Posted July 8th, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 8, 2025
MEDIA CONTACT:
Mary Hare, 586-469-5126
mary.hare@macombgov.org
Macomb County Board of Commissioners Accepting Applications for Community Mental Health Board
The Macomb County Board of Commissioners (BOC) is accepting applications to fill one seat on the Macomb County Community Mental Health (CMH) Board for a partial term that will run through March 31, 2027.
The CMH Board oversees Macomb County Community Mental Health (MCCMH) and is charged with providing a comprehensive array of mental health services appropriate to the needs of the individuals within its service area, regardless of the ability to pay. By statute, the members are representatives of providers of mental health services, recipients of mental health services, agencies and occupations having a working involvement with mental health services and the general public.
Applicants should have an awareness of the need for the provision of mental health services in Macomb County, knowledge of the evolving mental health landscape and basic understanding of Medicaid regulations in the State of Michigan as well as the Mental Health Code in the area of provision of services. Applicants also must be at least 18 years of age, a resident of Macomb County and cannot be employed by MDHHS or MCCMH; cannot be a a party to a contract with MCCMH or administering or benefitting financially from a contract with MCCMH; and cannot serve in a policy-making position with an agency under contract with MCCMH.
Applications must be received by 5 p.m. on August 12, 2025. Applicants are expected to attend the Government Operations Committee meeting on August 19, 2025 at 3 p.m. for a public interview. Appointments will take place at the August 21, 2025 Full Board meeting.
Board members receive $75 per diem, plus mileage, as mandated by statute. Meetings are typically held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 6 p.m. in the BOC Board Room on the 9th Floor of the County Administration Building.
Applications can be found here. For information about the appointment, contact the BOC office at 586-469-5125 or bocadmin@macombgov.org. Information regarding MCCMH can be found at mccmh.net.
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