(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), no member of the Advisory Board or the member's spouse shall be a full-time or part-time employee of BHS, an employee of the California Department of Health Care Services, or an employee of, or a paid member of the governing body of a BHS contract agency.
(b) A consumer of mental health services who has obtained employment with an employer described in paragraph (a) and who holds a position in which the consumer does not have any interest, influence, or authority over any financial or contractual matter concerning the employer may be appointed to the Advisory Board. The member shall abstain from voting on any financial or contractual issue concerning the member's employer that may come before the Advisory Board.
(c) No member of the Advisory Board shall be an employee, officer, or serve in an official advisory capacity on either a compensated or non-compensated basis to a program that seeks or possesses a license pursuant to Chapter 9 of the California Health and Safety Code (commencing with Section 11836).
(d) Members of the Advisory Board shall abstain from voting on any issue in which the member has a financial interest as defined in Section 87103 of the California Government Code.
(Added by Ord. No. 10361 (N.S.), effective 1-1-15; amended by Ord. No. 10760 (N.S.), effective 12-16-21)