Public hearing on service plan - procedures - decision - judicial review modifications - enforcement.

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(1) For purposes of section 32-1-204 (1) and (1.5), the board of county commissioners or the governing body of the municipality, whichever is applicable, shall be deemed to have complied with such provisions if the board or governing body provides written notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing to the petitioners and, at least twenty days prior to the hearing date, publishes notice of the date, time, location, and purpose of the hearing. The published notice shall constitute constructive notice to the interested parties in the proposed district.

  1. The provisions of section 32-1-204 (2) shall not apply to a mental health care servicedistrict proposed pursuant to this article.

  2. The board of county commissioners or the governing body of the municipality, whichever is applicable, shall conduct the hearing and make its decision in accordance with the requirements of section 32-1-204 (3) and (4). The decision of the board of county commissioners or the governing body of the municipality, whichever is applicable, is subject to judicial review in accordance with section 32-1-206; except that, for purposes of judicial review, "interested party" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 32-17-103 (3).

  3. Upon final approval by the court for the organization of a mental health care servicedistrict, the district shall conform as much as possible to the approved service plan, and any material modifications to the plan shall be approved in accordance with section 32-1-207 (2). Any material departure from the approved service plan may be enjoined in accordance with section 32-1-207 (3); except that, for purposes of enforcement of the plan, "interested party" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 32-17-103 (3).

Source: L. 2005: Entire article added, p. 1039, § 4, effective June 2.


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