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UTAH SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY

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COUNCIL

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2017 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Jerry W. Stevenson

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House Sponsor: Stewart E. Barlow

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8     LONG TITLE
9     General Description:
10          This bill addresses the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     corrects references to the council;
14          ▸     adds a member to the council; and
15          ▸     makes technical corrections.
16     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17          None
18     Other Special Clauses:
19          None
20     Utah Code Sections Affected:
21     AMENDS:
22          32B-2-306, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 388
23          32B-7-305, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 276 and last amended by
24     Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 276
25          62A-15-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapters 113 and 211
26          63M-7-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 39
27          63M-7-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 158

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29     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30          Section 1. Section 32B-2-306 is amended to read:
31          32B-2-306. Underage drinking prevention media and education campaign.
32          (1) As used in this section:
33          (a) "Advisory council" means the Utah Substance [Abuse] Use and Mental Health
34     Advisory Council created in Section 63M-7-301.
35          (b) "Restricted account" means the Underage Drinking Prevention Media and
36     Education Campaign Restricted Account created in this section.
37          (2) (a) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the
38     "Underage Drinking Prevention Media and Education Campaign Restricted Account."
39          (b) The restricted account consists of:
40          (i) deposits made under Subsection (3); and
41          (ii) interest earned on the restricted account.
42          (3) The department shall deposit 0.6% of the total gross revenue from sales of liquor
43     with the state treasurer, as determined by the total gross revenue collected for the fiscal year
44     two years preceding the fiscal year for which the deposit is made, to be credited to the
45     restricted account and to be used by the department as provided in Subsection (5).
46          (4) The advisory council shall:
47          (a) provide ongoing oversight of a media and education campaign funded under this
48     section;
49          (b) create an underage drinking prevention workgroup consistent with guidelines
50     proposed by the advisory council related to the membership and duties of the underage
51     drinking prevention workgroup;
52          (c) create guidelines for how money appropriated for a media and education campaign
53     can be used;
54          (d) include in the guidelines established pursuant to this Subsection (4) that a media
55     and education campaign funded under this section is carefully researched and developed, and
56     appropriate for target groups; and
57          (e) approve plans submitted by the department in accordance with Subsection (5).
58          (5) (a) Subject to appropriation from the Legislature, the department shall expend

59     money from the restricted account to direct and fund one or more media and education
60     campaigns designed to reduce underage drinking in cooperation with the advisory council.
61          (b) The department shall:
62          (i) in cooperation with the underage drinking prevention workgroup created under
63     Subsection (4), prepare and submit a plan to the advisory council detailing the intended use of
64     the money appropriated under this section;
65          (ii) upon approval of the plan by the advisory council, conduct the media and education
66     campaign in accordance with the guidelines made by the advisory council; and
67          (iii) submit to the advisory council annually by no later than October 1, a written report
68     detailing the use of the money for the media and education campaigns conducted under this
69     Subsection (5) and the impact and results of the use of the money during the prior fiscal year
70     ending June 30.
71          Section 2. Section 32B-7-305 is amended to read:
72          32B-7-305. Tracking of enforcement actions -- Costs of enforcement actions.
73          (1) A local authority that pursuant to this part adjudicates an administrative penalty for
74     a violation of a law involving the sale of an alcoholic product to a minor, shall:
75          (a) maintain a record of an adjudicated violation until the record is expunged under
76     Subsection (3);
77          (b) include in the record described in Subsection (1)(a):
78          (i) the name of the individual who commits the violation;
79          (ii) the name of the off-premise beer retailer for whom the individual is a staff member
80     at the time of the violation; and
81          (iii) the date of the adjudication of the violation; and
82          (c) provide the information described in Subsection (1)(b) to the Highway Safety
83     Office of the Department of Public Safety within 30 days of the date on which a violation is
84     adjudicated.
85          (2) (a) The Highway Safety Office shall develop and operate a system to collect,
86     analyze, maintain, track, and disseminate the violation history information received under
87     Subsection (1).
88          (b) The Highway Safety Office shall make the system described in Subsection (2)(a)
89     available to:

90          (i) assist a local authority in assessing administrative penalties under Section
91     32B-7-303; and
92          (ii) inform an off-premise beer retailer of an individual who has an administrative
93     violation history under Section 32B-7-303.
94          (c) The Highway Safety Office shall maintain a record of violation history information
95     received pursuant to Subsection (1) until the record is expunged under Subsection (3).
96          (3) (a) A local authority and the Highway Safety Office shall expunge from the records
97     maintained an administrative penalty imposed under Section 32B-7-303 for purposes of
98     determining future administrative penalties under Section 32B-7-303 if the individual has not
99     been found in violation of any law involving the sale of an alcoholic product to a minor for a
100     period of 36 consecutive months from the day on which the individual is last adjudicated as
101     violating a law involving the sale of an alcoholic product to a minor.
102          (b) A local authority shall expunge from the records maintained by the local authority
103     an administrative penalty imposed under Section 32B-7-303 against an off-premise beer
104     retailer for purposes of determining future administrative penalties under Section 32B-7-303 if
105     the off-premise beer retailer or any staff of that off-premise beer retailer has not been found in
106     violation of any law involving the sale of an alcoholic product to a minor for a period of 36
107     consecutive months from the day on which the off-premise beer retailer or staff of the
108     off-premise beer retailer is last adjudicated as violating a law involving the sale of an alcoholic
109     product to a minor.
110          (4) The Highway Safety Office shall administer a program to reimburse a municipal or
111     county law enforcement agency:
112          (a) for the actual costs of an alcohol-related compliance check investigation conducted
113     pursuant to Section 77-39-101 on the premises of an off-premise beer retailer;
114          (b) for administrative costs associated with reporting the compliance check
115     investigation described in Subsection (4)(a);
116          (c) if the municipal or county law enforcement agency completes and submits to the
117     Highway Safety Office a report within 90 days of the compliance check investigation described
118     in Subsection (4)(a) in a format required by the Highway Safety Office; and
119          (d) in the order that the municipal or county law enforcement agency submits the report
120     required by Subsection (4)(c) until the amount allocated by the Highway Safety Office to

121     reimburse a municipal or county law enforcement agency is spent.
122          (5) The Highway Safety Office shall report to the Utah Substance [Abuse] Use and
123     Mental Health Advisory Council by no later than October 1 following a fiscal year on the
124     following funded during the prior fiscal year:
125          (a) compliance check investigations reimbursed under Subsection (4); and
126          (b) the collection, analysis, maintenance, tracking, and dissemination of violation
127     history information described in Subsection (2).
128          Section 3. Section 62A-15-103 is amended to read:
129          62A-15-103. Division -- Creation -- Responsibilities.
130          (1) There is created the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health within the
131     department, under the administration and general supervision of the executive director. The
132     division is the substance abuse authority and the mental health authority for this state.
133          (2) The division shall:
134          (a) (i) educate the general public regarding the nature and consequences of substance
135     abuse by promoting school and community-based prevention programs;
136          (ii) render support and assistance to public schools through approved school-based
137     substance abuse education programs aimed at prevention of substance abuse;
138          (iii) promote or establish programs for the prevention of substance abuse within the
139     community setting through community-based prevention programs;
140          (iv) cooperate with and assist treatment centers, recovery residences, and other
141     organizations that provide services to individuals recovering from a substance abuse disorder,
142     by identifying and disseminating information about effective practices and programs;
143          (v) promulgate rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
144     Rulemaking Act, to develop, in collaboration with public and private programs, minimum
145     standards for public and private providers of substance abuse and mental health programs
146     licensed by the Department of Human Services under Title 62A, Chapter 2, Licensure of
147     Programs and Facilities;
148          (vi) promote integrated programs that address an individual's substance abuse, mental
149     health, physical health, and criminal risk factors;
150          (vii) establish and promote an evidence-based continuum of screening, assessment,
151     prevention, treatment, and recovery support services in the community for individuals with

152     substance abuse and mental illness that addresses criminal risk factors;
153          (viii) evaluate the effectiveness of programs described in this Subsection (2);
154          (ix) consider the impact of the programs described in this Subsection (2) on:
155          (A) emergency department utilization;
156          (B) jail and prison populations;
157          (C) the homeless population; and
158          (D) the child welfare system; and
159          (x) promote or establish programs for education and certification of instructors to
160     educate persons convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs or driving with
161     any measurable controlled substance in the body;
162          (b) (i) collect and disseminate information pertaining to mental health;
163          (ii) provide direction over the state hospital including approval of its budget,
164     administrative policy, and coordination of services with local service plans;
165          (iii) promulgate rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
166     Rulemaking Act, to educate families concerning mental illness and promote family
167     involvement, when appropriate, and with patient consent, in the treatment program of a family
168     member; and
169          (iv) promulgate rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
170     Rulemaking Act, to direct that all individuals receiving services through local mental health
171     authorities or the Utah State Hospital be informed about and, if desired, provided assistance in
172     completion of a declaration for mental health treatment in accordance with Section
173     62A-15-1002;
174          (c) (i) consult and coordinate with local substance abuse authorities and local mental
175     health authorities regarding programs and services;
176          (ii) provide consultation and other assistance to public and private agencies and groups
177     working on substance abuse and mental health issues;
178          (iii) promote and establish cooperative relationships with courts, hospitals, clinics,
179     medical and social agencies, public health authorities, law enforcement agencies, education and
180     research organizations, and other related groups;
181          (iv) promote or conduct research on substance abuse and mental health issues, and
182     submit to the governor and the Legislature recommendations for changes in policy and

183     legislation;
184          (v) receive, distribute, and provide direction over public funds for substance abuse and
185     mental health services;
186          (vi) monitor and evaluate programs provided by local substance abuse authorities and
187     local mental health authorities;
188          (vii) examine expenditures of any local, state, and federal funds;
189          (viii) monitor the expenditure of public funds by:
190          (A) local substance abuse authorities;
191          (B) local mental health authorities; and
192          (C) in counties where they exist, the private contract provider that has an annual or
193     otherwise ongoing contract to provide comprehensive substance abuse or mental health
194     programs or services for the local substance abuse authority or local mental health authorities;
195          (ix) contract with local substance abuse authorities and local mental health authorities
196     to provide a comprehensive continuum of services that include community-based services for
197     individuals involved in the criminal justice system, in accordance with division policy, contract
198     provisions, and the local plan;
199          (x) contract with private and public entities for special statewide or nonclinical
200     services, or services for individuals involved in the criminal justice system, according to
201     division rules;
202          (xi) review and approve each local substance abuse authority's plan and each local
203     mental health authority's plan in order to ensure:
204          (A) a statewide comprehensive continuum of substance abuse services;
205          (B) a statewide comprehensive continuum of mental health services;
206          (C) services result in improved overall health and functioning;
207          (D) a statewide comprehensive continuum of community-based services designed to
208     reduce criminal risk factors for individuals who are determined to have substance abuse or
209     mental illness conditions or both, and who are involved in the criminal justice system;
210          (E) compliance, where appropriate, with the certification requirements in Subsection
211     (2)(i); and
212          (F) appropriate expenditure of public funds;
213          (xii) review and make recommendations regarding each local substance abuse

214     authority's contract with its provider of substance abuse programs and services and each local
215     mental health authority's contract with its provider of mental health programs and services to
216     ensure compliance with state and federal law and policy;
217          (xiii) monitor and ensure compliance with division rules and contract requirements;
218     and
219          (xiv) withhold funds from local substance abuse authorities, local mental health
220     authorities, and public and private providers for contract noncompliance, failure to comply
221     with division directives regarding the use of public funds, or for misuse of public funds or
222     money;
223          (d) assure that the requirements of this part are met and applied uniformly by local
224     substance abuse authorities and local mental health authorities across the state;
225          (e) require each local substance abuse authority and each local mental health authority
226     to submit its plan to the division by May 1 of each year;
227          (f) conduct an annual program audit and review of each local substance abuse authority
228     in the state and its contract provider and each local mental health authority in the state and its
229     contract provider, including:
230          (i) a review and determination regarding whether:
231          (A) public funds allocated to local substance abuse authorities and local mental health
232     authorities are consistent with services rendered and outcomes reported by them or their
233     contract providers; and
234          (B) each local substance abuse authority and each local mental health authority is
235     exercising sufficient oversight and control over public funds allocated for substance abuse and
236     mental health programs and services; and
237          (ii) items determined by the division to be necessary and appropriate; and
238          (g) define "prevention" by rule as required under Title 32B, Chapter 2, Part 4,
239     Alcoholic Beverage and Substance Abuse Enforcement and Treatment Restricted Account Act;
240          (h) establish by rule, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
241     Rulemaking Act, minimum standards and requirements for the provision of substance abuse
242     and mental health treatment to individuals who are required to participate in treatment by the
243     court or the Board of Pardons and Parole, or who are incarcerated, including:
244          (i) collaboration with the Department of Corrections[,] and the Utah Substance [Abuse]

245     Use and Mental Health Advisory Council to develop and coordinate the standards, including
246     standards for county and state programs serving individuals convicted of class A and class B
247     misdemeanors;
248          (ii) determining that the standards ensure available treatment includes the most current
249     practices and procedures demonstrated by recognized scientific research to reduce recidivism,
250     including focus on the individual's criminal risk factors; and
251          (iii) requiring that all public and private treatment programs meet the standards
252     established under this Subsection (2)(h) in order to receive public funds allocated to the
253     division, the Department of Corrections, or the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice
254     for the costs of providing screening, assessment, prevention, treatment, and recovery support;
255          (i) establish by rule, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
256     Rulemaking Act, the requirements and procedures for the certification of licensed public and
257     private providers who provide, as part of their practice, substance abuse and mental health
258     treatment to individuals involved in the criminal justice system, including:
259          (i) collaboration with the Department of Corrections, the Utah Substance [Abuse] Use
260     and Mental Health Advisory Council, and the Utah Association of Counties to develop,
261     coordinate, and implement the certification process;
262          (ii) basing the certification process on the standards developed under Subsection (2)(h)
263     for the treatment of individuals involved in the criminal justice system; and
264          (iii) the requirement that all public and private providers of treatment to individuals
265     involved in the criminal justice system shall obtain certification on or before July 1, 2016, and
266     shall renew the certification every two years, in order to qualify for funds allocated to the
267     division, the Department of Corrections, or the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice
268     on or after July 1, 2016;
269          (j) collaborate with the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to analyze and
270     provide recommendations to the Legislature regarding:
271          (i) pretrial services and the resources needed for the reduced recidivism efforts;
272          (ii) county jail and county behavioral health early-assessment resources needed for
273     offenders convicted of a class A or class B misdemeanor; and
274          (iii) the replacement of federal dollars associated with drug interdiction law
275     enforcement task forces that are reduced;

276          (k) (i) establish performance goals and outcome measurements for all treatment
277     programs for which minimum standards are established under Subsection (2)(h), including
278     recidivism data and data regarding cost savings associated with recidivism reduction and the
279     reduction in the number of inmates, that are obtained in collaboration with the Administrative
280     Office of the Courts and the Department of Corrections; and
281          (ii) collect data to track and determine whether the goals and measurements are being
282     attained and make this information available to the public;
283          (l) in its discretion, use the data to make decisions regarding the use of funds allocated
284     to the division, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Department of Corrections to
285     provide treatment for which standards are established under Subsection (2)(h); and
286          (m) annually, on or before August 31, submit the data collected under Subsection (2)(j)
287     to the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, which shall compile a report of findings
288     based on the data and provide the report to the legislative Judiciary Interim Committee, the
289     Health and Human Services Interim Committee, the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
290     Interim Committee, and the related appropriations subcommittees.
291          (3) (a) The division may refuse to contract with and may pursue its legal remedies
292     against any local substance abuse authority or local mental health authority that fails, or has
293     failed, to expend public funds in accordance with state law, division policy, contract
294     provisions, or directives issued in accordance with state law.
295          (b) The division may withhold funds from a local substance abuse authority or local
296     mental health authority if the authority's contract with its provider of substance abuse or mental
297     health programs or services fails to comply with state and federal law or policy.
298          (4) Before reissuing or renewing a contract with any local substance abuse authority or
299     local mental health authority, the division shall review and determine whether the local
300     substance abuse authority or local mental health authority is complying with its oversight and
301     management responsibilities described in Sections 17-43-201, 17-43-203, 17-43-303, and
302     17-43-309. Nothing in this Subsection (4) may be used as a defense to the responsibility and
303     liability described in Section 17-43-303 and to the responsibility and liability described in
304     Section 17-43-203.
305          (5) In carrying out its duties and responsibilities, the division may not duplicate
306     treatment or educational facilities that exist in other divisions or departments of the state, but

307     shall work in conjunction with those divisions and departments in rendering the treatment or
308     educational services that those divisions and departments are competent and able to provide.
309          (6) The division may accept in the name of and on behalf of the state donations, gifts,
310     devises, or bequests of real or personal property or services to be used as specified by the
311     donor.
312          (7) The division shall annually review with each local substance abuse authority and
313     each local mental health authority the authority's statutory and contract responsibilities
314     regarding:
315          (a) the use of public funds;
316          (b) oversight responsibilities regarding public funds; and
317          (c) governance of substance abuse and mental health programs and services.
318          (8) The Legislature may refuse to appropriate funds to the division upon the division's
319     failure to comply with the provisions of this part.
320          (9) If a local substance abuse authority contacts the division under Subsection
321     17-43-201(10) for assistance in providing treatment services to a pregnant woman or pregnant
322     minor, the division shall:
323          (a) refer the pregnant woman or pregnant minor to a treatment facility that has the
324     capacity to provide the treatment services; or
325          (b) otherwise ensure that treatment services are made available to the pregnant woman
326     or pregnant minor.
327          Section 4. Section 63M-7-202 is amended to read:
328          63M-7-202. Composition -- Appointments -- Ex officio members -- Terms --
329     United States Attorney as nonvoting member.
330          (1) The commission on criminal and juvenile justice shall be composed of 21 voting
331     members as follows:
332          (a) the chief justice of the supreme court, as the presiding officer of the judicial
333     council, or a judge designated by the chief justice;
334          (b) the state court administrator;
335          (c) the executive director of the Department of Corrections;
336          (d) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services;
337          (e) the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety;

338          (f) the attorney general;
339          (g) the president of the chiefs of police association or a chief of police designated by
340     the association's president;
341          (h) the president of the sheriffs' association or a sheriff designated by the association's
342     president;
343          (i) the chair of the Board of Pardons and Parole or a member designated by the chair;
344          (j) the chair of the Utah Sentencing Commission;
345          (k) the chair of the Utah Substance [Abuse] Use and Mental Health Advisory Council;
346          (l) the chair of the Utah Board of Juvenile Justice;
347          (m) the chair of the Utah Council on Victims of Crime or the chair's designee;
348          (n) the director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health; and
349          (o) the following members designated to serve four-year terms:
350          (i) a juvenile court judge, appointed by the chief justice, as presiding officer of the
351     Judicial Council;
352          (ii) a representative of the statewide association of public attorneys designated by the
353     association's officers;
354          (iii) one member of the House of Representatives who is appointed by the speaker of
355     the House of Representatives; and
356          (iv) one member of the Senate who is appointed by the president of the Senate.
357          (2) The governor shall appoint the remaining three members to four-year staggered
358     terms as follows:
359          (a) one criminal defense attorney appointed from a list of three nominees submitted by
360     the Utah State Bar Association;
361          (b) one representative of public education; and
362          (c) one citizen representative.
363          (3) In addition to the members designated under Subsections (1) and (2), the United
364     States Attorney for the district of Utah may serve as a nonvoting member.
365          (4) In appointing the members under Subsection (2), the governor shall take into
366     account the geographical makeup of the commission.
367          Section 5. Section 63M-7-301 is amended to read:
368          63M-7-301. Definitions -- Creation of council -- Membership -- Terms.

369          (1) (a) As used in this part, "council" means the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health
370     Advisory Council created in this section.
371          (b) There is created within the governor's office the Utah Substance Use and Mental
372     Health Advisory Council.
373          (2) The council shall be comprised of the following voting members:
374          (a) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee;
375          (b) an elected county official appointed by the Utah Association of Counties;
376          (c) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee;
377          (d) the director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health or the director's
378     designee;
379          (e) the state superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee;
380          (f) the executive director of the Department of Health or the executive director's
381     designee;
382          (g) the executive director of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice or the
383     executive director's designee;
384          (h) the executive director of the Department of Corrections or the executive director's
385     designee;
386          (i) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services or the director's designee;
387          (j) the director of the Division of Child and Family Services or the director's designee;
388          (k) the chair of the Board of Pardons and Parole or the chair's designee;
389          (l) the director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs or the director's designee;
390          (m) the director of the Division of Indian Affairs or the director's designee;
391          (n) the state court administrator or the state court administrator's designee;
392          (o) a district court judge who presides over a drug court and who is appointed by the
393     chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court;
394          (p) a district court judge who presides over a mental health court and who is appointed
395     by the chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court;
396          (q) a juvenile court judge who presides over a drug court and who is appointed by the
397     chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court;
398          (r) a prosecutor appointed by the Statewide Association of Prosecutors;
399          (s) the chair or co-chair of each committee established by the council;

400          (t) the following members appointed to serve four-year terms:
401          (i) a member of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House of
402     Representatives;
403          (ii) a member of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate; and
404          (iii) a representative appointed by the Utah League of Cities and Towns;
405          (u) the following members appointed by the governor to serve four-year terms:
406          (i) one resident of the state who has been personally affected by a substance use or
407     mental health disorder; and
408          (ii) one citizen representative; and
409          (v) in addition to the voting members described in Subsections (2)(a) through (u), the
410     following voting members appointed by a majority of the members described in Subsections
411     (2)(a) through (u) to serve four-year terms:
412          (i) one resident of the state who represents a statewide advocacy organization for
413     recovery from substance use disorders;
414          (ii) one resident of the state who represents a statewide advocacy organization for
415     recovery from mental illness;
416          (iii) one resident of the state who represents prevention professionals;
417          (iv) one resident of the state who represents treatment professionals;
418          (v) one resident of the state who represents the physical health care field;
419          (vi) one resident of the state who is a criminal defense attorney;
420          (vii) one resident of the state who is a military servicemember or military veteran under
421     Section 53B-8-102; [and]
422          (viii) one resident of the state who represents local law enforcement agencies[.]; and
423          (ix) one representative of private service providers that serve youth with substance use
424     disorders or mental health disorders.
425          (3) A person other than a person described in Subsection (2) may not be appointed as a
426     voting member of the council.






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