Salish Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization Executive Board

BOARD PURPOSE/FUNCTION
Kitsap, Clallam, and Jefferson Counties formed a consortium, the Peninsula Regional Support Network, under the state Community Mental Health Act, RCW 71.24, to establish, and operate a comprehensive community mental health system within the three-county area.

The Salish Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization Executive Board works with the larger SBH-ASO Advisory Board to provide policy guidance and oversight of local behavioral health programs.

The Kitsap County Department of Human Services has been designated as the administrative entity for the region and provides staff support to the Executive Board.

MEMBERS/APPOINTMENT TERMS
​​The Executive Board is composed of nine county commissioners, three from each county, one tribal representative, one non-voting representative from the Olympic Community of Health, and one non-voting representative from the Salish Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization's Advisory Board.

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.