Received and filed staff presentation and conducted public hearing.
A motion was made by Supervisor Farr, seconded by Supervisor Lavagnino, that
this matter be acted on as follows:
a) Received and filed.
b) Approved Option 3. Directed the County Executive Officer to prepare for
consideration at FY 2016-17 Budget Hearings, recommended actions through
which the Board can consider the statutory findings, consider a comprehensive
budget proposal including the use of the $121,000 previously allocated,
authorizing the application for Assisted Outpatient Treatment Services for an
initial 3 year period subject to annual appropriations and targeted to serve about
10 people with a start date of approximately November 1, 2016 to provide those
Assisted Outpatient Treatment Services and those same services on a voluntary
basis. Further directed staff to begin work to ensure community participation, to
partner with the Santa Barbara County Service Departments and the Courts in
the AOT program design, to develop a program utilizing an external evaluator to
determine overall impacts to the individuals and the cost savings to the County for
the individuals ordered to participate in the program as opposed to those
participating voluntarily in the same level and type of service, to review the MHSA
plan via the community program planning process, to determine the feasible use
of funds for program service delivery and direct the the Department of Behavioral
Wellness, the County Executive Office and partner agencies to immediately
pursue all grant funding options to offset the cost of implementation, evaluation
and for sustaining the AOT program.
c) Approved.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes:
4 - Supervisor Carbajal, Supervisor Farr, Supervisor Adam, and Supervisor
Lavagnino
Noes:
1 - Supervisor Wolf
3)
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Fee Ordinance for Fiscal Year (FY)
2016-2017 adjusting the Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness Published
Charges for inpatient and outpatient mental health services, effective 30 days after adoption by the
Board, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 minutes)
a) Approve the introduction (first reading) of an Ordinance to adjust the Santa Barbara County
Department of Behavioral Wellness Published Charges for inpatient and outpatient mental health
services;
b) Read the title and waive further reading of the Ordinance; and
c) Continue the item to the Administrative Agenda of May 17, 2016 to consider recommendations,
as follows:
i) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance to adjust the Santa Barbara County
Department of Behavioral Wellness Published Charges for inpatient and outpatient mental health
services, effective 30 days after adoption; and