205.982. Joint cooperation authorized--submission of budget requests--withdrawal from cooperative effort.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

205.982. Joint cooperation authorized--submission of budget requests--withdrawal from cooperative effort.

Joint cooperation authorized--submission of budgetrequests--withdrawal from cooperative effort.

205.982. 1. Governing bodies of counties within a service area mayenter into contractual agreements with each other to accomplish any of thefollowing purposes:

(1) The joint provision of necessary funds to establish, operate, andmaintain a community mental health center, mental health clinic, or anycomprehensive mental health services;

(2) The joint provision of funds to supplement existing funds for theestablishment, operation, or maintenance of a community mental health center,mental health clinic, or any comprehensive mental health services;

(3) The joint provision for purchasing any comprehensive mental healthservices from a community mental health center, mental health clinic, or otherpublic facilities or not-for-profit corporations as designated by thedepartment;

(4) The provision for operation of services and facilities by oneparticipating county under contract with other participating counties.

2. If two or more counties enter into a joint agreement in accordancewith subsection 1 of this section, it shall be the obligation of the board oftrustees or other governing board of each community mental health center,mental health clinic, public facility, or not-for-profit corporation receivingfunds pursuant to the agreement to submit to the governing bodies of thecounties, prior to the budget submission date of each governing body, anestimate of the proportionate share of costs of mental health services to beborne by each governing body under the agreement.

3. Any county desiring to withdraw from a joint program may submit tothe board of trustees and to any entity receiving funds pursuant to the jointagreement a resolution requesting withdrawal therefrom together with a planfor the equitable adjustment and division of the assets, property, debts, andobligations, if any, of the program. Unless all participating counties byvotes of their governing bodies agree to an earlier withdrawal, no countyparticipating in a joint program may withdraw therefrom without the consent ofany entity receiving funds pursuant to the joint agreement for servicesearlier than two years after submission of the withdrawal resolution to theentities receiving funds.