HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-79 - Res. Amending Res. 33-18 to Expand Advisory Board Membership and Mason County Code Chapter 2.80 Resolution No. M20-ICI
Amendment to Resolution 33-18 to expand advisory board membership and Mason County
Code Chapter 2.80.
A Resolution Establishing a Mason County Housing and Behavioral Health Advisory
Board on Housing, Homelessness, Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
WHEREAS, housing is a factor that influences health (i.e. a social determinate of health),
especially affordable housing, and is a community challenge that is common to all low-income
housing, homeless, mental health, and substance use disorder providers;
WHEREAS, Mason County receives approximately $1,800,000 through the Consolidated
Homeless Grant, local document recording fees and the 1/10 of 1% Sales and Use Tax (i.e.
Treatment Sales Tax) for mental health and substance use disorder treatment;
WHEREAS, Document Recording Fee statute RCW 43.185C.050 - Local Homeless Housing
Plans section (2)(g) requires counties to measure progress through the "Development and
management of local homeless plans including homeless census data collection; identification
of goals, performance measures, strategies, and costs and evaluation of progress towards
established goals";
WHEREAS, previous groups that were formed to identify needs, develop plans, and evaluate
request for proposals and make funding recommendations have varied each year resulting in
challenges in consistency;
WHEREAS, the Mason County Board of Commissioners wishes to form a Housing and
Behavioral Health Advisory Board to strategically align the housing, homelessness, mental
health and chemical dependency grant awards to improve the health of Mason County
residents;
WHEREAS, advisory board membership structure did not list federally recognized tribes as a
source of membership and ex officio, non-voting members to serve in a consultative role as
community needs may change;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by Mason County Code Chapter 2.80 and the Mason
County Board of Commissioners that a Mason County Housing and Behavioral Health Advisory
Board be established with the following sources for membership:
• One County Commissioner, designated as Chair
• One City Council Member
• One Board of Health member that is not a county commissioner
• Social Services Funder
• One representative from each tribal nation with land holdings in Mason County, and
• Up to three (3) Mason County residents, not employed by Mason County, but not to
exceed one resident per Mason County Commissioner district.
• All members shall serve a four-year term.
Board members may appoint by vote Ex Officio, non-voting members to serve in a consultative
role (e.g. medical officer, managed care organizations, school districts). Mason County elected
officials, department directors, staff, non-profit Executive Directors and Board Members should
serve as a resource to the Housing and Behavioral Health Advisory Board and attend meetings
as requested.
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The Housing and Behavioral Health Advisory Board shall review and develop recommendations
to Mason County's Department of Community Services and County Commissioners in the areas
of:
a. Funding prioritization and gap identification which can be addressed utilizing available
funding sources;
b. Requests for Proposals (RFP): review, evaluate, score and provide funding
recommendations to Mason County Community Services to ensure funding is prioritized
in the areas of greatest need;
c. Set community and program goals and ensure alignment of strategic plans;
d. Examine and evaluate the identification of goals, performance measures, strategies, and
costs and evaluation of progress towards established goals;
e. Development and/or approval of Policies and Procedures related to the request for
proposal process, contract monitoring, performance and corrective actions; and
f. Define opportunities to better manage services and expected outcomes.
A report containing recommendations on funding priorities should be received by the Board of
Commissioners by January 31, of each calendar year beginning in 2019, unless extended by
the Board of Commissioners.
Housing and Behavioral Health Advisory Board meetings shall be subject to the Open Public
Meetings Act and members will be required to attend, at no cost to themselves, Open Public
Meetings Act and Public Record Act trainings made available by Mason County.
Dated this Zd th day of October 2020.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
McKenzie S iith, Clerk of the Board
Sharon Trask, Chair
APPROVED AS TO FORM: A7)V-,
Ran Neat rl n, Commissioner
Tim White �, Ch�iefDP�A��
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Kevin Shu y, tommissioner