MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 4, 2010
TO: Mayor Wetherington
Each Councilor
FROM: Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council
SUB: New Horizons Community Service Board
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The term of office of Ms. Suzanne Goddard on the Community Service
Community Service Board will expire on June 30, 2010.
Ms. Goddard is eligible to succeed herself for a second term of office,
and we have received the official appointment form requesting that she be
reappointed.
NEW HORIZONS COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD
CLERK OF COUNCIL?S DATA SHEET
JULY 21, 1999
CREATED BY: Community mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse
service boards, in conformity with the areas established pursuant to the
subsection (b) of Code Section 37-2-3. Disability services program shall be
governed by the community service board, which shall be established as a public
agency. The Board shall hereafter be known as the New Horizons Community Mental
Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Service Board.
PURPOSE: The purpose of the New Horizons Community Board shall be to govern
publicly funded programs for purpose of providing certain disability services.
The New Horizons Community Service Board exists for nonprofit and public
purposes, and it is found and declared that the carrying out of the purposes of
each community service board, which shall be established as a public agency.
The Board shall hereafter be known as the New Horizons Community Mental Health,
Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Service Board is exclusively for public
benefit and its property is public property. The definition of ?disability? and
?disability service? in these bylaws shall be identical to the definition of
those terms spelled out in O.C.G.A. sections 37-2-2(4) and (4.1)
MEMBERS APPOINTED BY: Members shall be appointed by the county governing
authorities from nominations by the boards of commissioners of the counties
within the boundaries of the community service board.
Each county with a population of 50,000 or less according to the United States
decennial census of 1990 or any future and census shall appoint one member to
the board.
Each county with a population of more than 50,000 according to the United
States decennial census of 1990 or any future and census shall appoint one
member for each population increment of 50,000 of any period thereof.
The appointment or appointments for each county shall be made by the county
governing authority.
The county governing authority shall appoint a consumer of disability services,
a family member of a consumer, and advocate for disability services, or a local
leader of businessperson with an interest in mental health, mental retardation,
and substance abuse; provided however, that for counties with more than one
appointment, the county governing authority shall seek to ensure that such
appointment represent various groups and disability services.
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The chief executive or a designee of the chief executive of each county
governing authority or municipal governing authority which contributes funding
or resources which equal or exceed one-half of one percent of the budget
allocation from the regional board for disability services within the area
governed by the New Horizons Community Service Board shall serve as and
ex-officio, voting member of the New Horizons Community Service Board. The
accounting procedure to determine whether a county is entitled to an ex-officio
member shall be done in compliance with HB:100/ACT552.
A member of the Regional Board may not also serve as a member of the Community
Service Board.
In Making appointment to the community service board, the various county
governing authorities shall ensure that appointments are reflective of the
cultural and social characteristics, including gender, race, ethnic, and age
characteristics, of the regional and county populations. The County governing
authorities are further encouraged to ensure that each disability group is
viably and capably represented on the community service board, and in making
nominations for such appointments the board of health shall consider.
TERMS OF OFFICE: The regular term of office for New Horizons Community Service
Board members shall be two years. A member may serve no more than two
consecutive terms. The term of a member shall terminate upon resignation,
death, or the inability to serve due to medical infirmity or other incapacity.
The Board shall make reasonable accommodations for members who are
incapacitated and/or have a disability. Vacancies on such boards shall be
filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
The Chairperson of the Board shall notify the appropriate county governing
authority immediately of any vacancy and the necessary qualifications for a
nominee created by a member unable to serve his/her full term. The Board shall
request that the county governing authority submit, as soon as reasonably
possible, the name of an individual to fill the unexpired term. Any person
appointed to serve out an unexpired term will be eligible to serve two
additional two (2) year terms.
Membership of the initial New Horizons Community Service Board shall be
staggered terms. One-half of the membership will serve for a period of two
years and one-half of the membership will serve for a period of one year. Any
Board member who will serves an initial term of less than two years mat be
eligible to be reappointed for two consecutive two-year terms. The New Horizons
Community Service Board members will be conducted in a fair unbiased manner.
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Each member of the New Horizons Community Service Board may, upon approval by
the Board, receive reimbursement for actual expenses not to exceed the per diem
allowed legislative members of interim study committees of the General Assembly
and the same mileage allowance for use of a personal car as that received by
state employees or a travel allowance of actual transportation cost if
traveling by public carrier.
POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The New Horizons Community Service Board
shall govern the provision of disability service within the boundaries of the
community service board.
The New Horizons Community Service Board shall be responsible for adopting
bylaws and operational policies and guidelines in conformity with procedures
established by the Division and the Regional Board. These bylaws shall address
board appointment procedures, initial terms of board members, the staggering
terms, a mechanism for ensuring that consumers of disability services and
family members of consumers constitute a majority of the appointed board
members, and a mechanism for ensuring equitable representation of the various
disability groups. The regular term of office for each community service shall
be two years. Vacancies on such board shall be filled in the same manner.
The New Horizons Community Service Board, to the maximum possible, shall
coordinate disability services with related activities of the Department,
judicial, correctional, educational, social and other health services agencies
and organizational, both private and public.
The New Horizons Community Service Board shall provide to the Department or the
appropriate Regional Board or both, upon request, complete access to,
including, but not limited to, authorization to examine and reproduce, any
records required to be maintained in accordance with contracts, standards, or
rules and regulations of the Department of Human Resources or pursuant to the
provision of Title 37, O.C.G.A., et. seq.
The New Horizons Community Service Board shall comply with the provisions of
Chapter 20 of Title 45, relating to state personnel administration, and each
employee of such board shall be covered employee as defined in Code Section
45-20-2, subject to the rules and regulations of the State Merit System.
The New Horizons Community Service Board shall cooperate with the Division of
Mental Health Retardation and Substance Abuse Director?s emergency powers as
stated in O.C.G.A. 37-2-10 upon failure of the community service board to
establish and administer its program.
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The New Horizons Community Service Board shall not deny disability provided by
the state to any person based on age, gender, race, ethnic origin, or inability
to pay.
The Community service board shall be a public body, but shall not be considered
as an agency of the state, or any specific county or municipality. The New
Horizons Community Service Board is a public agency in its own right and shall
have the same immunity as provided for counties. No county shall be liable for
any action, error, or omission of the community service Board.
The New Horizons Community Service Board may make and enter into all contracts
necessary and incidental to the performance of its duties and functions,
The New Horizons Community Service Board may acquire and dispose of real and
personal property (Additional parameters for acquisition and disposal may be
desirable or may be addressed in policies and procedures.)
The New Horizons Community Service Board may contract to utilize the services
of the Department of Administrative Services, the State Merit System of
Personnel Administration, the state auditor, or any other agency of state,
local, or federal government.
MEETING DATE: The New Horizons Community Service Board shall meet at least
quarterly, and all such meetings and any bylaws shall be open to the public, as
otherwise required under Georgia law. Meetings shall be publicly announced by
the Board, in conformance with the provisions of the ?Open Meetings Act?
sections 50-14-1 et. seq.
Board: NEW HORIZONS COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD, MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES & ADDICTIVE DISEASES
Organization: New Horizons Community Service Board, Mental Health, Developmental
Disabilities & Addictive Diseases No. of Members 4
Address: P.O. Box 5328 Columbus, GA 31906-0328 Phone:
Fax: 706-596-5583
706-596-5589
Contact: Jenn Green Title: Executive
Assistant/Marketing
General Counsel: N/A
Meeting Date: 2nd Monday of every month - 2100 Comer Ave., Columbus, GA 31904
Charge/Mission: The purpose of the New Horizons Community Board shall be to
govern publicly funded programs for the purpose of providing certain disability
services. The New Horizons Community Service Board exists for nonprofit and
public purposes, and it is found and declared that the carrying out of the
purposes of each community service board, which shall be established as a
public agency. The board shall hereafter be known as the New Horizons Community
Mental health, Developmental Disabilities, and Addictive Diseases Service Board
is exclusively for public benefit and its property is public property. The
definition of "disability services" in these bylaws shall be identical to the
definition of those terms spelled out in O.C.G.A. sections 37-2-2(4) and (4.1)
Board Member: Sandra V. Gill SD-29 1059 Leaf Brook Drive Midland, GA 31820-5502 Appointed By:
7-1-05/6-30-08
Council
7-1-08/6-30-11
Term Begins: 07/01/2008 Term Ends: 06/30/2011
Board Member: Suzanne Goddard SD-15 (Appt. 3-29-05)
637 First Avenue, Columbus, GA 31901 Appointed By: Council
3-29-05/6-30-05
(fill) Ben Richardson
7-1-05/6-30-07
Term Begins: 07/01/2007 Term Ends: 06/30/2010
Board Member: Ann Hopp SD-29
6100 Whitesville Road Columbus, GA 31904 Appointed By: 7-1-05/06-30-08
Council
7-1-08/6-30-11
Term Begins: 07/01/2008 Term Ends: 06/30/2011
Board Member: Nancy Schroeder SD-15 3519 Malatche Drive Columbus, GA 31907 Appointed By:
7-1-05/6-30-08
Council
7-1-08/6-30-11
Term Begins: 07/01/2008 Term Ends: 06/30/2011
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