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MONTGOMERY COUNTY

MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION
AND THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION TO
DETERMINE THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXISTING AND
PROPOSED HEALTH PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES AND
PRESENT AND PLANNED LAND USE, TRANSPORTATION, WATER AND
SEWER AND OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES AND GOVERNMENTAL
PROGRAMS. RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE SOUGHT FROM THE
MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION
CONCERNING CONSISTENCY OF FACILITIES WITH ADOPTED
GENERAL, MASTER AND FUNCTIONAL PLANS.

(7) RECOMMEND TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL FOR
ADOPTION AND PUBLICATION BY THE COUNCIL, SITTING AS THE
COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH, SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS ARE
DEEMED NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SUB-CHAPTER. PRIOR TO FORWARDING SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS TO
THE COUNCIL, THE BOARD SHALL SEEK COMMENTS THEREON, IF
ANY, FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE.

(B) IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER DUTY OR
RESPONSIBILITY PROVIDED IN THIS SUB-CHAPTER, THE BOARD
SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

(1)    ADVISE THE COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER, THE
COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND THE COUNTY COUNCIL ON GOALS,
PRIORITIES, FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, LEVELS OF FUNDING AND
EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EFFORTS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
WITHIN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

(2)    ADVISE THE HEALTH OFFICER, THE EXECUTIVE
AND THE COUNCIL ON THE FEASIBILITY, PLANNING AND ADEQUACY
OF PRIVATE HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
FACILITIES, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES WHICH REQUIRE COUNTY
GOVERNMENT APPROVAL AND/OR FUNDING.

(3)    ASSIST IN DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING
COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
AGENCIES IN MATTERS AFFECTING HEALTH PROGRAMS AND
SERVICES.

24-29 STAFF DIRECTOR, APPOINTMENT; STAFF PERSONNEL;
BUDGET PREPARATION.

AN INDIVIDUAL WITH PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE IN THE
FIELD OF HEALTH PLANNING SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE, SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL,
TO SERVE AS THE STAFF DIRECTOR OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY
HEALTH PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD. WHEN MAKING THIS
APPOINTMENT, THE EXECUTIVE SHALL OBTAIN AND TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
BOARD. SUCH ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL AS THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
SHALL DESIGNATE TO PROVIDE DIRECT STAFF SUPPORT TO THE
BOARD SHALL BE UNDER THE IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION OF THE