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