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Committee approves OMH funding amendment, grant applications and appointment in mental health department

Wayne County Health and Medical Services Committee · March 2, 2026
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Summary

The committee approved a 2026 budget amendment to accept Office of Mental Health funds, authorized the department to apply for state and federal grants, and approved a resolution appointing a mental health deputy and setting salary; all actions recorded 4-0.

The Health and Medical Services Committee approved three Mental Health transmittals recorded 4-0: an authorization to amend the 2026 budget to accept Office of Mental Health funds; authorization for the Wayne County Mental Health Department to apply for state and federal grant funding; and a resolution appointing a mental health deputy and setting the salary (the pay-plan committee had previously reviewed the appointment).

The minutes record each transmittal as approved 4-0 but do not list mover/second or provide the appointed deputy’s name in the text excerpted in the minutes. The committee treated the appointment as walk-in transmittal previously reviewed by the Pay Plan Committee.