> under the name of Sandhills Center for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance <br /> Abuse Services ("Sandhills Center") consistent with Chapter 122C of the North Carolina General <br /> Statutes; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Davidson County Board of County Commissioners and the Rockingham <br /> County Board of County Commissioners have each passed a resolution to disengage from <br /> Cardinal Innovations to seek realignment with Sandhills Center; and <br /> WHEREAS, on or about August 6, 2021, the Secretary of the North Carolina Department <br /> of Health and Human Services has approved the realignment requests of Davidson County and <br /> Rockingham County; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Sandhills Center Board of Directors desire to pass a resolution <br /> approving the addition and realignment of Davidson County and Rockingham County to <br /> Sandhills Center and its catchment area pursuant to 10A N.C.A.C. 26C.0702(d)(4); and <br /> WHEREAS, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-118.1 currently limits the maximum number of <br /> voting members of an Area Authority Board of Directors to twenty-one (21) absent approval by <br /> the Boards of County Commissioners of that Area Authority and the Secretary of the North <br /> Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) "to appoint members of the <br /> area board in a manner or with a composition other than as required;" and <br /> WHEREAS, the Sandhills Center Board of Directors currently consists of the maximum <br /> number of twenty-one (21) voting members whereby each county has two (2) Board members <br /> with the exception based upon population of Randolph County, which has three (3) Board <br />