HomeMy WebLinkAbout33-18 - Res. Establishing Mason County Housing and Behavioral Health Advisory Board Resolution No. 35—IF
A Resolution Establishing a Mason County Housing and Behavioral Health Advisory
Board on Housing, Homelessness, Mental Health and Chemical Dependency 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 chemical dependency 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 chemical dependency 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 an 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;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by 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, voting in case of a tie;
• One City Council Member;
• One Board of Health member that is not a county commissioner;
• One representative from a social services funding organization; and
• Mason County resident, not employed by Mason County, but not to exceed one resident
per district. All interested citizens must complete a Citizens Application found on the
Mason County Website. All applicants will be selected and appointed through the
County Commissioners; and
• All members shall serve a four-year term.
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.
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;
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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 day of May, 2018.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
41 MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Meds ewrj CI c of the Board 4 /
R dy Neatherlin, Chair
APPROVED AS TO FORM: /
- -- Terri Drexler, missioner
Tim Whitehead, Chief DPA 6z_�
Kevin Shutty, mmissioner