§ 130A-43. Consolidated human services agency; board; director. - North Carolina Statutes

Part1A.  Consolidated Human Services Agency.

§ 130A‑43.  Consolidatedhuman services agency; board; director.

(a)        Except as otherwiseprovided by this section and subject to any limitations that may be imposed bythe board of county commissioners under G.S. 153A‑77, a consolidatedhuman services agency created pursuant to G.S. 153A‑77 shall have theresponsibility to carry out the duties of a local health department and theauthority to administer the local public health programs established in thisChapter in the same manner as a local health department.

(b)        In addition to thepowers conferred by G.S. 153A‑77(d), a consolidated human services boardshall have all the powers and duties of a local board of health as provided byG.S. 130A‑39, except that the consolidated human services board may not:

(1)        Appoint the humanservices director.

(2)        Transmit or presentthe budget for local health programs.

(c)        In addition to thepowers conferred by G.S. 153A‑77(e), a human services director shall haveall the powers and duties of a local health director provided by G.S. 130A‑41,except that the human services director may:

(1)        Serve as theexecutive officer of the consolidated human services agency only to the extentand in the manner authorized by the county manager.

(2)        Appoint staff of theconsolidated human services agency only upon the approval of the countymanager. (1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 690, s. 14.)