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
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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).
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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 2024, during the transition of the Mental Health Board and Advisory Board on Alcohol and Drugs becoming one Behavioral Health Board, the Behavioral Health Board may, on a one-time basis, expand membership up to 18 members in order to include additional Family Members of Consumers/Consumers of substance use disorder services. As the Behavioral Health Board experiences membership attrition, membership shall return to 15 members as defined by the Behavioral Health Board Bylaws.”
Page 3-4, ARTICLE V - QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS, item 1 - Amend to read “Qualification of Members. The members of the Mental Health Board shall be composed of the following:
a. One member of the Napa County Board of Supervisors.
b. At least one veteran or veteran advocate.
c. At least fifty percent of the Board membership shall be consumers, who are receiving or have received mental health or substance use disorder services, or their family members as defined in exhibit A. One of these members shall be an individual who is 25 years of age or younger. At least two of these shall be a family member of a consumer or a consumer of substance use disorder services. At least two of these shall be a family member of a consumer or a consumer of mental health services.
d. At least one member of the board shall be an employee of a local education agency. (ii) To comply with clause (i), a county shall notify its county office of education about vacancies on the board.
e. At least twenty percent of the Board membership shall be consumers.
f. At least twenty percent of the Board shall be family members of consumers.
g. Any members who are not consumers or family members of consumers shall be individuals who are interested and concerned citizens from the general public.
The composition of the Behavioral Health Board should reflect the ethnic diversity of the consumer population and the demographics of the county as a whole to the extent feasible.”
Page 10, EXHIBIT “A” - Amend to add the Consumer age 18-25 member and Employee of a Local Education Agency member and incorporate those new requirements to the Percentage Tables accordingly.
Requested Action:
1. 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.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Mandatory |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
None |
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Consequences if not approved: |
New position postings cannot be published by the Clerk of the Board, and this prevents the BH Boards from achieving a full and complete membership until these amended bylaws are approved. |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.