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Director: budget work underway, BHSA implementation draft to be circulated; Partnership ending Drug Medi‑Cal delivery
Summary
Behavioral Health Director Emi Botzler-Rodgers said staff are working on the 2027/27 budget with high placement costs, will circulate a draft BHSA Implementation Plan for board comment, and reported Partnership will no longer deliver Drug Medi-Cal services—staff are coordinating the transfer.
Emi Botzler-Rodgers, Behavioral Health Director, briefed the board on organizational matters and near-term staff work. She thanked members for retreat participation, said staff are preparing the 2027/27 budget with placement costs continuing to be high, and announced she will have staff circulate the Draft BHSA Implementation Plan for board review and comment; the plan is due to the CAO office at the end of March.
Botzler-Rodgers also reported that Partnership will no longer provide Drug Medi-Cal delivery services; staff are working with Partnership to transition those services and will keep the Board updated. The remarks were informational and no board action was taken at the meeting.
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