HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 87-58RESOLUTION NO.87-58
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE
JUNCTION,ARIZONA,SUPPORTING THE SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN MENTAL
HEALTH CENTER,INC.AND ENDORSING THEIR REQUEST TO WITHDRAW
FROM BHACA AND JOIN WITH •THE EAST VALLEY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
AGENCY OR BE STATE DIRECT FUNDED.
WHEREAS,the Superstition Mountain Mental Health Center,Inc.provides
mental health services to residents of the City of Apache Junction and as a
provider of such services is dependent upon the Behavioral Health Agency of
Central Arizona (BHACA)for funding its programs and;
WHEREAS,continued efforts to obtain funding through BHACA have
failed to produce a distribution of money which is fair and equitable based on
the population served and/or which is sufficient to meet the needs of the
residents of Apache Junction,and
WHEREAS,i t is recognized that no progress has been made toward the
achievement of a fair distribution of funds to the agencies providing services
in the area administered by BHACA despite the best efforts of those concerned,
and;
WHEREAS,BHACA continued to be both an administrative agency and a
service provider it is concluded that such conflicts will continue to prohibit
reasonable resolution of the funding inequities now present,
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Council of the
City of Apache Junction supports and endorses the request of the Superstition
Mountain Mental Health Center,Inc.to withdraw from the BHACA Administrative
entity and to join with the East Valley Behavioral Health Agency (EVBHA)or be
directly funded by the State of Arizona.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Apache
Junction that the request of the Superstition Mountain Mental Health Center,Inc.
is critical to the needs of the residents of the city and that the reviewing
agencies are urged to move swiftly to correct the inequities which exist in
distribution of funds to our citizens.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Apache
Junction that the appropriate reviewing agencies transfer from BHACA to EVBHA
the funding allocation intended for residents of the Apache Junction area and
that such funding be consistent with the per capita amount presently allocated
to BHACA.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER ,1987,BY THE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA.
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 23RD DAY OF NOVEMBER ,1987.
E3.q3 cI1 A.eiLePLNORMANS.HILL
Mayor
ATTEST:
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KATHLEEN r,CONNELLY •
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RESOLUTION NO.87-58
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