The Board shall:
(A) Be the administrative, planning, coordinating, evaluative, and reviewing body for services to persons in Newberry County who have mental retardation or other related disabilities, including, but not limited to, autism and head and/or spinal cord injuries; the Board shall be funded in part or in whole by appropriations from the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs;
(B) Submit an annual plan and projected budget to the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs for approval and consideration for funding;
(C) Review and evaluate on at least an annual basis county mental retardation or related disability services provided pursuant to §§ 33.50 et seq. and report its findings and recommendations to the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs and Newberry County Council;
(D) Promote and accept local financial support for the Newberry County programs from funding sources, such as businesses, individuals, industries, private foundations, voluntary agencies, governmental and other lawful sources, and promote public support from municipal and county sources;
(E) Employ personnel and expend its budget for the direct delivery of services or contract with those service vendors necessary to carry out county mental retardation or related disability service programs, which shall meet those specifications prescribed by the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs and other licensing authorities;
(F) Plan, arrange, and implement working agreements and contracts with other human service agencies, both public and private, and with educational and judicial agencies;
(G) Provide the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs and Newberry County Council the records, reports, and access to its sponsored services as the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs and Newberry County Council may require and submit its sponsored services and facilities to licensing requirements of the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs or the licensing requirements of other state and local agencies having the legal authority;
(H) Buy, sell, mortgage, pledge, encumber, lease, rent, and contract with respect to real and personal property, and borrow money, provided the obligation to repay same is payable out of any revenue of the Newberry County Disabilities and Special Needs Board and shall not obligate the full faith, credit, and taxing power of Newberry County;
(I) Provide a public forum to which individuals or groups may present any concerns or appeal a dispute or disagreement with a provided agency or service; and
(J) Do any and all other things and acts authorized by the statutory law of the State of South Carolina and the other acts as may be necessary to carry out the duties enumerated herein.
(Ord. 57, passed 4-21-1983; Am. Ord. passed 8-8-1985; Am. Ord. passed 10-6-1988; Am. Ord. passed 10-14-1993; Am. Ord. passed 4-7-1999; Am. Ord. passed 11-7-2001)