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Mental Health Board

Tuesday September 15, 2020 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM

  Mental Health Board Meeting

When: September 15, 2020 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Agenda

 

Mental Health Board Meeting

When: October 20, 2020 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM

The Mental Health Board meets on the third Tuesday of every month; the community is invited to attend all meetings.


Guest presentation:TBA


Contact : Tori  Bartholomew   (707) 565-4850,  Tori.Bartholomew@sonoma-county.org 


In accordance with Executive Orders N-25-20 and N-29-20 the September 15, 2020 Mental Health Board meeting will be held virtually.


MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY NOT ATTEND THIS MEETING IN PERSON

This meeting’s Zoom webinar audio recording will also be posted on the Mental Health Board web page as an attachment to the minutes.


*UPDATE REGARDING VIEWING AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN October 20, 2020

MEETING* October 20, 2020 Mental Health Board Meeting will be facilitated virtually through Zoom. Members of the public can watch or listen to the meeting using one of the two following methods:


1. Join the Zoom meeting application on your computer, tablet or smartphone:

Please click this URL to join:

Go to:

https://sonomacounty.zoom.us/j/91263062923?pwd=WkRjcGlBT3lLRDJKTVNlZDllZHpZdz09

Enter Password: 028426

This meeting will be audio recorded.


2. Call-in and listen to the meeting:

Dial +1 (669) 900 9128

Enter Webinar ID: 912 6306 2923

Enter passcode: 028426


PUBLIC COMMENT: 

Email Public Comment Prior to the Meeting: You may email public comment to

 DHS-MHB@sonoma-county.org 

by 12:00 noon, Friday, September 11, 2020. All emailed public comments will be forwarded to all Board Members.


During the meeting, if you have joined as a member of the public in the Zoom app or by calling in, there will be specific points throughout the meeting assigned to public comment.


DISABLED ACCOMMODATION:

If you have a disability which requires an accommodation or an alternative format to assist you

in observing and commenting on this meeting, please contact the Clerk of the Mental Health

Board at (707) 565-4854 or by email DHS-MHB@sonoma-county.org by 12:00 noon, Friday,

September 11th, to ensure arrangements for accommodation.


The rules for public observation and comment supersede and replace the standard provisions for the duration of the public health emergency.


Executive MHB Meeting

 Mental Health Board Executive Committee Meeting

Wednesday October 7th 2020 

from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

The Mental Health Board Executive Committee meets on the first Wednesday of every month; the community is invited to attend all meetings. 


Due to COVID Social Distancing Meetings are being held online (ZOOM)


Members of the public can watch or listen to the meeting using one of the two following methods:

1. Join the Zoom meeting application on your computer, tablet or smartphone:

Go to: https://zoom.us/Please click this URL to join the webinar:

https://sonomacounty.zoom.us/j/96535551885?pwd=UE9aMy9WNXZTQkpHQXVVTkFkRVA1QT09


2. Call-in and listen to the meeting:

Dial +1 (669) 900 9128

Enter Webinar ID: 965 3555 1885

Enter password: 814773


Email Public Comment Prior to the Meeting: You may email public comment to DHS-MHB@sonoma-county.org by 12:00 noon, Friday,October 2, 2020.  


All emailed public comments will be forwarded to all Board Members. During the meeting, if you have joined as a member of the public in the Zoom app or by calling in, there will be specific points throughout the meeting assigned to public comment.


Find out more

Mental Health Board

About

Description

The Mental Health Board acts as a community focal point for mental health issues by reviewing & evaluating the community’s mental health needs, services, facilities, & special problems. It advises the Board of Supervisors & the Behavioral Health Director regarding any aspect of local mental health programs. Each Sonoma County Supervisor can appoint three representatives.


Authority

Board of Supervisors - Title 9, California Administrative Code, Sec. 3 (HEW) Subchapter 3, Article I Sec. 1340; Sec. 5604 W & I: Welfare & Institutions Code 5604 (a) (1): Each community mental health service shall have a mental health board consisting of 10 to 15 members, depending on the preference of the county, appointed by the governing body, except that boards in counties with a population of less than 80,000 may have a minimum of five members. One member of the board shall be a member of the local governing body.


Duties

Review and advise Board of Supervisors on mental health services and issues.


 Contact Information

Mental Health Board Clerk, 707-565-4850, email DHS-MHB@sonoma-county.org

MEMBERS (16)

3 Current Vacancies

Representing                                                Member Name                                              Appointment                                        Term Expires


Board of SupervisorsSupervisor     Shirlee ZaneCounty Supervisor,             District 3

First District                                                Dr. Richard Kirk                                         Summ  Act #20,  3/20/2018                  1/1/2021

First District                                                Patricia Gray, PhD, JD                            Summ Act #27, 4/30/2019              12/31/2021

First District                                                Peterson Pierre                                          Summ Act #39, 6/11/2019                 6/11/2022


Second District                                          Diana Nelson                                               Summ Act #36; 1/8/2019                 12/31/2022

Second District                                          Fran Adams                                                  Summ Act #57, 12/13/2016            12/31/2019

Second District                                          Mary Ann Swanson                                 Summ Act #28; 1/8/2019                  12/31/2022


Third District                                              Shellie Hadley                                            Summ Act #23, 1/29/2019               12/31/2021                           

Third District                                              Vacant                                                            Vacant

Third District                                              Vacant                                                            Vacant


Fourth District                                         Peter McAweeney                                     Summ Act #41, 5/8/2018                12/31/2020

Fourth District                                         Robert Cobb                                                  Summ Act #15, 9/27/2016             12/31/2019

Fourth District                                         Vacant                                                               Vacant


Fifth District                                              Dr. Robert Hale                                            Summ Act #35; 1/8/2019                  2/31/2021

Fifth District                                             Kathleen Smith                                             Summ Act #22, 1/29/2019             12/31/2021

Fifth District                                             Sherry Weyers                                              Summ Act #16, 3/21/2017             12/31/2019

 

Composition of Mental Health Board

Membership Composition 


Sixteen members

3 appointed by each Supervisor; and the Chairman of the Board or his/her delegate. 


W&IC 5604 (d): No member of the Mental Health Board or his or her spouse can be a full-time or part-time employee of the County behavioral health services, the State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), or an employee of, or a paid member of the governing body of, a mental health contract agency. 

Per W&I Code 5604 (a)(2): 50% of MHB members must be Family Members of Consumers or Consumers. 

A consumer is identified as an individual who is receiving, or has received, mental health services.]

At least 20% of Total Membership must be Consumers 

At least 20% of Total Membership must be Family Members of Consumers.


Membership Term

All terms are three years and expire on December 31, in the third year after appointment.


Application Process

Contact your Board of Supervisor  and let them know you are interested in serving on the MHB. 

 Contact MHB : Ronda Darrow  (707) 565-4850, Rhonda.Darrow@sonoma-county.org. 




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