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This ordinance reduces the Behavioral Health Commission's membership from 17 to 12 members and changes the appointment process to involve the full Board of Supervisors instead of individual Supervisors. It also ensures at least one member is a veteran or veteran advocate, adjusts the number of seats for consumers and families, adds two seats for mental health professionals, updates term lengths, and keeps current members in their positions.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to reduce the membership of the Behavioral Health Commission from 17 to 12 seats; provide that the full Board of Supervisors rather than individual Supervisors makes these appointments; require that at least one seat be held by a veteran or veteran advocate; reduce the minimum number of seats reserved for consumers and families of consumers from nine to six; provide two seats for mental health professionals; update staggered terms for all seats; and retain existing members.

Introduced: Oct 17, 2023
Final action: Feb 1, 2024
Sponsors: Matt Dorsey
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How it got here

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How they voted

FINALLY PASSED
Board of Supervisors ยท Jan 23, 2024Pass
5-0
PASSED ON FIRST READING
Board of Supervisors ยท Jan 9, 2024Pass
5-0
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
Rules Committee ยท Jan 8, 2024Pass
2-0
RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED AS A COMMITTEE REPORT
Rules Committee ยท Jan 8, 2024Pass
2-0
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
Rules Committee ยท Dec 11, 2023Pass
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CONTINUED AS AMENDED
Rules Committee ยท Dec 11, 2023Pass
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CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR
Rules Committee ยท Nov 6, 2023Pass
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Legislative journey

PresidentOct 17, 2023
โ†’ASSIGNED
Clerk of the BoardOct 23, 2023
โ†’REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Rules CommitteeNov 6, 2023 โ€“ Jan 8, 2024
โ†ทCONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass
โ†ทCONTINUED AS AMENDEDPass
โœŽAMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass
โœ“RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED AS A COMMITTEE REPORTPass
โœŽAMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass
Board of SupervisorsJan 9, 2024 โ€“ Jan 23, 2024
โœ“PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass
โœ“FINALLY PASSEDPass
MayorFeb 1, 2024
โœ“APPROVED