TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
MEETING DATE: September 23, 2025
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jenine Miller, Psy.D.
PHONE:
707-472-2341
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Third Amendment to Agreement No. BOS-24-071 with Willow Glen Care Center Increasing the Amount by $9,200 for a New Total of $554,200 to Provide Residential Care to Mendocino County Lanterman-Petris-Short Clients, Effective July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve retroactive third amendment to Agreement No. BOS-24-071 with Willow Glen Care Center increasing the amount by $9,200 for a new total of $554,200 to provide residential care to Mendocino County Lanterman-Petris-Short clients effective July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025; authorize the Health Services Director or designee to sign any future amendments that do not increase the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
May 21,2024, item 3m) Board of Supervisors approval of Agreement MH-24-071
June 24, 2025, item 3av) Board of Supervisors approval of Agreement MH-24-071 A1
July 29, 2025, item 3ad) Board of Supervisors approval of Agreement MH-24-071 A2
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act is the California law governing the involuntary civil commitment of individuals who, due to mental illness, pose a danger to themselves, a danger to others, or who are gravely disabled and require inpatient psychiatric care. The intent of the LPS Act was to end inappropriate lifetime commitment of people with mental illness and firmly establish their right to due process while significantly reducing state institutional expense.
Pursuant to the requirements of the LPS Act, Mendocino County is responsible for providing residential care services to LPS clients who are court-mandated to receive a specific level...
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