Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-25.14 - Regional governance agreement
The expectations for regional governance agreements entered
into by the counties comprising a
(1)
Organizational
provisions. The organizational provisions of the regional governance
agreement shall include the following:
a. A
statement of purpose, goals, and objective of entering into the
agreement.
b. Identification of the
governing board membership and the terms, methods of appointment, and voting
procedures, including whether or not voting will be weighted.
c. The identification of the process for
selecting the executive staff, including but not limited to the chief executive
officer of the regional administrative entity .
d. Identification of the counties
participating in the agreement.
e.
The time period of the agreement and terms for termination or renewal of the
agreement.
f. Provisions for
joining a region . Additional counties may join the region . The agreement shall
not prohibit a county from being assigned by the department to a region
according to Iowa Code section
225C.56(4)
"c."
g. Methods
for dispute resolution and mediation.
h. Methods for termination of a county's
participation in the region .
i.
Provision for formation and assigned responsibilities for one or more regional
advisory committees for adult mental health and disability services consisting
of:
(1) Individuals who utilize services or
the actively involved relatives of such individuals.
(2) Service providers of adult mental health
and disability services .
(3)
Governing board members.
(4) Other
interests identified in the agreement.
j. Provision for formation and assigned
responsibilities for one or more regional advisory committees for children's
behavioral health services consisting of:
(1)
A parent of a child who utilizes services or an actively involved relative of
such child .
(2) A member of the
education system.
(3) An early
childhood advocate .
(4) A child
welfare advocate .
(5) A children 's
behavioral health service provider .
(6) A member of the juvenile court.
(7) A pediatrician.
(8) A child care provider .
(9) A local law enforcement
representative .
(10) A regional
governing board member.
k. Methods for reimbursing member counties if
county employees are conducting regional work.
(2)
Administrative
provisions. The administrative provisions of the regional governance
agreement shall include all of the following:
a. Identification of whether the region will
either directly implement a system of service management or contract with a
private entity to manage the regional service system as defined in Iowa Code
section 225C.60(7).
b. Responsibility of the governing board in
appointing and evaluating the performance of the chief executive officer of the
regional administrative entity .
c.
A general list of the functions and responsibilities of the regional
administrative entity 's chief executive officer and other staff including but
not limited to coordinators of mental health and disability services and
coordinators of children's behavioral health services .
d. Specification of the functions to be
carried out by each party to the agreement and by any subcontractor of a party
to the agreement.
(3)
Financial provisions. The financial provisions of the regional
governance agreement shall include all of the following:
a. Methods for pooling, managing and
expending funds under control of the regional administrative entity .
b. Methods for allocating administrative
funding and resources .
c. Methods
for allocating a region 's cash flow amount in the event a county leaves the
region . A region 's cash flow amount shall be divided by the percentage of each
county's population according to the region 's population indicated in the
region 's annual service and budget plan and shall be allocated to the
counties.
d. Methods for
contributing initial funds to the region .
e. Methods for acquiring or disposing of real
property.
f. The process for how to
use savings achieved for reinvestment.
g. A process for performance of an annual
independent audit of the regional administrator , and methods for submitting the
audit to the department upon completion.
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