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Section 16-44. General duties. The Community Services Board shall perform the following duties: (a) Review and evaluate all existing and proposed public community mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse services and facilities available to ser~e the community and such private services and facilities as receive funds through the board and advise the City Council as to its findings. (b) Submit to the City Council a program of community mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse services and facilities for its approval. (c) Within the amounts appropriated therefor, execute such programs and maintain such services as maybe authorized under such appropriations. (d) In accordance with its approved program, enter into contracts for rendition or operation of services'or facilities. (e) Make rules.or regulations concerning the rendition or operation of services and facilities under its direction or supervision, subject to applicable standards or regulations of the State Mental Health and Mental Retardation Board. (f) Appoint a director of Community Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services whose qualifications are approved by the Department of Mental He'alth and'Mental Re- tardation and prescribe his duties. The compensation of such director shall be fixed by the board within the amounts made available by appropriation therefor. (g) Prescribe a reasonable schedule of fees for services provided by personnel or facilities under the jurisdiction or supervision of the board and for the manner of collection of the same; provided, however, that all fees collected from board administered programs shall be deposited with the City Treasurer; provided further, that such collected fees shall be used only for community mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse purposes. The board shall institute a reimbursement system to maximize the collection of fees from persons receiving services under the jurisdiction or supervision of the board and from responsible third party payors by January 1, 1982. (h) Accept or refuse gifts, donations, bequests or grants money or property from any source and utilize the same as authorized by the City Council. (i) Seek and accept funds through federal grants; provided, however, in accepting such grants, the board shall not bind the City of Portsmouth to any expenditures or conditions of acceptance without the prior approval of the City Council.