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Washington County delays filling three Behavioral Health Council seats; recommends one alternate
Summary
County staff recommended not filling three vacant voting seats on the Behavioral Health Council and instead forwarding a single alternate appointment to the May 6 board meeting after several applicants withdrew or did not respond to follow-up questions.
Washington County officials recommended pausing appointments to three vacant voting seats on the county’s Behavioral Health Council and presenting a single alternate appointment for board action on May 6.
The recommendation came at the Board of County Commissioners work session on April 22, when Maris Mantle, director of Health and Human Services, and Nick O'Cone, division manager of Behavioral Health, briefed commissioners on the 2025 recruitment.
Mantle told the board the Behavioral Health Council is a 15-member advisory body that “provides direction to the board on behavioral health needs and priorities in our community.” O'Cone said the county received eight…
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