​Salish Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization Advisory Board

BOARD PURPOSE/FUNCTION
The establishment of the Salish Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization (SBH-ASO) Advisory Board is a requirement pursuant to RCW 71.24

The Advisory Board works with the SBH-ASO Executive Board on policy guidance and program oversight of behavioral health programs within Clallam, Jefferson, and Kitsap Counties. The Advisory Board helps determine procedures for the delivery of mental health and substance use disorder services in all three counties and develops a service plan.

MEMBERS/APPOINTMENT TERMS
The Salish Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization Advisory Board is composed of 11 members, three members from each county and two tribal representatives who are appointed by the Salish Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization Executive Board. At least 51 percent of its members must be consumers and/or family members of individuals with lived experience with a behavioral health disorder.

Interested in becoming an Advisory Board Member?
If you are interested in volunteering to be a part of the Salish Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization Advisory Board, please fill out the Volunteer Application for Appointment. Representatives are currently needed for Clallam, Jefferson, and Kitsap counties.

Public Comment

Members of the public wishing to comment during designated public comment periods may do so through the following options. Each member of the public is limited to three minutes of Internet, call-in, or written comments. At the discretion of the Chair, a public comment that is overly repetitive or inappropriate (vulgar, disruptive, etc.) will be ended.

Internet Users: Please click on the raise hand feature in Zoom. The sound will be unmuted, and the Internet participant should announce their name. The participant will be called upon to speak at the designated time.

Call-In Users: Callers will be unmuted one at a time and asked whether the caller wishes to offer public comment. The last four digits of the call-in number will be announced, and call-in participants should announce their first and last name before speaking.

Written Comments: Written comments will be read during the public comment period if submitted to jkron@kitsap.gov by 12:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. Comments read are limited to three minutes. To ensure written public comments are read at the proper meeting, a written statement should include: the date of the meeting the written comments are intended for; participant's first and last name; and agenda item and/or subject the written comments refer to.