To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Behavioral Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Reappointment to the Humboldt County Behavioral Health Board
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Reappoint Laura Montagna to the Humboldt County Behavioral Health Board for a three-year term.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board’s Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 1002- Remove barriers to quality healthcare
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 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 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.
SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Mental Health Fund
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Narrative Explanation of Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact since the Behavioral Health Board members volunteer their services.
STAFFING IMPACT:
Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impact:
This item will have no impact on staffing.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Board could choose not to reappoint Laura Montagna to the Behavioral Health Board. However, DHHS does not recommend this alternative.
ATTACHMENTS:
None
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
Meeting of: 3/13/18, 12/4/18, 5/14/19, 7/23/19, 8/18/20, 8/10/21, 10/26/21, 11/16/21, 3/1/22; 7/19/22, 2/28/23, 5/23/23, 8/8/23, 9/12/23, 12/19/23, 6/4/24
File No.: 18-105, 18-1544, 19-623, 19-1010, 20-980, 21-1078, 21-1503, 21-1659, 22-170; 22-914; 23-150, 23-488, 23-1060, 23-1165, 23-1592, 24-836