County of Monterey Behavioral Health Commission
The Behavioral Health Commission meets on the last Thursday of the month at
5:30 p.m. location is subject to change. For copy of agenda
and information regarding meeting location, contact the Secretary to the
Commission at 831-755-4509
Legislative Reference
Established pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5604, Resolution No. 77-333, August 9, 1977, Section 5604, Chapter 1, Part (Short-Doyle); amended by Resolution No. 80-12; amended by Resolution No. 84-273 (re-structuring board) and rescinding Resolution No. 77-333; amended by Resolution No. 86-76; amended by Resolution No. 93-271 (name change) adopted July 27, 1993; amended by board order on December 14, 2004.
Commission Membership
The Commission consists of 17 members, including one member of the Board of Supervisors. At least 50% of the membership should be consumers or the parents, spouses, siblings, or adult children of behavioral health consumers, who are receiving or have received behavioral health services. (20% of the total membership should be consumers, and at least 20% shall be family members of consumers). The remaining members should be individuals who have experience or knowledge of the behavioral health system.
Commission Associates
The Commission may appoint up to five associate members between the ages of 15 and 18 years to bring the perspectives of youth to the Behavioral Health Commission. These associates will have not have voting privileges but will have the right to participate in all other matters of the Commission, with the exception of training conducted in areas outside the county. The associate members of this class serve a one-year term. Terms will expire December 31 of each year.
Commissioner Term Each appointee serves a 3-year term. The members’ terms are staggered so that five members appointed by the individual Supervisors expire each year. The regular appointee’s terms run from June 1st of the year of appointment, until May 31st, three years later.
Monterey County Behavioral Health Commission Bylaws January 2025 – English / Spanish
- NEXT MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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NEXT MEETING LOCATION
- Marina Training Center Community Room – 299 Twelfth St, Marina, CA
- Zoom Meeting- Link Click Here: https://montereycty.zoom.us/j/95528012329
BHC 2026 MEETINGS
- BHC Meeting Handouts (01/29/2026) - Zoom Meeting for the public