To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Behavioral Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Mental Health Services Act Annual Update for Fiscal Year 2021-2022
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached Mental Health Services Act Annual Update for Fiscal Year 2021-2022
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one certified copy of the Board report to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Behavioral Health Fund (1170)
DISCUSSION:
Proposition 63 was passed by the California voters in Nov. 2004 and enacted into law on Jan. 1, 2005. Now known as the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), this legislation places a 1% tax on individuals with a personal income above $1 million. The MHSA program and expenditure plans are required in three-year cycles in order to receive an allocation from the tax revenue, with annual updates required in the interim years. The attached document fulfills this regulatory requirement.
The MHSA Annual Update for Fiscal Year 2021-22 has been developed with the participation of stakeholders, in accordance with the Community Planning Process (CPP) 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 30 days in preparation for the public hearing held by the Humboldt County Behavioral Health Board on May 27, 2021.
The process for obtaining stakeholder input for the attached MHSA Annual Update utilized two methods. First, following the process used in prior Annual Updates, 10 stakeholder meetings were held, including groups representing five regions of Humboldt County. Input and comments were accepted through the MHSA email address, the MHSA voicemail and written on Demographic Questionnaire e-forms used at the stakeholder meeti...
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