To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Behavioral Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:title
Mental Health Services Act Annual Update for Fiscal Year 2025-26end
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive and file the attached Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Annual Update; and
2. Adopt the MHSA Spending Plan for Fiscal Year 2025-26; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit with one (1) fully executed, certified copy of the Board order related to this item.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
The recommended actions support the following areas of the Board of Supervisors' Strategic Plan:
Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 1002- Remove barriers to quality healthcare
DISCUSSION:
Proposition 63 was passed by the California voters in November 2004 and enacted into law on January 1, 2005. Now known as the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), this legislation places a one percent (1%) tax on individuals with an income exceeding One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00).
The attached MHSA Annual Update has been developed with the participation of stakeholders, in accordance with the Community Program Planning Process set forth in Section 5848 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code and Section 3300 of Title 9 of the California Code of Regulations. The draft MHSA Annual Update was circulated to representatives of stakeholder interests and any interested party for thirty (30) days in preparation for the public hearing held by the Humboldt County Behavioral Health Board on May 22, 2025.
The process for obtaining stakeholder input for the attached MHSA Annual Update utilized two (2) methods. First, following the process used in prior Plans and Annual Updates, eleven (11) stakeholder meetings were held, including groups representing five (5) regions of Humboldt County. Input and comments were accepted through...
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