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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF poRTsMOUTH, VIRGINIA (1988), BY AMENDING SECTIONS 2-712 AND 2-717 THEREOF, PERTAINING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Section 2-712 Portsmouth, Virginia (1988), as follows: of the Code of the City of be amended and reordained to read Sec. 2-712. Composition; appointment of a board of directors. The Community Services Board shall ha~e a board of directors consisting of not less than five (5) nor more than fifteen (15) members appointed by the City Council. Appointments to the Community Services Board shall be broadly representative of the community, to include consumers and family members of consumers when practical. 2. That Section 2-717 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988), be amended by adding thereto the definitions of "Consumer" and "Family member", to be read and ordained as follows: Sec. 2-717. Definitions. As used in this article, "consumer" means a current or former direct recipient of public or private mental health, mental retardation or substance abuse treatment or rehabilitation services. As used in this article, "family member" means 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. 3. That this ordinance shall take effect on the date of its adoption. Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held on July 26, 1994. Teste: City Clerk