Attorney General Opinion No. 1984-085

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1984-085 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: K.S.A. 19-4003 vests the authority for personnel matters at a multi-county mental health center in the governing board of the center. While the statutes pertaining to the formation of multicounty mental health centers do not provide for a county to withdraw from participation, the power to terminate participation in such a center may be implied from the provisions of the act. Provisions for withdrawing from participation may be part of an agreement between the participating counties pertaining to the mental health center. In such a case, the right of the county to withdraw is dependent upon the terms of the agreement. No county may extend a levy for mental health services unless it has established a mental health center and appointed a governing board therefor under K.S.A. 19-4001 and 19-4002. The proceeds of such a levy must be turned over to the governing board and under Article 11, Section 5 of the Kansas Constitution, the proceeds of such a levy may not be applied to any other purpose. Cited herein: K.S.A. 19-4001, 19-4002, 19-4003, 19-4004; K.S.A. 1983 Supp. 79-1947; Kan. Const., Art. 11, section 5.