HomeMy WebLinkAboutR2026-105BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION
No.:2026- I O S
To RENAME THE KITTITAS COUNTY 1716TU OF IOT" MENTAL HEALTH
AND CHEMICAL DEPBNDENCY TAX ADVISORY BOARD
WHEREAS: ln2016 the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) established the
Behavioral Health and Recovery Advisory Board (BHRAB); and
WHEREAS: In2021the BOCC established a tax via ordinance 2021-17; and
WHEREAS: In2022 via Resolution2022-185, the BOCC dissolved the Kittitas County
Behavioral Health and Recovery Advisory Board and established the
Kittitas County 1/10 of 1% Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Tax
Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS: The cument advisory board is working on a county strategic plan for the
tax funds to recommend to BOCC, which includes a mission, vision,
statement, goals, and includes updating the name of the advisory board;
and
WHEREAS: The new name includes both mental health and substance use disorder
prevention in the name with behavioral health and removes old
terminology such as chemical dependency,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Kittitas county Board of
Commissioners hereby establishes a new nalne for the Kittitas County 1/10 of 1% Mental
Health and Chemical Dependency Tax Advisory Board to be known as the Behavioral
Health Tax Advisory Committee (BHTAC).
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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