BOARD MEMBERS:

DISTRICT 1 - Dom Zanger
DISTRICT 2 - Kollin Kosmicki
DISTRICT 3 - Mindy Sotelo
DISTRICT 4 - Angela Curro
DISTRICT 5 - Ignacio Velazquez
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Agenda Item
Regular Meeting of the
Board of Supervisors
Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Website:
www.sanbenitocountyca.gov
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER:
Esperanza Colio Warren

COUNTY COUNSEL:
Gregory P Priamos

CLERK OF THE BOARD:
Vanessa Delgado
 

Item Number: 1.1
MEETING DATE:
09/01/2026
 
DEPARTMENT:
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
 
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER:
Geraldine Arce
 
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR:
Rachel White
 
 
SUBJECT:


BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT - R. WHITE
1. Approve the updated Bylaws for the Behavioral Health Board reflecting a new regulation for board members with disabilities to be able to join meetings remotely without the need to post their remote meeting address or location; and

2. Authorize Chair, County Executive Officer, or designee to sign.
SBC FILE NUMBER: 810

 
AGENDA SECTION:


CONSENT AGENDA

 
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:


The Behavioral Health Board (BHB) approved the revised bylaws at their June 18th meeting.

 

The updates to the bylaws include:

  • addition of #7 under Article V - Meetings/Agenda/Quorum on page 4 information on a new regulation for board members with disabilities to be able to join meetings remotely without the need to post their remote meeting address or location.

 

The current bylaws for the BHB require the County Board of Supervisors' approval.  County Administration has also more recently advised for every board and commission to update and finalize their bylaws.

 

The last Board of Supervisors -approved BHB bylaws was from 2009.  The BHB bylaws were updated in 2024, but the process was incomplete as they were not reviewed and approved by BOS.

 
FISCAL IMPACT:


n/a

 
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:


1. Approve the updated Bylaws for the Behavioral Health Board reflecting a new regulation for board members with disabilities to be able to join meetings remotely without the need to post their remote meeting address or location; and
2. Authorize Chair, County Executive Officer, or designee to sign.

 
ATTACHMENTS:
Board Agenda Fact Sheet - Behavioral Health Board Bylaws
Behavioral Health Board By-law Revisions 07-23-26 (edits incorporated)
Behavioral Health Board Minutes 6.18.2026