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McLean County panel affirms honoring advisory council recommendations on mental health fund
Summary
The Executive Committee approved a resolution affirming the county boardwill respect recommendations from the Mental Health and Public Safety Fund Advisory Council; sponsors said the measure is meant to reinforce a collaborative process with municipal partners and does not change existing intergovernmental agreements.
The McLean County Executive Committee on Monday approved a resolution affirming the County Boardwill honor the funding recommendations of the Mental Health and Public Safety Fund Advisory Council.
Member Rogel moved approval of the resolution and Member Klein seconded; the motion passed on a voice vote.
The resolution, committee members said, does not change the underlying intergovernmental agreement or legal process for the shared sales tax fund but expresses the boards commitment to treat the advisory councils recommendations as a respected part of a collaborative process. "This resolution before us doesn't change the IGA or the process for using the fund," Member Klein said, adding the measure "simply affirms our commitment to respect and honor the advisory council's funding recommendations."
Member Klein, who said she represents District 8 and met with Bloomington city officials about concerns over the shared sales tax fund, said the resolution grew from efforts to improve relations and transparency. "When questions arose about the balance of the shared sales tax fund and how it was being spent, I, like many of my colleagues with city districts, spoke directly with members of the Bloomington City Council to better understand their concerns," Klein said. She told the committee the county voluntarily adopted the collaborative process, and "neither state law nor the intergovernmental agreement requires this open, collaborative process. We chose it because we want to be strong partners."
Member Byrne echoed the emphasis on partnership. "We are committed to being collaborative," Byrne said. "This is not an independent effort and we look forward to continuing that collaboration."
Committee members also described recent administrative changes intended to formalize stakeholder representation: the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council and the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council now each have representatives on the fund advisory council, and those representatives are not necessarily county employees, committee members said.
The committee approved the item by voice vote with no recorded opposition. The motion was introduced by Member Rogel and seconded by Member Klein.
