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FROM: Phil Batchelor C=tr
County Administrator
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DATE; December 21, 1987 (�fy � 0
SUBJECT: ��+' "�
Assembly Bill 2678 (Allen)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AIV® JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Take no position on AB 2678 by. Assemblywoman Doris Allen until
concerns expressed by the California Conference on Local Mental
Health Directors are resolved.
BACKGROUND:
On July 28 , 1987 , the Board of Supervisors received and forwarded
to the County Administrator a letter from the Los Angeles. County
Board of Supervisors asking the Board to support AB 2678 (Allen) .
The bill amends the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act to extend the
period of time mentally ill individuals can be held against their
wishes. While there are features of the bill which the County' s
Mental Health staff support, there is considerable concern about
the potential cost . implications of holding mentally ill patients
in county hospitals for longer periods of time. Until these
issues are resolved, the County' s Mental Health. Director
recommends that the Board take no position on AB 2678 .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES S IGNATURE;
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER i
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ACTION OF BOARD ON January 5, 1900 Ai=PROVED AS RECb:'ITMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
-- E HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
XUNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ccCounty Administrator ATTESTED
: Health Services Director - r- --
Mental Health Director' PHII BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 —'DEPUTY