§ 185-20 — Directors' meetings and powers

(a) The directors shall meet annually in July and shall elect one of their number as president and one as secretary. They shall adopt rules deemed proper and expedient for the administration of this Article. They shall report annually to the township board, giving a detailed statement of their administration. (b) The board shall have exclusive control of all money paid into the Fund for Persons with a Developmental Disability and shall draw upon the township treasurer for all or any part of that fund required by the board in the performance of its duties and exercise of its powers under this Article. (c) The board may establish, maintain, and equip facilities within the township for the care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability, together with auxiliary facilities connected with those facilities that the board finds necessary. For those purposes, the board may acquire, to be held in its name, real and personal property within the township by gift, grant, legacy, purchase, or lease and may occupy, purchase, lease, or erect an appropriate building or buildings for the use of the facilities and all related facilities and activities. (d) The board may provide for the care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability who are not residents of the township and may establish and collect reasonable charges for those services.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 90-210, eff. 7-25-97.)