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Board approves MHSA plan update after tense debate over $110 million revenue shortfall
Summary
The board approved an update to the Mental Health Services Act plan on a 4–1 vote after Health Care Agency staff reported an estimated $110 million shortfall in MHSA revenue and outlined program reductions; supervisors demanded clearer transition plans and line‑item details for services being cut.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 to approve an update to the county’s Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) plan after a lengthy exchange in which supervisors sought clarity about program cuts and funding assumptions.
Vice Chair Katrina Foley pressed the Health Care Agency for specifics after staff said the county faces an approximately $110,000,000 shortfall in MHSA revenue and that several prevention and community‑based programs will end or be reduced effective June 30. Behavioral Health Director Ian Kemmer told the board that…
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