ARTICLE LVI SAN DIEGO COUNTY ALCOHOL
AND DRUG ADVISORY BOARD*
AND DRUG ADVISORY BOARD*
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*Editor’s note -- Article LVI, San Diego County Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board, consisting of §§ 881--881.12, added by Ord. No. 8193 (N.S.), effective 2-11-93; repealed by Ord. No. 10361 (N.S.), effective 1-1-15. New Article LVI, County of San Diego Behavioral Health Advisory Board, consisting of §§ 881--881.16, added by Ord. No. 10361 (N.S.), effective 1-1-15.
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There is hereby created and established the County of San Diego Behavioral Health Advisory Board, hereinafter referred to as "Advisory Board," pursuant to the State of California Health and Safety Code Section 11805 and Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5604. This Advisory Board is established to comply with the requirements of Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5604, to encourage public participation in the policies and programs relating to the County's Alcohol and Drug Services and Mental Health Services programs, hereinafter referred to as Behavioral Health Services (BHS), and to advise the Board of Supervisors, the Chief Administrative Officer and the Director of Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) and the Director of BHS on programs and issues pertaining to BHS.
It is the intent that every member of the Advisory Board's membership shall exhibit a sincere commitment to represent both the mental health and alcohol and substance drug communities to an equal extent.
(Added by Ord. No. 10361 (N.S.), effective 1-1-15)
The Advisory Board shall act in an advisory capacity only to the Board of Supervisors, the Chief Administrative Officer, the Director of HHSA and the Director of BHS. It is not empowered by ordinance, establishing authority or policy to render a decision of any kind on behalf of the County or its appointed or elected officials.
(Added by Ord. No. 10361 (N.S.), effective 1-1-15)
(a) The Advisory Board shall be limited to twenty-one (21) members.
(b) The Board of Supervisors shall appoint twenty (20) members from the general public, consisting of four (4) members per supervisorial district and the Board of Supervisors will designate a Supervisor for the 21st seat. The supervisorial appointees from each district shall consist of one member each from the following categories:
(1) Mental Health Consumer: an individual who is a consumer of mental health treatment services.
(2) Family Member: parents, spouses, siblings, or adult children of consumers of mental health services.
(3) Substance Use Recovery: an individual in recovery from a substance use disorder and who has been a consumer of services related to their disorder.
(4) Community Member: an individual with experience and knowledge of the behavioral health system and needs in the County, such as an individual who regularly engages with individuals living with mental illness in the course of daily operations, such as representatives of local schools, hospitals, health care providers, law enforcement, or community and nonprofit organizations that work with these populations.
(c) Members should have experience and knowledge of the behavioral health system and should reflect the diversity and demographics of the county as a whole, and the diversity of the client population, to the extent feasible.
(d) The Advisory Board may recommend persons for appointment.
(Added by Ord. No. 10361 (N.S.), effective 1-1-15; amended by Ord. No. 10760 (N.S.), effective 12-16-21)
(a) Each member nominated by each Supervisor shall serve a term of three years.
(b) If a member's term will extend beyond the end of the term of the nominating Supervisor, the member shall remain in the position for the remainder of the member's term unless a new member is nominated for the position by the re-elected or newly-elected Supervisor of the nominating supervisorial district and appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
(c) No member shall serve more than three consecutive terms.
(d) Members shall serve their terms at the pleasure of the appointing Supervisor.
(e) Vacancies shall be filled in accordance with Section 881.5. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of the member being replaced.
(Added by Ord. No. 10361 (N.S.), effective 1-1-15)
A vacancy shall occur as a result of any of the following events before the expiration of the term:
(a) If a member has three unexcused absences in a calendar year, such member shall be ineligible to remain as an Advisory Board member.
(b) The death of a member;
(c) The resignation of a member.
Any member whose term has expired hereunder may, at the discretion of the Behavioral Health Director and concurrence of the member, continue to discharge the duties as a member until a successor has been appointed hereunder.
(Added by Ord. No. 10361 (N.S.), effective 1-1-15)
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