HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05072013 - C.66RECOMMENDATION(S):
Authorize the Purchasing Agent to purchase, on behalf of the Health Services Department, 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 $7,500 (500 cards @ $15.00/ea).
FISCAL IMPACT:
No County General Funds. 100% MHSA-Prop 63.
BACKGROUND:
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 $1million to provide dedicated funding for
expansion of mental health services and programs.
Gift cards are provided to mental health consumers and family members as an incentive for ongoing and meaningful
participation and involvement as full partners in the MHSA planning processes, from the inception of the planning
through implementation
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/07/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Cynthia Belon,
957-5501
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: May 7, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Jeremy Collado, Tasha Scott, D Gary
C. 66
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D.
Date:May 7, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Purchase of Safeway Gift Cards for Consumer Input of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA)-Prop 63
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
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. A
total of 500 cards at $15.00 each will be purchased.