[{"_1":2,"_111":-5,"_112":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,75,87,99],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},"mediaId",6208473,"mediaKeyId","3744996-ed28c5360e915f942ccea2dbe03a33e7","parentId",3744996,"title","Butte County officials warn MHSA-to-BHSA change could end early-intervention programs","audioSeconds",69,"startMs",373000,"endMs",442000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=3744996-ed28c5360e915f942ccea2dbe03a33e7&start=373&end=442","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3744996-ed28c5360e915f942ccea2dbe03a33e7/thumbnail_373000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6208473/Butte-County/California/Butte-County-officials-warn-MHSA-to-BHSA-change-could-end-early-intervention-programs","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6208473-48bccbc9ca63c5133c142f649226af42/orig.mp4?Expires=1770806825&Signature=cwdnRP8nQWU66ZjKjkFX-0Jxq84DYXOmreFDOn6vlB8zjLtYUpOVhdjzaJ8d6srH6ws0vCse6fTogYttT076XiIZwUCUhfHySwFrzJbxCeNa5FPdhUQlTorkcpnrEwGFETEHFTkOOSqV3K1WUVJWAVZEMBsHp7YCtVSMkUnVt2GGpq~SFDm93Ih7UKbakzcI8TiLCQ05SJ-3RKjhz2uwvB1e1O5yThnHSUctb4MTUisk-v6bLwzsMKGM05DEF5YBlRm7IB2CQrneemyhaMhEmvjxjDhEOpb2kuQCr03fy0GZDfPAXNOMMZF0qBEr9ygX0yK5RoukXtllw3nXFcSqWA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","Butte County, CA","date","2025-06-10T00:00:00Z","article","Butte County behavioral health officials told the Board of Supervisors on June 10 that a state-mandated shift from the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) to a Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) will end existing MHSA contracts at the end of the fiscal year and could cut or substantially change many early-intervention programs.

Scott Kennelly, director of behavioral health, told supervisors: “All of our MHSA contracts are ending at the end of this fiscal year, and part of the revision for BHSA includes going out to RFP this fall for funding for BHSA.” He said entities funded through MHSA — including the Hmong Cultural Center and the African American Cultural Center — will need to respond to a new request for proposals and that community input will shape what programs receive funding under BHSA.

The change is coming from the state, Kennelly said; local staff did not initiate the shift. He advised the board that MHSA-funded early-intervention programs are “at risk as well as the majority of our MHSA early intervention programs of either being cut or dramatically changing under BHSA.”

Why it matters: MHSA has funded local prevention, outreach and cultural-center services in Butte County. Kennelly said the county will run a BHSA RFP this fall; programs that cannot adapt to new eligibility or funding priorities could lose county contract support. Supervisors and commenters at the meeting raised concern that voter initiatives and state-level ballot measures have altered funding rules and allocation priorities.

What happened at the meeting: The exchange occurred during review of the consent calendar, when a board member asked about ongoing funding for the Hmong Cultural Center and the Southside Center. Kennelly outlined the timeline and the county’s plan to run the fall RFP. He also told the board he will provide an August presentation on the anticipated impacts of MHSA becoming BHSA.

No formal local policy was adopted on June 10; the consent calendar, which included unrelated contract corrections, was approved by the board. Kennelly’s remarks were informational and framed the state-driven funding change, not a county decision.

Context and next steps: County staff said community input will drive BHSA program selections and that the department will present more detailed impacts to the board in August. Providers currently funded by MHSA should expect to prepare proposals for the fall RFP and to adapt program models to BHSA eligibility requirements.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Supervisors Meeting - June 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Butte County behavioral health officials told the Board of Supervisors on June 10 that a state-mandated shift from the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) to a Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) will end existing MHSA contracts at the end of the fiscal year and could cut or substantially change many early-intervention programs.","taxTitle","Butte County, California","taxId",4123,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6208459,"Board approves nearly $7 million in youth mental-health contracts with two county providers",103,2443000,2546000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3744996-ed28c5360e915f942ccea2dbe03a33e7&start=2443&end=2546","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3744996-ed28c5360e915f942ccea2dbe03a33e7/thumbnail_2443000.jpg","/articles/6208459/Butte-County/California/Board-approves-nearly-7-million-in-youth-mental-health-contracts-with-two-county-providers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6208459-db9c71b9be35f40f252558a305179901/orig.mp4?Expires=1770806825&Signature=SSUPLbHgj9nyY-Jv-OsmQL8HffI3oO1Z6dkLC3eOn2yYrPoZai3zj~ijne--4k94gkX7GehC3VcBvIG1oWiW1E3l4AuzPYetFJcL6XyMI9h9GLk7Uq4CB4MfndNY7H9GE9lRsd8Q5ebLbwAzXcTjKdiZu~rpGH4F5nrd2H3FDKI0a-gh97~hYdW7IkdAjj1xbkof3qIbkdKfI9OxyoJUHlpL562exdOuZziQHw~J-rxdM9ZZbtnkZJcunTOZtLzkHLjgCxVvT0FwaQLHK4Woz0xjm3P02VM4k9DSRQeoAf53DfTuLjzY4MLQMdBLXHAnSiQunvhtMv-FuC0gdxoToQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Butte County approved agreements on June 10 with Youth for Change and Victor Community Support Services to provide specialty mental-health services for youth under Medi-Cal for the 2025–26 fiscal year.

Scott Kennelly, director of behavioral health, summarized the procurements: \"The agreement for Youth for Change is not to exceed $3,945,798, and the agreement for Victor Community Support Services is not to exceed $3,039,394; the total between the two contracts is $6,985,192.\" He said the contracts stem from a 2023 request for proposals in which three organizations were selected; Youth for Change and Victor are being selected to deliver specialty mental-health services for youth throughout the county.

Services defined in the agreements include mental-health assessment, treatment planning, rehabilitation, therapy, targeted case management, crisis intervention and peer support. Kennelly said the contracts are measured by services delivered rather than by a fixed client-count metric.

Board action: A supervisor moved to approve the agreements and authorize the chair to sign; the board voted to approve the contracts.

Why it matters: The contracts fund county-required specialty services for Medi-Cal-eligible youth across Butte County and represent a substantial portion of the behavioral-health youth services budget for the coming year. The agreements run from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.

Next steps: Department of Behavioral Health will execute contracts, monitor service delivery, and report back to the board on program implementation as required by county contract management procedures.","Butte County supervisors approved one-year agreements totaling $6,985,192 with Youth for Change and Victor Community Support Services to provide specialty mental-health services to Medi-Cal youth across the county in 2025–26",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6208464,"Board introduces standing disaster-recovery ordinance to streamline wildfire response",845,5680000,6525000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3744996-ed28c5360e915f942ccea2dbe03a33e7&start=5680&end=6525","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3744996-ed28c5360e915f942ccea2dbe03a33e7/thumbnail_5680000.jpg","/articles/6208464/Butte-County/California/Board-introduces-standing-disaster-recovery-ordinance-to-streamline-wildfire-response","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6208464-dabb50301fe52f2fff71da568b5db96f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770806825&Signature=GcBULKVIJsWbSHWJqHD4ImkX~bLr-AGvwF4YxBSbTra6-2SOkSlTS2pT~h3NJyucZQett6YbO8BaWmMCK0~zXvhheC95cQA2i4jp1kcan0n-njPys5hKY830Tgk9IL2SJyRYe7OqWXahg5e8P2N9lBZPjiRJ-vTZTvy~YOaGii3rFwcv~3PuWyoIizBU8tsokTAZhng5ZQUvQS7H3S5EGepsHkozbYry4u7BTUYzWAeFy3YXoaNlQ6id3J2NbnwY3viG--HnLJs9yb85ArSKIU~9xfnOrlYuRlUN9kLbcqC9WffES0VspVQW5W40yLE-Am405V7aZ~h3EjSTReei2w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Butte County supervisors voted June 10 to introduce an ordinance that would add Chapter 57 to the county code, creating a standing set of rules for wildfire emergency recovery that county staff say will speed post-fire response and reduce the need for multiple urgency ordinances.

Paula Danilak, Director of Development Services, told the board the proposed chapter compiles lessons learned from previous large incidents including the Camp Fire and North Complex fires. “What is before you today addresses the various stages of those events,” she said, describing provisions for debris cleanup, abatement, temporary housing, land-use changes needed during recovery and timelines for the ordinance to be in force. Danilak said the standing ordinance would reduce staff time spent drafting urgency ordinances during an emergency and provide faster, clearer rules for survivors.

County counsel and staff clarified how the ordinance would be activated. County counsel explained that three conditions must be met for the chapter to take effect: (1) the Board declares or ratifies a local emergency caused by fire; (2) the Board ratifies a local health emergency caused by fire; and (3) the governor has declared a state of emergency in Butte County due to fire. Staff said the ordinance could still be supplemented with urgency ordinances if a future incident included unique circumstances not covered by the standing chapter.

Board action: The Board introduced the ordinance and waived further reading at the meeting; supervisors said the measure would be available to trigger in future fire events and was intended to shorten the county’s emergency-response timeline.

Why it matters: Past wildfire responses required multiple, time-consuming urgency ordinances and amendments as state guidance changed. The new codified chapter is intended to give staff a ready framework to respond faster while preserving the board’s authority to ratify declarations and add urgency ordinances for unique circumstances.

Next steps: Staff will correct typographical issues identified during the meeting, post redline edits for the board and public, and return the ordinance for subsequent readings and final adoption per normal ordinance process if no further changes are required.","Supervisors introduced an ordinance to add Chapter 57 to the Butte County Code — a standing, codified set of provisions for wildfire-related emergency recovery including debris removal, temporary housing, and abatement — to speed response after large fires; the ordinance will be triggered when local and state emergency declarations are in place",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6208468,"Butte County report: two wet years improved groundwater levels but basins remain in long-term deficit",604,2558000,3162000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3744996-ed28c5360e915f942ccea2dbe03a33e7&start=2558&end=3162","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3744996-ed28c5360e915f942ccea2dbe03a33e7/thumbnail_2558000.jpg","/articles/6208468/Butte-County/California/Butte-County-report-two-wet-years-improved-groundwater-levels-but-basins-remain-in-long-term-deficit","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6208468-12d8fd8a1bec3e78c5f8c10fc82cb4f1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770806825&Signature=Q-99-1X7ROv6rIvWnlsNJiS1WqY05nTIvGWQXcfp86sSKS7CIk1wXoITFGj4K6zYLp8z3eT9c0kw~-TafuKPhFMtyNMDU2cl-Rp136s999PYG9csTx8RITke28Q2Ymr3cFgDY56nW14SY-UmMHXeWTOlhIFf1GR~xQVmuRl5d-8kL1qn5nW8xYlxGIArRMAnX8RuSjgl-EVTRYPfGQRWwu92hTx9lT~xx~raCIVVUXv84Q6qrFmX4ooxXyL7w5EuPyP3CY2dBdjpe~t43nBBqTw3-V2qBvcFmvosj2R6JL5Rvhw3M2TnAk68ui~Bu4sNaPNLEbhsWymbug2TI9aNEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County water staff presented the annual groundwater status report for the 2024 water year on June 10, telling the Board of Supervisors that two consecutive wetter-than-normal years improved groundwater levels but did not erase a long-term storage deficit in parts of the county.

Cammy Loeser, director of Water and Resource Conservation, said the report “utilizes the information from our annual reports prepared for the groundwater sustainability agencies in compliance with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.” Kelly Peterson, the county’s water resources scientist, summarized sub-basin conditions and monitoring results.

Peterson described different conditions in the county’s three monitored sub-basins: the Butte Sub Basin (mostly supplied by surface water), the Vina Sub Basin (which showed an average groundwater-level increase of about 3 feet over spring-to-spring measurements), and the Wyandotte Creek Sub Basin (a shallow, relatively stable system that rose about 1 foot on average). On the Butte Sub Basin she noted that groundwater comprises a small percentage of total water use: “In water year 2024, it was about 83% of the total water use. Groundwater is just a small percentage of that,” she said, explaining why groundwater in that basin is more dependent on surface-water supply.

Staff told the board that cumulative groundwater storage remains substantially below levels recorded around the year 2000; Peterson said the Vina Sub Basin is roughly 331,000 acre-feet below that earlier level despite recent year-to-year gains. The presenters emphasized that the short-term increases largely reflect wet weather and that longer-term work — including recharge projects, expanded monitoring wells, and interagency coordination under SGMA — is needed to restore sustainable storage.

Board action: The board accepted the report. Supervisors discussed the relative roles of weather, irrigation practices and groundwater management projects in observed gains, and asked staff to continue inter-basin coordination and monitoring work.

Next steps: Staff said GSAs and the county will continue implementing recharge and resilience projects, expand monitoring well networks (especially in Wyandotte Creek), and review GSP periodic evaluations due in 2027. The county’s water department noted ongoing coordination with GSAs and a new water district that is forming to support project implementation.","County water staff told supervisors that groundwater levels rose in the 2023–24 period — with Vina showing the largest short-term gains — but cumulative groundwater storage remains below year-2000 levels and long-term decline continues in parts of the county","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

Butte County officials warn MHSA-to-BHSA change could end early-intervention programs

Board approves nearly $7 million in youth mental-health contracts with two county providers

Board introduces standing disaster-recovery ordinance to streamline wildfire response

Butte County report: two wet years improved groundwater levels but basins remain in long-term deficit