Section 10-312 - Powers and duties(a) Each county advisory committee and each intercounty advisory committee may: (1) Create subcommittees; and(2) Have additional individuals participate as needed.(b) Each county advisory committee and intercounty advisory committee shall: (1) Monitor, review and evaluate the allocation and adequacy of publicly funded mental health services within the county through means such as conducting or participating in site visits;(2) Determine the needs of the county mental health system, including quality of services, gaps in the system, and interagency coordination;(3) Participate in the development of the local mental health plan and local mental health budget;(4)(i) Prepare and disseminate an annual report to the following: 2. In Montgomery County, the director of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services;3. The county mental health director;4. The governing body of the appropriate county;5. The director of the local core service agency or local behavioral health authority, if any;6. The regional mental health director;9. The Behavioral Health Advisory Council; and(ii) Include in the annual report, at a minimum, the following:1. A description of the progress of the county mental health system;2. Recommendations on actions needed to improve the system;3. Recommendations on priorities for allocation of funds; and4. In accordance with those priorities and after consideration of financial resources, recommendations on appropriate allocation of funds;(5) Review and comment upon the annual core service agency or county mental health plan and preliminary budget, prior to submission of the budget to the State; and(6) Review and comment upon the annual fiscal report.Amended by 2015 Md. Laws, Ch. 469,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2015.Amended by 2015 Md. Laws, Ch. 328,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2015.