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County officials have announced an opening on the McIntosh Trail Community Service Board.

The board is a public entity created by the Georgia Legislature in 1993 to provide for mental health, developmental disability, and addictive disease services to residents living in Butts, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Pike, Spalding, and Upson counties. The mission of the McIntosh Trail Community Service Board is to offer individuals experiencing symptoms associated with mental illness, addictive disease and / or developmental disability the hope for optimal functioning by providing quality behavioral health services and supports.

The McIntosh Trail Community Service Board is comprised of 15 members appointed from each of the seven counties of which Fayette County has three members. Two of Fayette County’s members are appointed from the citizenry by the Fayette County Board of Commissioners and the other member is required to be an elected official or designated county appointee.

The McIntosh Trail Community Service Board meets on a monthly basis at various locations throughout its seven-county region.

The Fayette County Board of Commissioners would like to notify interested Fayette County citizens that a citizen’s appointment for an unexpired term ending June 30, 2017 is available. The Board will accept applications with resumes for this position.

Applications can be obtained by contacting Fayette County Clerk Floyd Jones at 770-305-5102 or at fjones@fayettecountyga.gov. All applications must be returned to Jones at the Fayette County Administrative Complex, 140 Stonewall Avenue West, Suite 100, Fayetteville, Georgia by 5 p.m. Friday, June 3.