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<br /> Page 2 <br /> <br />County. <br />2. Reviewing and assessing community and consumer needs, services, resources, priorities, <br />facilities and special problems related to Mental Health program needs in Kittitas County. <br />3. Establishing priorities on the basis of this assessment and recommending the allocation of <br />available county and state funds to be in alignment with the plan. <br />B. Receive public, consumer, and provider comments. <br />C. Advise the BOCC on ensuring community Behavioral Health and Recovery services, which shall <br />include the fullest and most feasible utilization of services. <br />D. Inform the BOCC of specific needs in Kittitas County not being met by existing programs and <br />recommend specific program development to alleviate such needs. <br />E. Review the BHRAB’s bylaws bi-annually during alternating annual meetings. <br /> <br />III. ADVISORY BOARD PROCEDURAL MATTERS -- The following procedures shall be followed by the <br />BHRAB: <br />A. A quorum shall consist of four people, regardless of current board membership and will determine <br />whether the Board may conduct any regular or special meeting. If a quorum is available, a voting <br />requirement of those members in attendance will provide a simple majority to transact business . <br />B. A full agenda of the business to be conducted shall be emailed to all BHRAB members prior to any <br />regular or special meetings with the understanding that items may be acted on only by simple <br />majority vote of the BHRAB members in attendance which are on the agenda. <br />C. Meetings shall take place every other month on the 2nd Monday beginning in January, unless <br />canceled by the Chair, on a date and time to be established by the members. <br />D. Special meetings may be called at the request of the Chair, the BOCC, or at the written request of <br />four or more members of the BHRAB. Notice of all special meetings, along with an agenda, <br />noticed to the County website one week in advance of the meeting date. <br />E. The annual meeting shall take place in November. <br />F. Three (3) unexcused absences from meetings per calendar year by any member may cause the <br />BHRAB to recommend to the BOCC that the member be dropped from the BHRAB. <br />G. The BOCC shall be notified of members who resign. The BOCC shall fill such vacancies as soon as <br />the BHRAB recommends a suitable replacement. The term of the appointment will be for the <br />duration of the vacancy. <br />H. Prospective members of the BHRAB shall submit the county application for appointment. County <br />staff shall bring applications forth to the BHRAB for review and recommendation for appointment <br />by the BOCC. <br />I. No BHRAB member shall have a contract with Kittitas County or the Greater Columbia <br />Behavioral Health Organization to provide services, nor shall any BHRAB member be an officer, <br />member, or employee of an agency contracting with Kittitas County to provide such services. <br />Subcontractors who receive funds from agencies under contract with Kittitas County shall not be <br />similarly barred from membership, unless the funds originate from the county. <br />J. All members shall fully disclose to the BHRAB at an open public meeting all matters of financial <br />interest and other matters relating to the appearance of fairness and conflict of interest concerns. <br />The Chair, after review by the, shall decide all related issues, including the necessity or desirability <br />to excuse any member from discussions and/or voting on particular issues. <br /> <br />IV. ADVISORY BOARD OFFICERS -- Officers shall be elected at the annual meeting of the BHRAB for a <br />term of one (1) year from January through December, or until their successors are elected, and shall <br />include the following, with duties and functions as set forth: <br />A. Chair: <br />1. The Chair shall be appointed by the BOCC as the Commissioner assigned to oversee the