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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 10, 2002 Action Age~ndab Item No. ..~ SUBJECT• Approval of OPC Area Program Local Business Plan DEPARTMENT: OPC Mental Health PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Resolution Revised Chapter I, "Planning", In response to State Plan 2002: Blueprint for Change (Under Separate Cover) INFORMATION CONTACT: Gwen Harvey, 245-2300 Tom Maynard, 913-4000 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider approval of the final version on the OPC Local Business Plan addressing statewide mental health system reform which is due to the State on January 1, 2003, and adopt a resolution authorizing transmittal to the State. BACKGROUND: At its meeting on November 19, the BOCC received the last update from Orange-Person-Chatham (OPC) Mental Health staff along with a copy of the draft plan. The OPC Steering Committee met again on November 21 to review the draft plan and make any needed changes requested by the counties before referring the finished document back to each of the three governing boards -Orange, Chatham and Person -for formal approval before the end of the calendar year. Changes made on the basis of BOCC, Steering Committee and staff discussions are reflected in the revised Chapter I, "Planning", which is attached. No other sections of the draft plan were changed, although other appendices required by the State and referenced only in the earlier draft will be included in the formal submittal. A complete copy of the OPC Local Business Plan will be available in the Clerk's office by January 2, 2003. In the interim, please refer to the draft copy provided in the November 19 agenda materials for additional review. In general, the changes were made to emphasize the following points: The counties' ability to successfully implement the Local Business Plan required by the State is contingent upon the best interest of consumers and the availability of adequate funding. • The LME (Local Management Entity) will support the establishment at State expense of a Self Help & Peer Support Center as envisioned by the Consumer and Family Advisory Committee.