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Mental Health Association tells Fulton County commissioners it is seeking office space; CEO says peer-support contract is unused
Summary
Representatives of the Mental Health Association of Franklin and Fulton Counties told commissioners they are seeking office space in Fulton County and that the county contract for Peer Support Services is not being used, according to CEO Scott Graham.
Representatives from the Mental Health Association of Franklin and Fulton Counties told Fulton County commissioners on Jan. 27 that they are looking for office space inside the county and raised concerns about underused peer-support funding.
Carol Slemmer, Community Support Program Manager, and Scott Graham, chief executive officer, briefed commissioners on services the association provides and handed a packet of materials to each commissioner for informational purposes. Graham told the board that “nobody was using the contract for Peer Support Services.”
The association's representatives said they are actively looking for office space in Fulton County to better serve local residents. The presentation was informational; commissioners did not record a vote on service changes. The materials were provided for the commissioners' review, and no further action was listed in the meeting minutes.
The Mental Health Association of Franklin and Fulton Counties is recorded in the meeting as meeting with commissioners and providing a handout describing services. Commissioners instructed staff to accept the information; no decision on funding or contract changes was included in the minutes.
