TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer Yasumoto, Director of Health and Human Services Agency
REPORT BY: Summer Isham, Contracts Supervisor
SUBJECT: Adoption of a Resolution Amending the Bylaws of the Napa County Behavioral Health Board
RECOMMENDATION
title
Adopt a Resolution amending the Napa County Bylaws Manual Part II, Section 8 Behavioral Health Board, effective October 9, 2024, to reflect changes to Article V-Qualifications of Members and Article XV-Policies and Procedures. (No fiscal impact, Mandatory).
body
BACKGROUND
Approval of today's action adopts a resolution amending the Napa County Bylaws Manual Part II, Section 8 Behavioral Health Board, due to new legislation mandating that at least one member of the Behavioral Health Board (BHB) be 25 years of age or younger and must be a consumer, or a family member of a consumer who has received or is receiving behavioral health services, and that a minimum of one member of the Behavioral Health Board (BHB) be an employee of a Local Educational Agency (LEA).
Section 8 of the Napa Policy Manual relating to the establishment of County boards, commissions and committees requires that rules and regulations for the conduct of business of the various commissions must be adopted by the Board of Supervisors. The BHB is appointed by the Board of Supervisors to advise them on mental health and substance use disorder issues within the County. The BHB provides education and advocacy on mental health issues to the State, within the community, and acts as an oversight board for the mental health programs of the County's Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA).
The BHB met in regular session on October 9, 2024, and approved an updated version of their Bylaws. Adoption of the resolution will provide Board approval of these changes, in accordance with Section 8 of the County of Napa Policy Manual. The changes to the Bylaws include:
Page 2, ARTICLE IV - MEMBERS OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BOARD, item 1 - Amend to delete "In 2...
Click here for full text