HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01122010 - C.124RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and Authorize the Purchasing Agent to purchase, on behalf of the Health Services Department Mental
Health Division, Safeway Gift Cards to use as incentives for consumer input as allowed under Proposition 63, the
Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), in the amount of $7500.00 (500 cards @ $15.00/ea).
FISCAL IMPACT:
No County General Funds. 100% MHSA-Prop 63.
BACKGROUND:
Pursuant to Administrative Bulletin #615 dated December 10, 2009, Board of Supervisor authorization must be
obtained prior to the purchase of program incentives such as gift cards.
Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act, was passed by voters on November 2, 2004. This proposition
imposes an additional 1% tax on taxable personal income above $1 million to provide dedicated funding for
expansion of mental health services and programs. The use of incentives to secure consumer input is an allowable
expenditure under the Mental Health Services Act.
Gift Cards are provided to mental health consumers and family members as an incentive for ongoing and
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/12/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYES 5 NOES ____
ABSENT ____ ABSTAIN ____
RECUSE ____
Contact: Donna Wigand, 957-5111
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of
the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 12, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Tasha Scott, Barbara Borbon, Jeanie Detomasi
C.124
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:January 12, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Purchase of Safeway Gift Cards for Consumer Input of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA)-Prop 63
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
meaningful participation and involvement as full partners in the MHSA planning processes, from the inception of the
planning through implementation and evaluation of identified activities. State DMH Letter Number 05-01 requires
the participation of mental health consumers and family members in this process. Additionally, counties must
continue to be engaged in ongoing community planning processes for MHSA annual plan updates and for any new
MHSA plan. As such, in order to obtain broader stakeholder input, gift cards allow the county to provide a way to
reward those mental health consumers and their family members who so willingly volunteer many hours to
participate in the myriad MHSA planning processes. Gift cards enable the volunteer participants to cover the expenses
of their transportation to/from planning meetings and also covers the expenses of their meals when they need to be
away from home. The gift cards allow the county to relieve the financial burden of those volunteer mental health
consumer and family members who may not have the extra funds to allow their participation.
The gift cards will be administered in accordance with the requirements outlined in Administrative Bulletin #615.