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MyspaceThe embattled director of the County of Santa Barbara’s Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Services Department is resigning next month, according to a letter that was sent to department staff and the mental health commissioners this afternoon.
Ann Detrick, who came to Santa Barbara County from Massachusetts, has been at the county for almost five years. “I have been strongly dedicated to the Department and its mission,” she wrote. “For me, it is time to change direction and pursue work in another setting where my focus can be more evenly divided between programmatic and fiscal priorities.”
Detrick inherited a department that was in the midst of severe financial issues, and during her tenure the department learned ADMHS had been inappropriately billing the state; at one point in March 2009, they reported a $19 million negative cash balance. Since then, more liabilities have been uncovered.
For more on Detrick’s tenure, click here.
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Any administrator that can work with this dysfunctional bunch of elected officials for 5 years deserves a medal. She inherited a mess and worked under micro managers. Good luck at whatever you chose to do from here. It will be an improvement.
BeachFan (anonymous profile)
October 10, 2012 at 3:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Why did MarianneG take off her comment?
SBlife4 (anonymous profile)
October 11, 2012 at 8:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)
MarianneG is an anonymous commenter pretending to be someone that he or she is not. That is why the comment was removed.
Matt (Matt Kettmann)
October 11, 2012 at 2:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)