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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (1988) BY AMENDING ARTICLE XXIII THEREOF TO CREATE A NEW CITY DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Article XXIII of Chapter 2 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988) be amended and reordained to read as follows: ARTICLE XXIII. DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES DIVISION I. GENERALLY Sec. 2-711. Established. There is hereby established a department of the city government known and designated as the department of behavioral healthcare services. The depaRTmeNT shall consist of a director who shall be appointed by the city manager and other such employees as may be provided or required by law or by the city manager consistent therewith. The director and the department shall engage in such activities and shall have such responsibilities as may be required by law or assigned by the city manager. 2-712. Definitions. As used in this article: "Board" shall mean the behavioral healthcare services advisory board. "Consumer" shall means a current or former direct recipient of public or private mental health, mental retardation or substance abuse treatment or rehabilitation services. "Department" shall mean the city's department of behavioral healthcare services. "Director" shall mean the director of the department of behavioral healthcare services. "Family member" shall mean an immediate family member of a consumer or the principal caregiver of a consumer. A principal caregiver is a person who acts in the place of an immediate family member, including other relatives and foster care providers, but does not have proprietary interest in the care of the consumer.