Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: BOCC - Board of County Commissioners

Directors' Update: TBD

Business Meeting: Nov. 7, 2023

Summary:

Appoint Ricardo Barrientes to the Great Rivers Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization (BH-ASO) Advisory Board

Publications:

Cover Letter To: Ksea Cantonwine: kcantonwine@grbhaso.org Trinidad Medina: tmedina@grbhaso.org Ricardo Barrientes: txsun@comcast.net

Additional Copies To:

Resolution

WHEREAS, the Great Rivers Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization (BH-ASO) is governed by an interlocal agreement between Lewis, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Pacific and Wahkiakum counties; and

WHEREAS, each of the partner counties designates a board member to serve on the Great Rivers BH-ASO Governing Board, which oversees the affairs of the Great Rivers BH-ASO and its provider network; and

WHEREAS, each of the partner counties also appoints one (1) member to the Great Rivers BH-ASO Advisory Board, which reviews and provides to the Governing Board comments on plans, budgets and policies; helps identify resources to serve people with unmet needs; and provides opportunities for those who use behavioral health services – and their families and other interested community members – to be heard; and

WHEREAS, Advisory Board members serve three-year terms; and

WHEREAS, Lewis County has had a vacancy on the Advisory Board since the departure of Steve Clark, whose term ended June 30, 2019 (Resolution 16-200); and

WHEREAS, Centralia resident Ricardo Barrientes has expressed an interest in serving on the Advisory Board; and

WHEREAS, Ricardo Barrientes is a veteran of the Armed Forces whose experience as a chemical dependency counselor -- and whose volunteer work with the Lewis County Veterans Advisory Board, the Centralia Amateur Radio Emergency Services and the Centralia Police Department -- will provide valuable insight and skills on the Advisory Board.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC hereby appoints Ricardo Barrientes to the Great Rivers BH-ASO Advisory Board for a term ending Dec. 31, 2026.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 7th day of November, 2023.