The process to recruite and retain a Mental Health Director may need to be conducted a second time.
The following people commented on the importance and interrelation of funding for mental health programs and inclusion of all stakeholders in the hiring process of the Mental Health Director of Contra Costa County:
Jack Hiram Feldman, Mental Health Consumer Concerns, Inc.(MHCC), Jim Furman, MHCC; Anthony Brewer, MHCC; Janada Jones, MHCC; Vicki Legaux,MHCC; Stan Baraghin, MHCC; Alyssa Goepfert, resident of Concord; Maria Ramirez, resident of Concord; Stephanie Ornelas; Dean Spencer; Michele Curran, resident of Concord; Willie Mims, East County NAACP; Kenny Melvin, MHCC.
The following people commented in opposition of the appointment :Dr. Ziba Rahimzadeh Local 21, Taylor Stussi, resident of Concord, Brenda Crawford, Mental Health Consumer Concerns, Inc.(MHCC), Loretta Hefner, resident of Pleasant Hill, Teresa Pasquin, resident of El Sobrante (handout provided), Brady Calma, Local 21, John Gragnani, Local 1 Mental Health Unit, Kathi McLaughlin, resident of Martinez (handout provided), Rollie Katz Public Employees Union Local One, Annis Pereyr, resident of Walnut Creek (handout provided)
The following people commented in favor of the appointment: Jane Fischberg, Rubicon Programs; Mariana Moore, Human Services Alliance of Contra Costa.
Staff noted a clerical error in the Board Order background section and the interview panel should reflect:
Nine members: three members of the Mental Health Commission; two contractors who provide mental health services for the County, one of which is also a Human Services Alliance member; the Behavioral Health Director; the Acting Homeless Program Director; one employee representative of the line staff (Local 1) within the Mental Health Division from the Children’s System of Care; and one employee representative of managers (Local 21) within the Mental Health Division from the Adult System of Care.