N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 41.05 – Local governmental unit
§ 41.05 Local governmental unit.
Terms Used In N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 41.05
- board: means a community services board for services to individuals with mental illness and developmental disabilities, those suffering from alcoholism, alcohol abuse, substance abuse or substance dependence. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 41.03
- capital costs: means the costs of a local government, a voluntary agency, or the facilities development corporation with respect to the acquisition of real property estates, interests, and cooperative interests in realty, their design, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation and improvement, original furnishings and equipment, site development, and appurtenances of a local facility. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 41.03
- director: means the director of community services, who is the chief executive officer of a local governmental unit, by whatever title known. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 41.03
- local government: means a county, except a county within the city of New York, and the city of New York. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 41.03
- local governmental unit: means the unit of local government given authority in accordance with this chapter by local government to provide local services. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 41.03
- voluntary agency: means a corporation organized or existing pursuant to the not-for-profit corporation law for the purpose of providing local services. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 41.03
(a) To be eligible for state aid pursuant to this chapter, a local government shall establish a local governmental unit, which shall be an identifiable entity within the local government.
(b) Each local governmental unit shall have a community services board for services to individuals with mental illness, developmental disabilities and those suffering from alcoholism and substance abuse which shall have separate subcommittees for mental health, developmental disabilities, and alcoholism, except that, at the discretion of the local government, a subcommittee for alcoholism and substance abuse may be substituted for a subcommittee for alcoholism.
(c) Each local governmental unit shall have a director who shall be its chief executive officer. Charter governments may vest policy-making functions in the director or they may vest all or some of such functions in the board. In all other cases, the policy-making functions shall vest in the board.
(d) Applications to the state for aid pursuant to this chapter shall be made by the respective local govermental units, except that an application for capital costs may be made by a voluntary agency in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(e) Each local governmental unit shall direct and administer a local comprehensive planning process for its geographic area, consistent with established statewide goals and objectives. All providers of services and department facilities shall participate in and provide information for this planning process. The department shall provide technical assistance as may be requested by such local governmental units, within available resources.