Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued and executive order on July 31 that sought to roll back wages of as many as 200,000 state employees and lay off more than 10,000 of the state's 22,000 temporary, contract and part-time workers. It also resulted in stop work orders to contracted entities of many of the state’s departments; including the Department of Mental Health.
The governor asked department heads to report to him by Friday with lists of employees they believe should be exempt from the executive order for critical health and safety reasons.
The Department of Mental Health initially issued stop work orders to over 90 contractors throughout the state, including NAMI, CNMHC, and UACF. Fortunately they reversed about 30 of them including those contracts with the three organizations above.
The stop work order has however, impacted the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) and some of the work related to the Mental Health Services Act.
We all hope that the budget will be resolved soon so that lives are minimally impacted by this temporary setback.
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Monday, August 11, 2008
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