2006 Kansas Code - 19-4003

      19-4003.   Same; duties of boards. The duties of the governing boards shall include: (a) Election from its members of a chairman, a vice-chairman, a secretary and a treasurer, who shall hold office for a term of one (1) year. Such treasurer shall give bond to be approved by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the mental health center and/or facilities for the mentally retarded are located or the board of county commissioners which created a governing board to contract with a nonprofit corporation to provide services for the mentally retarded for the safekeeping and the disbursements of all funds that may come into his or her hands. All money provided for mental health and/or mental retardation purposes under the provisions of this act shall, when collected, be paid over to the treasurer of said governing board for the purposes of this act. Such governing board shall have exclusive control over the expenditures of all moneys paid to the credit of its treasurer under the provisions of this act, and no money shall be paid therefrom, except upon vouchers signed by the treasurer and on order of the governing board.

      (b)   Formulating and establishing policies for the operation of the mental health center and/or facilities for the mentally retarded and employment of personnel if the governing board operates a mental health center or facility for the mentally retarded, or both.

      (c)   Annually reviewing, evaluating and reporting of community mental health and mental retardation services provided by the center pursuant to this act to such board or boards of county commissioners.

      (d)   Preparing and submitting the annual plan and budget and making recommendations thereon.

      History:   L. 1961, ch. 292, § 3; L. 1970, ch. 115, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 103, § 3; April 11.