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14 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING T}~ CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF A RECOM- MENDATION OF THE PROJECT REVIEW TEAM IN REFERENCE TO THE CON- CEPTUAL DESIGN OF A HUMAN SERVICE SYSTEM. WHEREAS, the City Council is interested in the concept of a Human Service System; and WHEREAS, the concept of development and eventual opera- tion of a Human Service System has been recommended to the Council by the Project Review Team of the City of Portsmouth, consisting of the Portsmouth School System; Health, Welfare, Recreation Plan- ning Council; Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority; Mental Health Board (Chapter 10); Comprehensive Planning Manage- ment; Grants Coordinator; State Division of Planning Community Affairs; State Department of Welfare; Portsmouth Public Health De- partment and District Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the conceptual design of a Human Service System is hereby approved. Said system shall in- clude the following framework: 1. A Human Service System should serve all persons residing in Portsmouth within the framework of local state and federal regulations and laws. 2. Ail funds for human services shall be appropriated by the City Council within the framework of state, local and federal regulations and laws. 3. A governance mechanism is an essential component of the human service system and should serve as the system's single point of accountability. Said mechanism should have the following specific responsibilities: a) Establish on an annual basis the performance speci- fication for the system; b) Hold public hearings to obtain citizen input for and review-of the performance specification; ¢) Submit the performance specification to the City Council for validation; %nnually conduct an independent performance audit or determination of actual results or effects of the system;