RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to purchase Safeway Gift Cards in the amount of $7,500 (500 cards at $15.00/each), to use as incentives for consumer participation as allowed under Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA).
FISCAL IMPACT:
Upon approval, this request would be funded 100% by MHSA-Proposition 63.
BACKGROUND:
Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act, was passed by voters on November 2, 2004. This proposition imposes an additional 1% tax on taxable personal income above $1 million to provide dedicated funding for the expansion of mental health services and programs.
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