To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Behavioral Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Appointments to the Humboldt County Behavioral Health Board
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Appoint Alissa Norman to the Humboldt County Behavioral Health Board for a 3-year term; and
2. Appoint Valetta Molofsky to the Humboldt County Behavioral Health Board for a 3-year term.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Behavioral Health Fund - Fund 1170
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Behavioral Health Board is a requirement of Welfare and Institutions Code 5604, and was established per the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act of 1967. The County and the Department of Health and Human Services actively support the Behavioral Health Board. The Humboldt County Behavioral Health Board meets monthly and consists of a maximum of fifteen (15) members.
Meetings of the Behavioral Health Board are subject to the provisions of the Brown Act. Counties are encouraged to appoint individuals who have experience and knowledge of the mental health system. The Behavioral Health Board should reflect the diversity of the client population in the County.
Fifty percent (50%) of the membership shall be consumers or the parent, spouse, sibling or adult children of consumers who are receiving or have received mental health services.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no financial impact since the Behavioral Health Board members volunteer their services.
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK:
The recommended actions support the Board of Supervisors’ Strategic Framework by fostering transparent, accessible, welcoming and user-friendly services.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
Behavioral Health Board
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Board discretion.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Behavioral Health Board applications for Alissa Norman and Valetta Molofsky
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
Board Order No.: C-13; C-14; C-20
Meeting of: 03/13/18; 05/14/19; 08/18/20
File No.: 18-1544; 19-623; 19-1010; 20-980; 20-1286