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(8) review each local community plan and require each plan to include (A) an affirmative showing that the most effective and economic use will be made of all available public and private resources in the community including careful consideration of the most effective and economic alternative forms and patterns of services; (B) a five-year projection of needs, services, and resources; and (C) adequate provisions for review and evaluation of services provided in the local community; (9) adopt regulations and establish priorities, after consultation with local communities affected and in conjunction with the Alaska Mental Health Board, that are necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 47.30.520 — 47.30.620. (b) In performing its duties under (a) of this section, the department shall coordinate with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority established in AS 44.25.200. Sec. 47.30.540. Local community entities. (a) A city or borough government or other political subdivision of the state, a nonprofit corporation, or a combination of these, is eligible to receive funds and administer local programs under AS 47.30.520 — 47.30.620. In order to ensure equitable access to funds and programs through the state, the department shall determine appropriate geographical areas to be served by local programs in consultation with representatives of the geographical areas in question. (b) An entity designated by the department to receive money under AS 47.30.520 — 47.30.620 shall ensure a broad base of community support as evidenced by a governing board reasonably representative of the professional, civic, and citizen groups in the community and including persons with mental disorders or family members of persons with mental disorders. No more than two members, or 40 percent of the membership, whichever is greater, may be providers of services under the program. In order to receive money under AS 47.30.520 — 47.30.620, a local community entity shall agree (1) to give priority to mental health programs and services consistent with the priorities set out in AS 44.25.290 and that provide the maximum services for the least expenditure of money from the mental health trust settlement income account; (2) to furnish services through a qualified staff meeting reasonable standards of experience and training; (3) to conform to a state cost accounting system showing the true cost of services rendered, collect fees for services according to a schedule based on an analysis of reasonable ability to pay, and provide that a person may not be refused services because of inability to pay for those services; (4) to maintain adequate clinical and administrative records and furnish periodic reports to the department; (5) to furnish the authority and the department an annual report of the preceding fiscal year, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of the previous year's programs and their costs; (6) to furnish the authority and the department satisfactory needs assessments for the population and area it serves and an annual update of a long-range planning and budget statement