To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Mental Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Application Process for Mental Health Services Act Prevention and Early Intervention Program-Local Implementation Agreements Regarding the Provision of Professional Services Intended to Reduce the Impact of Mental Illness within Humboldt County
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the attached Mental Health Services Act Prevention and Early Intervention Program-Local Implementation Agreement Application Package;
2. Approve the attached local implementation agreement templates regarding the provision of professional services intended to reduce the impact of mental illness within Humboldt County;
3. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services-Mental Health Director to execute local implementation agreements that are substantially similar to the attached local implementation agreement templates, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office;
4. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services-Mental Health Director to execute any and all future amendments to the local implementation agreements executed thereby, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
5. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one original executed copy of this item to the Department of Health and Human Services-Contract Unit.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Mental Health Fund
DISCUSSION:
Proposition 63 was passed by the California voters in November 2004 and enacted into law on Jan. 1, 2005. Now known as the Mental Health Services Act ("MHSA"), this legislation places a 1 percent tax on individuals with a personal income above $1 million. The 2017-2020 MHSA 3-Year Program and Expenditure Plan that was approved by the Board on July 31, 2018 includes funding that can be expended for the purpose of collaborating with local com...
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